The California Senate has passed a bill legalizing the possession of natural psychedelics.
Sen. Scott Wiener (D) has been pushing psychedelics bills for years, and has finally succeeded in passing this latest bill through the Senate. This latest bill was approved with a 21-16 vote yesterday and will head to the General Assembly for debate.
SB 58 legalizes specific amounts of psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline. This would be for personal or facilitated use and the “possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, as specified, or transportation…”.
The major difference between this bill and previous attempts was the exclusion of synthetic substances. Psychedelics like LSD and MDMA were not included, with a focus on natural plant entheogens making it more likely to pass the Senate.
The bill allows the following limits on psychedelic possession:
Read the full bill here
and see comments from Rep Scott Weiner below.
The Senate just passed our bill (SB 58) to decriminalize possession & use of 5 naturally occurring psychedelics — psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine, mescaline.
These substances aren’t addictive & show promise in treating mental health /addiction. Let’s stop criminalizing them.
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) May 24, 2023
