The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms, while taking steps to prepare for regulated therapeutic access pending federal reform.
The legislation from Rep. Brandon Potter (D), which cleared a key committee last week, passed on the floor in a 54-11 vote on Monday, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
A Senate companion version from Sen. Megan Kallman (D) also recently received a hearing in the chamber’s respective committee, but members agreed to hold it for further study before potentially scheduling a vote in that chamber.
The legislation would remove criminal penalties for possessing and cultivating up to one ounce of psilocybin for personal use, and people would also be able to share that amount with other adults—beginning on July 1.
It further says that, if the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reschedules the psychedelic, which the agency has already designated as a breakthrough therapy, then the Rhode Island Department of Health “shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to cultivation, distribution and medical prescription.”
In the event that FDA expands its access program, the state department would also need to authorize locations to administer psilocybin to “patients with
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