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An Arizona Senate committee has unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would legalize psilocybin service centers where people could receive the psychedelic<\/a> in a medically supervised setting.<\/p>\n Shortly after a coalition of Republican senators, first responders and military veterans held a press conference to raise attention to the benefits of psychedelic medicines, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee convened for a hearing where members discussed the psilocybin legislation, which is sponsored by the chairman, Sen. T. J. Shope (R), and voted to pass it 7-0.<\/p>\n The measure would allow the Department of Human Services (DHS) to license psilocybin-assisted therapy centers in the state, where trained facilitators could administer the psychedelic.<\/p>\n The senator\u2019s bill would significantly expand on Arizona\u2019s existing research-focused psychedelics law that provides $5 million in annual funding to support studies into psilocybin therapy.<\/p>\n Under the new bill, an Arizona Psilocybin Advisory Board would be established, comprised of members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders. Representatives of the attorney general\u2019s office and DHS, as well as military veterans, first responders, scientists with experience with psilocybin and physicians would be among the members.<\/p>\n Come with us tomorrow as First Responders, Veterans Join Senator @TJShope<\/a> to Highlight Effort to Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms as Treatment for Mental Health Conditions. Please show up to support. #psychedelic<\/a> #sb1570<\/a> #MentalHealth<\/a> # pic.twitter.com\/MLACBQS1Lr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Psychedelic Association of Arizona (@48paaz) February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The board would be responsible for establishing training criteria for psilocybin service center staff, making recommendations on the implementation of the law, and studying the science and policy developments related to psychedelics.<\/p>\n By July 31, 2025 and each year after that, members would need to submit an annual report on the status of \u201cmedical, psychological and scientific\u201d studies into the safety and efficacy of psilocybin, as well as a \u201clong-term strategic plan\u201d on ensuring that psychedelic-assisted therapy remains \u201csafe, accessible and affordable\u201d to people 21 and older.<\/p>\n Medical directors of psychedelic-assisted therapy centers would need to complete at least 132 hours of training under an approved program, which would need to involve lessons on the historical and traditional use of psychedelics, safety and ethics, facilitation skills and preparation, administration and integration.<\/p>\n The\u00a0bill<\/a>, which is cosponsored by Senate President Warren Petersen (R), states that DHS would need to start accepting applications for psychedelics centers by January 1, 2026. The department would need to promulgate rules for the program, but it would be barred from requiring specific eligible conditions for participation in psilocybin services.<\/p>\n Regulators could also license psilocybin centers that are carrying out clinical trials into the psychedelic that could lead to a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug.<\/p>\n \u201cThis bill is purely about mental health. It\u2019s about addressing our mental health crisis,\u201d Josh Mozell, an attorney and president of the Psychedelic Association of Arizona, testified at Tuesday\u2019s hearing. \u201cWe need to offer some hope and we need to give our doctors options for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to do more for these folks who do so much for us,\u201d Sue Sisley, a psychedelics researcher licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to cultivate psilocybin for study purposes, said. \u201cWith treatment with psilocybin-assisted therapy, it\u2019s giving us all hope.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, last month an Arizona House committee approved a separate bill to protect the $5 million in funding that\u2019s already been designated for psilocybin research<\/a>\u00a0from being redistributed amid a state budget deficit.<\/p>\n The fund was enacted last year under an appropriations package signed by the governor that\u00a0mandated research into the medical potential of psilocybin mushrooms for a variety of conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n A\u00a0Psilocybin Research Advisory Council that was established under DHS<\/a>\u00a0met for the first time last November prior an open application\u00a0period for potential grant recipients.<\/p>\n The grant money must be distributed to applicants with proposals focused on clinical trials that are meant to identify therapeutic applications that could receive FDA approval for treatment of 13 listed conditions.<\/p>\n Arizona one of several states where lawmakers have worked to promote research into psychedelics amid growing public interest in expanding therapeutic access and ending criminalization.<\/p>\n \u2014 On Tuesday, for example, an Indiana House committee approved a Republican-led bill that would fund clinical research trials into psilocybin<\/a>\u00a0that has already cleared the full Senate.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, a New Mexico Senate committee unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution requesting that state officials research the therapeutic potential of psilocybin<\/a> and explore the creation of a regulatory framework to provide access to the psychedelic.<\/p>\n An Alaska Senate panel took testimony last week on a plan that would create a state task force to explore how to legalize and regulate the therapeutic use of psychedelics<\/a>\u00a0in the state.<\/p>\n Bipartisan California lawmakers also recently introduced a bill to legalize psychedelic service centers where adults 21 and older could\u00a0access psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline and DMT in a supervised environment<\/a>\u00a0with trained facilitators.<\/p>\n A Nevada joint legislative committee held a hearing with\u00a0expert and public testimony on the therapeutic potential of substances like psilocybin<\/a>\u00a0last month. Law enforcement representatives also shared their concerns around legalization\u2014but there was notable acknowledgement that some reforms should be enacted, including possible rescheduling.<\/p>\n The governor of Massachusetts recently\u00a0promoted the testimony of activists who spoke in favor of her veterans-focused bill<\/a>\u00a0that would, in part, create a psychedelics work group to\u00a0study the therapeutic potential of substances such as psilocybin<\/a>.<\/p>\n A New York lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would\u00a0create a pilot program to provide psilocybin therapy to 10,000 people<\/a>, focusing on military veterans and first responders, while the legislature also considers broader psychedelics reform.<\/p>\n A Missouri House committee considered a proposal last month that would\u00a0legalize the medical use of psilocybin in the state<\/a>\u00a0and mandate clinical trials exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic.<\/p>\n Moving Marijuana To Schedule III Would Not Violate International Treaties, Legal Opinion Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Dick Culbert<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Arizona Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Service Centers<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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