Kyle Jaeger, writing for Marijuana Moment:
Lawmakers in Connecticut and Florida have filed new bills to reform state laws on psilocybin mushrooms—the latest in a trend of psychedelics proposals to emerge in 2021.
Rep. Michael Grieco (D) filed the Florida legislation on Thursday, which would establish a legal psilocybin model for therapeutic use in the state, similar to an initiative that Oregon voters approved in November. It also seeks to deprioritize criminal enforcement against a wide range of psychedelic plants and fungi.
The Connecticut bill, sponsored by Rep. Josh Elliot (D) and four other legislators, would simply create a task force responsible for studying the medical benefits of psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms.
It’s pretty common for big news to break shortly after I publish a weekly link roundup or monthly recap, and here it goes happening once again. In this morning’s recap I mentioned that a psilocybin therapy legalization bill was planning to be filed soon and—just a few hours later—it actually happened. I don’t get the chance to say this much, but good job Florida!
Connecticut’s psilocybin task force legislation, while not as meaningful, would give the state more data to help lawmakers decide what to do regarding psilocybin policy in the future, so it’s good news too.