Connecticut lawmakers have taken up a bill to decriminalize psilocybin for adults—even though the state’s Democratic governor signaled he wouldn’t support an earlier version of the reform proposal.
The legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Friday discussed the proposal, which was reintroduced by the panel last week. It would make possession of up to one-half an ounce of psilocybin punishable by a $150 fine, without the threat of jail time.
At the hearing, members asked a series of questions about the potential impact of the legislation, inquiring about the potential utilization of trained facilitators for people using psilocybin, the safety profile of the psychedelic and the current policy landscape, for example.
Rep. David Rutigliano (R) asked one witness, a registered nurse with experience facilitating psilocybin therapy, if people would “only use this substance under a control setting—or if you decriminalize it or legalize it, as is your ultimate goal, can they use it at any time?”
“People are utilizing it in both uncontrolled and controlled settings,” Chandra Campanelli replied. “Obviously, folks have been using it recreationally for a very long time. Still, even with that [psilocybin carries] very, very low harm.”
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