Virginia House panel votes down ‘magic mushrooms’ bill
1 year, 11 months ago

Virginia House panel votes down ‘magic mushrooms’ bill

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia House Republicans have voted down a bill that would have allowed doctors to prescribe psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” for treatment of a small set of mental health conditions. A GOP-led House Courts of Justice subcommittee voted 5-2 Wednesday to defeat the legislation in a way that leaves open the possibility of revisiting it later, TV station WRIC reported. A Senate bill yet to receive a hearing would set up an advisory board to develop a plan for “establishing therapeutic access to psilocybin services” and monitor federal laws and regulations. Colorado voters last year passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug under supervision.

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Psychedelic therapy and workers’ rights bills fail to advance in California’s tough budget year
7 months, 1 week ago

Psychedelic therapy and workers’ rights bills fail to advance in California’s tough budget year

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California faces a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, lawmakers must make tough decisions about which of the more than 1,000 measures still alive in the Legislature this year will not make the cut. Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, the committee chair, said the state’s budget troubles are “no secret.” The committee held a bill to create a government-funded universal …

California psychedelics bill that would bring ‘magic mushrooms’ into the mainstream fails – again
7 months, 1 week ago

California psychedelics bill that would bring ‘magic mushrooms’ into the mainstream fails – again

LA Times  

Hallucinogenic mushrooms being weighed and packaged at a farm in the Netherlands. “We’ve been working for four years to legalize access to psychedelics in California, to bring these substances out of the shadows and into the sunlight, and to improve safety and education around their use,” Wiener said in a statement. was listed among several opponents who expressed concern about …

Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust
1 year, 1 month ago

Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Law enforcement officials came across …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms
1 year, 2 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. “Unfortunately, this bill would decriminalize possession prior to these guidelines going into place, and I cannot sign it.” The legislation, which would have taken effect in 2025, would have required the California Health and Human Services Agency to study and to make recommendations to lawmakers on the therapeutic use of psychedelic substances. “We’re grateful that …

California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics
1 year, 3 months ago

California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics

LA Times  

Senate Bill 58 would remove criminal penalties for the possession and personal use of a limited use of natural psychedelics, including “magic mushrooms.” California lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill supported by veterans and criminal justice reform advocates to decriminalize the possession and personal use of a limited list of natural psychedelics, including “magic mushrooms.” Gov. “California’s veterans, first …

Utah lawmakers punt on magic mushroom therapy proposal
1 year, 10 months ago

Utah lawmakers punt on magic mushroom therapy proposal

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A pilot program in Utah that would have allowed thousands of patients to consume psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use failed to advance in the state Senate on Wednesday, effectively ending its chances of passage as lawmakers prepare to adjourn for the year next week. Even if it had advanced for further discussion, the proposal likely would’ve …

Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy
1 year, 10 months ago

Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy

Associated Press  

SANDY, Utah — Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family and work selling technology software. Under a therapist’s supervision, Blymiller took psilocybin — the most popular of the hallucinogens known broadly as “magic mushrooms” …

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
2 years ago

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Oregon — At a woodsy retreat center in Oregon, some 30 men and women are seated or lying down, masks covering their eyes and listening to serene music. “What we’re bringing forward here in Oregon is a platform for psilocybin services,” Eckert said in an interview. It’s a therapeutic sequence.” Oregon is pioneering the regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms …

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
2 years ago

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In November, Colorado voters also …

‘Magic mushrooms’ would be decriminalized in California under new bill
2 years ago

‘Magic mushrooms’ would be decriminalized in California under new bill

LA Times  

The Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica has been exploring the use of psilocybin in therapy. The possession and personal use of certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms” and ayahuasca would be decriminalized in California under a bill introduced Monday backed by mental health professionals and veterans groups. Supporters of Senate Bill 58 say that the legislation is a …

Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
2 years, 1 month ago

Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug under supervision. Natural Medicine Colorado, the group that promoted the measure, called its passage “a truly historic moment.” “Colorado voters saw the benefit of regulated access to natural medicines, including …

Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
2 years, 1 month ago

Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

LA Times  

Psilocybin mushrooms are measured during an at-home gathering in Denver in November 2021. Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug under supervision. Natural Medicine Colorado, the group that promoted the measure, called its passage “a truly historic moment.” “Colorado …

Bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California gutted by lawmakers
2 years, 4 months ago

Bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California gutted by lawmakers

LA Times  

Legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms,” MDMA and LSD was gutted by the California Legislature on Thursday, though the lawmaker who Senate Bill 519 would have allowed for the possession and personal use of some hallucinogenic drugs, which advocates said would provide a critical mental health tool to treat addiction, PTSD, anxiety and depression, especially for …

Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, ‘magic’ mushrooms
4 years, 1 month ago

Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, ‘magic’ mushrooms

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins. “Today’s victory is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing people for drug use,” said Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug …

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