The governor of Maryland has signed a pair of bills into law to establish a psychedelics task force that will study legal access to substances like psilocybin and DMT.
About a month after lawmakers sent the complementary legislation to his desk, Gov. Wes Moore (D) gave them final approval on Thursday.
The new law will create a “Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances” that would be overseen by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA). It will be charged specifically with ensuring “broad, equitable and affordable access to psychedelic substances” in the state.
Members of the task force will be required to examine and make recommendations on issues such as “permitting requirements, including requirements regarding education and safety,” “access to treatment and regulated support” and “production of natural psychedelic substances.”
There are also provisions tasking the body with looking into expunging prior convictions for psychedelics and releasing people incarcerated for such offenses, along with a mandate to make recommendations on potential civil penalties for “nonviolent infractions involving the planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, or possessing of or other engagement with natural psychedelic substances.”
The governor, legislative leaders and various state agencies will be responsible for appointing the 17-member task
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