Kristin Nash, MPH
Feb 20, 2024
An article looking at the introduction of Senate Bill 1012, which proposes a state-regulated program to oversee therapeutic use of psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, and mescaline.
Article originally published at themicrodose.substack.com, reproduced in part here. The full article features comments from Kristin Nash, MPH.
On Tuesday, California senators Scott Wiener (D) and Marie Waldron (R) introduced Senate Bill 1012, which proposes a state-regulated program to oversee therapeutic use of psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, and mescaline (excluding peyote). The bill would create a board to establish rules and regulations, and it would require facilitators to seek licensure through the state. It also establishes a fund for harm reduction and psychedelics education.
The bill was a response to Governor Newsom’s veto of Wiener’s previous psychedelics bill, which would have decriminalized certain psychedelics. At the time, Newsom submitted a letter to the California Senate explaining his veto. “I urge the legislature to send me legislation next year that includes therapeutic guidelines,” he wrote.
The bill is sponsored by veterans group Heroic Hearts, and the team has also sought input from other groups, including the Coalition for Psychedelic Safety and Education. Kristin Nash, a harm reduction advocate who created the William G. Nash Foundation in honor of her son, who died in an accident after taking psilocybin mushrooms, says that she believes the bill is a step in the right direction for safe access to psychedelics. The bill would establish a fund for public psychedelics education, which would be supported through both private donors and public funds....
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