Upcoming: Beacon Hill Hearing On Psychedelics Bills
November 6, 2025
Mental health committee weighs legislation for psychedelics pilot program in licensed treatment facilities
Mental health committee weighs legislation for psychedelics pilot program in licensed treatment facilities
Research suggests psilocybin therapy may last longer than traditional treatments, such as antidepressants or psychotherapy
“I felt obligated to personally do something to help push decriminalization, and to tell people that psychedelics are nothing to be afraid of.”
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
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
Rather than representing progressive drug reform, the limited legalization of select psychedelics for medical use will help to entrench and sustain the drug war
Bay State plant medicine advocates extol “immense potential” of psychedelics as “powerful tool in addressing our nation’s mental health crisis”
Bay State lawmakers file multiple natural medicine-related bills in wake of ballot measure defeat
“I think it’s really unfortunate that local communities, often rural communities continue to prevent access to psilocybin services.”
A small study even suggested that these benefits remain after a year
