New York assemblyman Pat Burke (D) filed a bill that would legalize psilocybin therapy and create a $2M grant program to ensure veterans and first responders can access the treatment.
If passed, therapists would be able to certify patients for psilocybin therapy after completing a two-hour training course through the Department of Health.
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The push for psilocybin research is gaining traction in Pennsylvania.
Twenty one lawmakers from both parties sponsored a bill called the Public Heath Benefits of Psilocybin Act, which would set up a research framework to optimize psilocybin’s public health benefits. Studies focused on veterans, retired first responders, and their families would be prioritized.
“A growing body of research provides a reason for hope that psilocybin, administered in a controlled setting, will be the most effective tool at our disposal to combat the suicide, opioid and overall mental health crisis burdening the Commonwealth,” the group wrote to colleagues.
