A new congressional bill has been filed to prohibit federal intervention in jurisdictions that legalize psilocybin mushrooms.
Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) are sponsoring the Validating Independence for State Initiatives on Organic Natural Substances (VISIONS) Act.
The two-page legislation simply says that no federal funds can be used to “prevent any State or unit of local government from implementing such State’s or unit of local government’s own laws that authorize the use, distribution, sale, possession, research, or cultivation of psilocybin.”
That’s similar to existing protections in place for state medical cannabis programs that have been enacted annually through appropriations riders.
“Current federal law lags behind the growing body of evidence that suggests that the psychedelic treatment that psilocybin offers can provide relief for those suffering from anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders,” Garcia said in a press release on Wednesday.
Proud to introduce the VISIONS Act today, which protects legal psilocybin/mushroom use from federal prosecution anywhere where psilocybin is legal. Psilocybin treatments can offer relief to those suffering from anxiety, depression and PTSD for veterans. https://t.co/WXIHlbkYwF
— Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) September 20, 2023
“Here in the U.S. we have countless military and law enforcement
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