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The Arizona Senate has approved budget legislation that includes provisions to fund research into the medical potential of psilocybin mushrooms for a variety of conditions.<\/p>\n
Rather than enact the reform through a standalone psychedelics bill that was introduced earlier this session, top lawmakers and the governor agreed to incorporate the proposal into appropriations measures, albeit at a lower funding level compared to the original measure.<\/p>\n
The Senate passed an appropriations bill<\/a> that calls for $5 million in funding for psilocybin research on Wednesday. A related health-focused budget measure<\/a> that also cleared the chamber details requirements for the clinical trials that those dollars will support. The House has given initial approval to companion versions<\/a> of the legislation<\/a>, with final passage expected soon.<\/p>\n The original standalone psilocybin bill that unanimously cleared<\/a> the House Military Affairs & Public Safety Committee in February would have appropriated $30 million for the studies over the course of three years.<\/p>\n Under the approved budget legislation, the state Department of Health Services (DHS) would distribute $5 million for fiscal year 2023-2024 for \u201cwhole mushroom psilocybin phase one, phase two and phase three clinical trials that are capable of being approved\u201d by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment for any of the 13 listed conditions.<\/p>\n Those conditions include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, long COVID symptoms and substance misuse disorder, for example.<\/p>\n Researchers who use psilocybin with approval from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and whose trials involve veterans, first responders, health care workers and people from underserved communities would be prioritized for grant money.<\/p>\n The bill wouldn\u2019t legalize psilocybin like lawmakers in several other states are aiming to accomplish, but people who receive the grant money and work on the clinical trials would be explicitly protected from prosecution under the bill.<\/p>\n A \u201cPsilocybin Research Advisory Council\u201d would be established under DHS, tasked with establishing eligibility criteria for grant recipients, overseeing applications and making \u201crecommendations to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate and the department on psychedelic-assisted therapy based on current federal and state research policy.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0bill\u00a0says that the council would need to include the DHS director, a physician with a federal license to study psychedelics, a military veteran, a law enforcement official and a professor or researcher from an Arizona-based university.<\/p>\n \u2014 Numerous lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been pursuing psychedelics reform this session, particularly measures that focus on research and therapeutic use.<\/p>\n For example, the governor of Washington State has signed a bill on Tuesday to promote research<\/a> into psilocybin and create a pilot program to provide therapeutic access to the psychedelic\u00a0for mental health treatment.<\/p>\n Vermont lawmakers held a committee hearing last week where members discussed legislation to legalize psilocybin<\/a> and take first steps toward providing regulated access to the psychedelic.<\/p>\n A California bill to legalize the possession of certain psychedelics and facilitated use of the substances is\u00a0heading to the Senate floor under an accelerated process<\/a>\u00a0that is allowing it to skip further committee consideration.<\/p>\n The Minnesota House recently passed an omnibus health bill that contains\u00a0provisions to create a psychedelics task force<\/a>\u00a0meant to prepare the state for possible legalization.<\/p>\n Last month, a Republican North Carolina lawmaker and a bipartisan group of cosponsors filed a bill to create a $5 million grant program to support research into\u00a0the therapeutic potential of psilocybin and MDMA<\/a>\u00a0and to create a Breakthrough Therapies Research Advisory Board to oversee the effort.<\/p>\n A Nevada Senate committee approved a revised bill last month that would\u00a0create a new working group to study psychedelics<\/a>\u00a0and develop a plan to allow regulated access for therapeutic purposes.<\/p>\n The Hawaii Senate approved a bill last month to create an advisory council to look into possible regulations to\u00a0provide access to federal \u201cbreakthrough therapies\u201d<\/a>\u00a0like psilocybin and MDMA.<\/p>\n Oregon regulators recently approved the nation\u2019s first license for a psilocybin service center<\/a>\u00a0where people will be able to use the psychedelic in a supervised and facilitated environment.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow told senators last week that there is emerging evidence that psychedelics carry \u201csignificant potential\u201d as therapeutic treatments<\/a>\u00a0for certain mental health conditions, and it\u2019s a topic of \u201cgreat interest\u201d for researchers.<\/p>\n An analysis published in an American Medical Association journal last year concluded that\u00a0a majority of states will legalize psychedelics<\/a>\u00a0by 2037, based on statistical modeling of policy trends.<\/p>\n A national poll published in March found that a\u00a0majority of U.S. voters support legal access to psychedelics therapy<\/a>\u00a0and back federally decriminalizing substances like psilocybin and MDMA.<\/p>\n Florida Marijuana Campaign Collected Enough Signatures To Qualify Legalization Initiative For 2024 Ballot, Trulieve Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post Arizona Lawmakers Approve Psilocybin Research Grants As Part Of Budget<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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