Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program Funded By Opioid Settlement Dollars, Sending It To Governor

Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program Funded By Opioid Settlement Dollars, Sending It To Governor

Louisiana lawmakers have sent the governor a bill to create a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program, using opioid settlement dollars to fund clinical trials aimed at developing alternative treatments such as psilocybin, ibogaine and MDMA. The Senate signed off the final version of the proposal from Sen. Patrick McMath (R) on Friday in a unanimous 35-0 vote and the House of Representatives’s tally to approve it was 97-0 on Sunday. The House …