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Proposed Senate Bill 5660 would legalize the supported adult use of psilocybin by people 21 years of age and older. Originally sponsored by Senators Jesse Salomon and Liz Lovelett, the bill, known as the Washington Psilocybin Wellness and Opportunity Act, is based on the Oregon model and includes many innovative features including a Social Opportunity Program to help address harms caused by the war on drugs, a provision to support small businesses, and accommodations for people with certain medical conditions ...

Legislation introduced early this session by Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline, would restrict avenues used by police who have been disciplined by their superiors to overturn or reduce those disciplinary actions and gain reinstatement despite serious misconduct. According to a Jan. 17 Washington state Senate Democrats news release, a glaring example of the existing gap in accountability has been playing out for more than a year in Kent, where the city has been unable to resolve the case of an assistant police ...

Legislation introduce by 32nd District Sen. Jesse Salomon would restrict avenues used by police who have been disciplined by their superiors to overturn or reduce those disciplinary actions and gain reinstatement despite serious misconduct. The 32nd District includes portions of Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood. According to a news release from Salomon’s office, “a glaring example of the existing gap in accountability has been playing out for more than a year in Kent, where the city has been unable to resolve the ...

Washington State Democratic Senators Liz Lovelett and Jesse Salomon have introduced a bill to legalize “supported psilocybin experiences” by adults 21 and older. The Psilocybin Wellness and Opportunity Act – SB 5660 – allows individuals to consume psilocin and psilocybin, the two main active ingredients in psychedelic mushrooms, under the support and guidance of a trained and state-licensed psilocybin service administrator. The new bill would establish a legal, regulated psilocybin industry available to all adults of legal ...

A pair of Washington State lawmakers this week introduced legislation that would legalize what the bill calls “supported psilocybin experiences” by adults 21 and older. If enacted, the Psilocybin Wellness and Opportunity Act would allow individuals to consume products containing psilocybin and psilocin, the two main active ingredients in psychedelic mushrooms, under the support of a trained and state-licensed psilocybin service administrator. While most people would need to go into a licensed service center, those with certain medical conditions, including those unable ...

On Tuesday, Washington State legislators filed SB 5660, a bill that would legalize the supported adult use of psilocybin by people 21 years of age and older. Sponsored by Senators Jesse Salomon and Liz Lovelett, the bill, known as the Washington Psilocybin Wellness and Opportunity Act, includes many innovative features including a Social Opportunity Program to help address harms caused by the war on drugs, a provision to support small businesses, and accommodations for people with certain medical conditions to receive the ...

A story in the Chronicle Journal of Vancouver, B.C., details the efforts of Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) to protect environmental health by making sure B.C.'s mining regulations require companies to arrange a full financial bond for existing and proposed mines that could affect shared waterways. You can read the full story here.

One key bill sponsored this year by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) drew strong support from the Washington State Communication Access Project for the value of its public accommodations to deaf people. You can read the full story here.