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A majority of U.S. states will legalize psychedelics by 2034-7
🕑 Added 2023-03-12 20:05:30 +0000 UTCPsychedelic Drug Legislative Reform and Legalization in the US
Joshua S. Siegel, MD, PhD1; James E. Daily, JD2; Demetrius A. Perry, MA1
JAMA Psychiatry. 2023;80(1):77-83. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4101
According to this recently published research, analytical models based on the precedent from cannabis reform are indicating that psychedelics will be legalized in the majority of U.S. states over the coming decade or so.
In 2019 there were just 5 psychedelic reform bills, 6 in 2020, 27 in 2021, and 36 in 2022. We are only in the 3rd month of 2023 right now but I am seeing a remarkable 141 bills coming up with a "psilocybin" keyword search for action in 2023! Not all of these are true psychedelics reform bills but you can comb through them yourself and see that most ARE indeed relevant.
For anyone interested in tracking these legislative efforts, I recommend registering for a free account with billtrack50. The best search term seems to be "psilocybin" and not something more generic like "psychedelics". You can even receive alerts for when your search term produces new results:
Truly exciting times for our community and those that might benefit from these changes. Even if many of the proposals fail to be passed, it's at least a positive first step to even see so many legislators considering these measures. It is also nice to see these proposals coming from multiple sides of the political spectrum and not just associated with a single political party.
I can't even cover them all here it would take too long, but I encourage the interested viewer to go to billtrack50 and give it a scan, if there is a particular state of interest to you, you can easily dive deeper from there including your own state or nearby states to see what is happening around you and perhaps look into ways you can help support these efforts. You can also contact your own local legislators to encourage them to follow these leads. I also just discovered this site (Psychedelic Legalization & Decriminalization Tracker) that helps track state by state legilative reforms. Here's just a sampling of what is going on right now:
NEW YORK (3 psilocybin related bills):
New York lawmakers to consider legalizing psychedelics
One bill would legalize the possession, use, cultivation and gifting or exchange of certain naturally occurring substances while offering protections to adults who may choose to use them. Covers DMT, ibogaine, mescaline, and psilocybin.
The bill would also legalize kits designed for the purpose of planting, growing, or harvesting any species of plant or fungus from which a hallucinogen can be derived.
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1505197/ https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1559148/ https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1552818/
California
This bill would legalize psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline for personal use or facilitated use for persons 21 years of age or older. Repeals all laws against spores or cultivation of these substances or any paraphenalia to use them.
Connecticut (2 bills)
The Connecticut House Judiciary Committee has legislation to decriminalize low-level possession of psilocybin.
Effective October 1, 2023, people who are found to be in possession of up to one-half ounce of the psychedelic mushrooms would face a civil penalty of $150 for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, the fine would be between $200-$500.
Separately they have a bill for "Allowing The Use Of Psilocybin For Medicinal And Therapeutic Purposes."
Hawaii (15 bills but most seem related to the below)
One bill establishes the Therapeutic Psilocybin Working Group within the Department of Health. Requires the working group to examine the medicinal and therapeutic effects of psilocybin or psilocybin-based products on mental health, report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025.
Illinois (3 bills)
One bill from Sen. Rachel Ventura (D) would require the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) to “authorize the distribution of, and make publicly available, psilocybin for medical, psychological, and scientific studies, research, and other information.”
Researchers would look into the “safety and efficacy of psilocybin and other entheogens to treat mental health conditions, including, but not limited to, addiction, depression, anxiety disorders, headache disorders, and end-of-life psychological distress,” a bill summary says.
Iowa
Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) recently filed a bill to remove psilocybin and psilocyn from the state’s list of controlled substances, effectively legalizing the psychedelics.
Massachusetts
A bill that would allow for safe and legal psilocybin treatments and therapy by state approved care providers.
Missouri
A Missouri GOP lawmaker, Rep. Dan Houx (R), recently filed a bill that would authorize a research partnership between the state Department of Health and Human Services and a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to study the “efficacy of using alternative medicine and therapies,” including MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. Specifically, the researchers would need to explore the potential therapeutic benefits of the psychedelics on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), severe depression, substance misuse disorder and people in end-of-life care. Another Republican lawmaker in the state, Rep. Tony Lovasco (R), filed a bill this session that would provide therapeutic access to psilocybin for people with serious mental health conditions.
New Mexico
In New Mexico, Rep. Christine Trujillo (D) has introduced legislation to establish an eight-member “psilocybin advisory group” appointed by the governor that would be responsible for studying and making recommendations on the “feasibility” of creating a psilocybin therapy program in the state for patients with certain mental health conditions.
Members would specifically need to consider policies around psilocybin cultivation, manufacturing and dispensing, as well as “treatment guidelines for the use of psilocybin-derived products to treat certain mental health issues, including patient selection and provider training and certification.”
Rhode Island
Has a bill that would amend the current law on controlled substances to permit a person to be in possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin. It would also permit psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person’s residence for personal use. The act would also, contingent on the US FDA’s rescheduling and expanding its access program, mandate that the RI department of health establish rules and regulations on the cultivation, distribution and medical prescription of psilocybin. (Here is a nice article about this bill with some great quotes from the lawmaker that introduced it).
Vermont
Vermont Rep. Joseph Troiano (D) filed a bill that would remove criminal penalties for possessing, dispensing or selling psilocybin psilocybin while establishing a new “Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group” to study the therapeutic potential of various substances.
The group would “examine the use of psychedelics to improve physical and mental health and to make recommendations regarding the establishment of a State program similar to Connecticut, Colorado, or Oregon to permit health care providers to administer psychedelics in a therapeutic setting,” the legislation says.
