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.
Activists in Washington filed an initiative to decriminalize simple drug possession statewide and give $150M in annual funding to substance abuse prevention, recovery, research, and education.
The measure could appear on the ballot this November if enough signatures are collected.
Italian officials verified 630,000 signatures collected in support of a measure to decriminalize cultivation of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms.
If the measure is approved by the Constitutional Court, which will be announced on February 15, it will appear on a ballot this spring.
Port Townsend became the second city in Washington to decriminalize psychedelics after a unanimous council vote!
Activists in Colorado submitted an initiative for statewide decriminalization of psychedelics, which will likely appear on the 2022 ballot.
A Florida Rep. filed a bill to decriminalize all illegal substances and implement rehabilitative health intervention or civil fines instead.
With a 61% to 39% win, Detroit became the fourth city in Michigan to widely decriminalize possession and therapeutic use of psychedelics.
Over 80% voted to establish a reparations committee that will develop programs to address historical discrimination against Black communities.
With a 61% to 39% win, Detroit became the fourth city in Michigan to widely decriminalize possession and therapeutic use of psychedelics.
Over 80% voted to establish a reparations committee that will address historical discrimination against Black communities through housing and economic development programs.
After yet another unanimous vote, Easthampton became the fourth city in Massachusetts to decriminalize possession and cultivation of psychedelics!
The measure calls for the possession of any controlled substance to be the lowest priority of law enforcement, with the exception of the endangered Lophophora cacti and animal-derived substances. Owen Zaret (D), who introduced the legislation, noted that these cases should be treated as public health issues and not criminal ones, and that harm-reduction policies should be prioritized.
