A New Jersey Senate committee held a hearing on Monday to discuss a bill that would legalize the possession, home cultivation and gifting of psilocybin mushrooms for adults 21 and older while also creating a system of licensed businesses to provide access to the psychedelic and related services in supervised settings.
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee took up the legislation from Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D)—hearing testimony from experts and people whose lives have been directly impacted by psychedelics—about a year after the measure was originally filed.
Scutari said in opening remarks that the proposal addresses an “important topic that has gained national attention” in light of studies showing the “medical efficacy and benefits of psilocybin.”
He said that he’s “looking forward to working with members of the legislature on certainly making amendments [and] improvements, as a result of some of this important testimony,” adding that he hopes the work of the committee will help “craft legislation that eventually will make psilocybin available in a legal fashion here in New Jersey.”
“I’m very thankful for you taking this moment in time to address an important topic to so many New Jerseyans struggling with certain issues—addiction, mental
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