West Virginia
Has a bill that would remove psilocybin from its controlled substances list (schedule 1) effectively legalizing it in the state.
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Given all of the momentum right now, it's worth pointing out that not everyone involved in the psychedelic community are a positive influence. Recently a lot of problems with various facilitators and organizations have been coming to light. If you've been around in the community for a while or studied its history, you would know that this is nothing new, there is a long history of shenanigans and problems. There have always been bad actors, fraudsters, mental and physical abusers, deceivers and those that would take advantage of the susceptible in various ways (sometimes financially, sometimes though cult like practices, power trips, ego, junk science or other misdeeds). I think we are entering an era where it is more difficult for people to get away with misbehavior and that is a positive. Truth comes to light more easily in the modern era and word of misdeeds spreads easily thanks to technology and watchdogs. Be vigilant, think critically, do research, and don't fall for nonsense. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. I will be writing more about this topic soon and have been researching one particular group of concern.
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Comments
ImRiggedUp
Any word on Nebraska passing a bill… if not, is there anything Nebraska residents can do to get the word out?
T E The old man and the spore
You can get clean ground mimosa bark on Amazon. I'd try eBay as well. Sometimes the vendors sell on both sites but eBay tends to be cheaper because they don't gouge the vendors like Amazon.
KADOOOO
Can anyone recommend we’re to get ayuaska or mimosa bark
Bradley Dishner
Michigan votes in november
Jason Manalp
Hmm... Unfortunately, nothing is coming up for Michigan. Good thing I live in Ann Arbor.. There's literally signs all over the city posted by mushroom sellers.
Timothy Kramer
We walk in three worlds, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv3Sj1Ha94Y at 0:37:36 Dr Estas talks of a spiritual mystic indigenious components. I felt her words as heart felt and I had an emotional reaction. Most of the meeting was dry like most board meetings. Psychedelic Week had a good write up "Psychedelic Advisory Board Holds First Meeting on Colorado Natural Medicine Health Act"
Timothy Kramer
I read the act and no mention of species only this; Until June 1, 2026, the term “natural medicine” only includes psilocybin and psilocin." then after 2026, "dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine, and mescaline (excluding lophophora williamsii (peyote); may adopt rules," - First public meeting this Thursday and I will attend zoom webinar.
GordoTEK
I hope they don't make the mistakes that Oregon made, where only cubes are allowed, and access to approved facilitators is very expensive so not reaching those in need.
MagicMyco
🙏
Timothy Kramer
From Psychedelic Week "Over the next year and half, the Board will advise DORA on making rules for implementing Proposition 122, the Natural Medicine Health Act, which voters approved in November. This ballot initiative was the first to pair the decriminalization of psychedelic substances with a regulated framework for the manufacturing, testing, and supervised administration of psilocybin." "The Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board will hold its first meeting on April 13 according". I will be on the zoom call.
Timothy Kramer
As luck will have it I live in Colorado and the governor signed into law 122. The board has been approved by the senate and now rule making as begun.
dylan bavery
They legalized alcohol so that the lives that are affected will end up paying towards the system. Taxes anything involved in restitution. Because it's so addicting and reckless. Because the government during the prohibition days was dealing with alcohol it became subject to taxation so they could get their cut. Imagine if we were on the shroom road firstly. As long as we allow a government to control us we are dictating what they think is right for us, and right for their pockets. Thank you gordo for all your hard work and dedication towards our enriched spirits and helping us perceive. Which I believe is the ultimate enemy, sometimes in ourselves. Perception.
John A. Baker
Thanks for the good news! I will be sharing this. Mushrooms have saved my life. The only way I can thank them (and You) is to keep sharing.
James Blackman
Still can’t believe alcohol is legal over mushrooms and cannabis, in most jurisdictions absolutely insane I’m pretty sure both have never killed anyone unlike booze let’s all hope that changes soon everywhere sooner than later!
The Beehive Ashram
I’m convinced this church is a scam. What they preach is not what they practice.!
GordoTEK
Don't be fooled by beautiful pictures or beautiful writers or psychedelic grifters ;)
Wanderer
well after 60 years of prohibition and so many lives lost for stupid shit we see a light at the end of the tunnel!?!? To steel words from cracker... Someone please tell me that's not a train!!
Wanderer
check this out, thought the imagery was pretty cool and that title!! https://cannadelics.com/2023/01/27/meet-psilomethoxin-the-love-child-of-psilocybin-and-5-meo-dmt/
The Beehive Ashram
Well I became a member of the church so I could get some. I took 3 grams. Now I’ve tried 5-MeO DMT and I certainly do know what psilocybin feels like and that stuff they sent me felt just like that. A mushroom trip. Was nothing novel to me!
jrivera1
10 more years of people suffering and deaths.... I'll take matters into my own hands... FT
GordoTEK
Its already legal, too bad no one actually has any ;) hahaha (no one knows what it does either for that matter!)
GordoTEK
I cannot take credit for it 😁 It came from a bing image search but for some reason now I cannot even locate it again.
James Miller
Yea..... not seeing Tennessee in there... dang it!
The Beehive Ashram
Are they gonna legalize psilomethoxin?
SSMOOTHLESS
We have much to learn from our little mushroom guides... This is great news. So many people can benefit from a few good trips into there own minds!
JenX
Praise God and our precious Holy Spirit filled fungi! Love from dallas Gordo!
Sadie Cat
Hey Gordo! Did you create that graphic? If so, NICE! If not, it's still pretty cool. ;) Keep the good news coming!!
