Nevada senators held a hearing on a bill to legalize the possession of psilocybin on Thursday, discussing a proposed amendment to remove therapeutic use provisions and taking extensive testimony from advocates and experts—including from an Assembly lawmaker who shared his own experience with ketamine treatment.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee took up the legislation from Sen. Rochelle Nguyen (D), which under the amendment would remove criminal penalties for possession of up to six ounces of the psychedelic for adults 21 and older.
“Veterans, law enforcement, first responders and all Nevadans deserve the right to explore treatment options in the safety of their own home,” Nguyen said at the hearing. “We want to reduce the prosecution of people who wish to heal themselves and protect those who protect us. It’s the least that we can do.”
As introduced, the measure would have also streamlined the process of researching psilocybin and MDMA, providing protections for scientists and adults who participate in the studies. But the proposed amendment would eliminate that language.
Instead, the revision would contain less prescriptive language, saying simply that the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) would need to establish a Psychedelic Medicines Working Group
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