Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Endorses Psychedelic Decriminalization Bills
July 24, 2025
Latest psychedelics hearings featured new faces, old foes, and a historic endorsement for psychedelic decriminalization
Latest psychedelics hearings featured new faces, old foes, and a historic endorsement for psychedelic decriminalization
“If you can’t run a business without intimidating your own staff, then maybe you shouldn’t be running one at all.”
Plus An Act to create a competitive cannabis testing program and An Act to expand access to cannabis beverage products
“They’re trying to make changes so that the program remains open to everybody and everybody has access to the program material.”
The applicant who won the license in 2021 faced pushback from local zoning officials and eventually withdrew its application
The amendment would’ve turned possession or use of less than three-quarters of an ounce of psilocybin from a felony into a misdemeanor on first offense
Two former campaign staffers of the failed Yes on 4 ballot initiative in Massachusetts have filed complaints with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance alleging violations of campaign finance law.
Analysis of “112 public comments submitted to the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy … reveals overwhelming opposition to proposals that would change license ownership limits.”
New “distinctions in roles and responsibilities” come as state lawmakers attempt to overhaul agency
It is one of two bills from the Iowa House this year that sought to legalize the use of psychedelics as a treatment for mental health issues
