A Missouri Senate committee has approved a Republican-led bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans and fund studies exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic.
The Senate Emerging Issues Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder (R), with amendments, on Tuesday.
As revised, the bill would allow military veterans who are at least 21 and are diagnosed with a qualifying condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or substance use disorders to legally access laboratory-tested psilocybin. The veteran requirement was added in committee.
In order to receive legal protections under the legislation, participants would need to be enrolled, or have sought enrollment, in a study involving the psychedelic.
There are also numerous requirements for patients to provide the state Department of Mental Health (DMH) with information about their diagnosis, the person who would be administering psilocybin and other details on the place and time of the treatment sessions. As introduced, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) would have had that oversight responsibility.
The bill was changed in committee to allow for additional qualifications to become a facilitator who could administer the psychedelic, and it now also contains training requirements for those professionals.
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