Maryland House committees have taken up a pair of bills to create task forces to study psychedelics legalization and broad drug decriminalization.
The House Health and Government Operations Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to consider the psychedelics legislation, while the Judiciary Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the drug decriminalization proposal.
The psychedelics bill from Del. Pam Guzzone (D) as introduced would establish a “Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances” under the state Department of Health. But the sponsor said that, after consultation with the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA), that agency would oversee the task force under an amendment she’s moving to adopt.
Members would study and make specific recommendations about the best path forward to legalize and regulate psilocybin, DMT and mescaline that is not derived from natural peyote.
“I’ve often thought that I’m not the person who would immediately come to mind as someone who would be introducing this bill. After all, I’m a pretty straight-laced suburban woman with with graying hair and reading glasses and no significant health concerns,” Guzzone said at the hearing. “But here I am asking you for a favorable report on a bill to establish a task force on
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