The Indiana Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a Republican-led bill that would fund clinical research trials into psilocybin. The top Democratic senator filed an amendment that would have added language to the legislation to create a medical cannabis program in the state, though he did not force a vote on it.
The Senate advanced the psychedelics measure to the House in a 47-1 vote. The action follows the proposal being passed unanimously by the Senate Appropriations Committee last week and the Health and Provider Services Committee last month.
“This bill provides hope to many individuals that are today in a hopeless situation,” Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R), the bill’s sponsor, said ahead of the floor vote. “I hope you feel the same and will vote for this bill.”
Sen. Greg Taylor (D), the minority leader, also rose in support of the measure, saying it is “a very, very important piece of legislation.”
“I want to thank Sen. Charbonneau for taking the great leap of faith to get this out there,” he said. “This could provide some really significant relief to a lot of Hoosiers here in the state of Indiana.”
Ahead of the floor session, Taylor had filed a 24-page amendment that
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