Quick links that talk about the legality of the industry
Hazel Park became the third city in Michigan to decriminalize a range of psychedelics, following Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Activists continue to push for statewide ballot initiative to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sharing of natural psychedelics and set up a system for therapeutic use.
Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill that would establish a research committee to study the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics and make recommendations for reforms.
A bill that would create psychedelic treatment centers for psilocybin and MDMA therapy was approved by a legislative committee, advancing to floor consideration.
Treatments would be focused on veterans, first responders, healthcare workers, and those from underserved communities with life-threatening mental illness.
Colorado activists decided on one of four potential ballot measures to push for. The chosen measure, which will be voted on this November if enough signatures are gathered, would legalize psilocybin and establish licensed healing centers, similar to those being created in Oregon.
A psilocybin research and decriminalization bill was approved by the Oklahoma House, advancing it to the Senate. If approved, penalties for psilocybin possession would be reduced to a fine and research institutions would be authorized to study the drug as a treatment for ten different conditions.
One would remove penalties for psilocybin possession and allow medical professionals to prescribe and dispense the drug.
The other would decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of any controlled substance, except fentanyl.
Two bills that would have required the Florida government to research psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA died in committee.
The bills’ sponsors plan to re-address the issue next year.
Our friends at TheraPsil helped 86 clinicians apply for Section 56 exemptions so they could participate in a psilocybin therapy training program.
Unfortunately, Health Canada denied the clinicians access to psilocybin, which will impact over 1500 patients who are desperately awaiting psilocybin treatments. Many Canadians will die before they have the chance to try psilocybin therapy.
TheraPsil needs our help to raise $100K to take the Canadian government to court to achieve lasting policy change so that Canadians can access the treatment before it’s too late.Â
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With a 7-2 vote, Oklahoma legislators approved a bill in committee to allow universities and research institutions to study psilocybin for various conditions including PTSD, depression, anxiety, dementia, traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain. It would also reduce the penalty of low-level possession of psilocybin to a $400 fine.
Hawaii senators unanimously passed a bill to create a psilocybin research task force and develop a long-term strategy to make treatments accessible and affordable.
The state also has a bill to decriminalize psilocybin and establish psilocybin treatment centers, which remains active but has yet to be scheduled for committee hearings.
