Utah’s governor has signed a bill to promote clinical trials into the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy for military veterans with serious mental health conditions.
Lawmakers passed the the legislation from Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D) and Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore earlier this month, sending it to Gov. Spencer Cox (R), who signed it into law without comment on Thursday.
The measure authorizes the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah to conduct a clinical trial investigating the “safety and feasibility” of psychedelics—including psilocybin, MDMA and DMT—among veterans with treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The trial will be able to go forward if Huntsman receives funding through legislative appropriations and donations that match or exceed the amount required for the study. Results from the trail will need to be reported to the legislature’s Health and Human Services Interim Committee.
Participants in the study will need to receive the psychedelic treatment in a controlled clinical setting with a qualified therapist who can deliver “trauma-informed preparatory and integrative psychotherapy to the individual before and after administration of the psychedelic drug,” the text of the bill, HB 390, says.
Under the new law signed by the governor, the study is expected to begin by
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