A Missouri Republican lawmaker filed a bill on Tuesday that would legalize a wide range of psychedelics for therapeutic use at designated care facilities while further decriminalizing low-level possession in general.
The bill from Rep. Tony Lovasco (R) is one of the latest examples of psychedelics reforms being proposed in traditionally conservatives states. But it’s comparatively bold, providing patients with certain serious conditions like treatment-resistant depression, PTSD and terminal illnesses with access to substances including psilocybin, DMT, mescaline and ibogaine in a clinical setting.
Patients would only be able to access the treatment option at certified health facilities, those providing hospice care, residential care facilities or the patient or caregiver’s residence.
The bill would also provide legal protections from prosecution for doctors who make recommendations for “natural medicine to an eligible patient.” The text states that “no state agency or regulatory board shall revoke, fail to renew, or take any other action against a physician’s license…based solely on the physician’s recommendation to an eligible patient regarding treatment with natural medicine.”
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