The Maine Senate has approved a bill to establish a commission tasked with studying and making recommendations on regulating access to psychedelic services. It would specifically examine how to create a “legal framework for the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs, including but not limited to psilocybin.”
About a week after the legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Donna Bailey (D), the full Senate voted 23-6 to advance it on Wednesday, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration.
The measure was significantly watered down in committee from an initial version that would have legalized psilocybin and allowed adults to access the psychedelic at licensed facilities.
Members instead opted to create a “Commission To Study Pathways For Creating a Psilocybin Services Program in Maine” to further explore the reform instead—a disappointment for advocates who pushed to provide people with legal access sooner.
The 13-member panel would consist of legislative appointees, health experts, a military veteran, academics and people with experience in psychedelics policy.
It would be responsible for reviewing “medical, psychological and scientific studies, research and other information on the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in treating behavioral health conditions,” as well as how other
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