New Georgia Bill Proposal Would Create Psychedelic Study Committee
This week in Georgia a group of bipartisan state politicians filed a resolution asking for the formation of a committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.
The goal of the study would be to make recommendations for reforms, and the resolution speaks of the pressing need to find new treatments for PTSD for veterans and other mental health issues like depression.
If passed, the committee would be a mix from both parties, including high-ranking members like the chair of the Defense and Veterans Committee and members of the Department of Veterans Affair. This mix of officials, in a conservative state like Georgia, shows how quickly stigmas are changing.
Republican Lawmaker Files Bill to Decrim Psychedelics
Earlier this week a Republican lawmaker in Missouri proposed a bill to legalize psychedelics. Happening again in a pretty conservative state, the legislation would make it legal to use psychedelics for therapeutic use at designated care facilities.
This is a bigger move than other recent proposals, going as far as decriminalizing possession in low-levels and providing legal protections to doctors who recommend “natural medicine”.
“no state agency or regulatory board shall revoke, fail to renew, or take any other action against a physician’s license…based solely on the physician’s recommendation to an eligible patient regarding treatment with natural medicine.” Very cool that they’re starting to use this language.
More Decrim News…
- Washington State lawmakers approved a budget bill that would direct $200,000 in funding to study the legalization of psilocybin services. See this link from Marijuana Movement for more details.
- At the end of Feb, Utah lawmakers passed a bill to study the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs and possible decrim recommendations. The bill was bipartisan and is awaiting the governor’s signature.
- In Oklahoma, the House approved a bill to decrimi possession of small amounts of psilocybin and promote research into psychedelics, sending it to the Senate for a vote. Another important move in a very red state.
- In the Oregon Senate, a committee advanced a bill that would require a focus on equity be built into the state’s psilocybin program.
Psilocybin Health Equity, SB1580 has passed out of the Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery by a vote of 3 yes – 2 excused!
Track this bill through our live bill tracker: https://t.co/FZKLjnmlLD
*Bills are being added and updated in real time. pic.twitter.com/z5Yb64Gd1z
— Akasha Lawrence Spence (@teamakasha) February 18, 2022
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