Bipartisan California senators and assemblymembers have filed a bill to create a psilocybin pilot program for military veterans and first responders—the latest in a series of attempts by lawmakers to enact psychedelics reform in the state.
The legislation, led by Sens. Josh Becker (D) and Brian Jones (R), would establish a pilot program under the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA) to provide for the “research and development of psilocybin services for targeted populations” in up to five counties across the state.
The agency would be empowered to enter into partnerships with colleges affiliated with the University of California (UC), while requesting that UC “oversee each local pilot program as a university partner responsible for protocol design, institutional review board approvals, training of psilocybin facilitators, data collection, and reporting.”
“The bill would require each local pilot program to partner with local mental health clinics, hospice programs, veterans facilities, or other community-based providers that provide services and care to the target population,” the measure, filed on Friday, says. “This bill would require the agency to report specified information about the pilot program to the Legislature by January 15, 2030.”
Under the legislation, the state would establish a “Veterans and First
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