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Rhode Island Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin And Establish State-Regulated Therapeutic Program After Federal Rescheduling

Rhode Island lawmakers have reintroduced a proposal that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. Sharing psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—would also be permitted under the bill.

H.5186 would permit the possession of “any compound, mixture, or preparation containing less than one ounce (1 oz.) of psilocybin” so long as it was “securely cultivated” within a person’s residence or “shared by one person to another.”

The change would last only until July 1, 2027, at which point it would sunset. Before then, the state’s attorney general would need to report to leaders of the House and Senate “the number of violations issued for possession, cultivation, or distribution of psilocybin,” and the director of the state Department of Health would need to report on the federal scheduling status of the substance.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Brandon Potter (D) and nine co-sponsors, also says that if the federal government reschedules psilocybin, the state Department of Health “shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the cultivation, distribution and medical prescription” of the drug, including to make it available at locations within the state.

Notably, the measure refers to rescheduling

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