Another Arizona Senate committee has approved a bipartisan bill that would legalize psilocybin service centers where people could receive the psychedelic in a medically supervised setting, sending it to the floor.
On Monday, the Senate Rules Committee passed the legislation from Sen. T. J. Shope (R) in a 5-2 vote. This comes about one week after the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, which the sponsor chairs, unanimously approved the psychedelics measure.
The bill has now been placed on the consent calendar for a floor vote for a third and final reading, indicating that it’s not considered controversial—though it may still be moved off of consent in order to consider amendments. If the measure advances through the chamber, it will then move to the House for consideration.
Under the bill, the Department of Human Services (DHS) would be authorized to license psilocybin-assisted therapy centers in the state, where trained facilitators could administer the psychedelic.
The legislation would significantly expand on Arizona’s existing research-focused psychedelics law that provides $5 million in annual funding to support studies into psilocybin therapy.
Shope’s proposal would establish an Arizona Psilocybin Advisory Board, comprised of members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders. Representatives of the attorney
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