Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelics Task Force Charged With Studying Psilocybin And MDMA

Connecticut Senate Votes To Expand Psychedelics Pilot Program In Anticipation Of FDA Approval

The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill to expand a pilot program that’s meant to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA. The legislation sponsored by the Joint Committee on Public Health cleared the full Senate in a unanimous 35-0 vote on Wednesday. It now heads to the House of Representatives. If enacted into law, the proposal would build upon an existing psychedelic-assisted therapy program involving mi…

Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelics Task Force Charged With Studying Psilocybin And MDMA

Another Hawaii House committee has approved a Senate-passed bill that would create a psychedelics task force responsible for studying and making policy recommendations on providing access to breakthrough therapies such as psilocybin and MDMA. The House Finance Committee advanced the legislation from Sen. Chris Lee (D)  in a 15-0 vote on Tuesday. The measure, which had cleared the Senate in a unanimous vote of 24-0 last month, next heads to the H…