{"id":2964,"date":"2023-01-18T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/salomon\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:17:24","slug":"salomon-bill-would-allow-psilocybin-use-among-adults-over-age-21-under-supervision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/salomon\/2023\/01\/18\/salomon-bill-would-allow-psilocybin-use-among-adults-over-age-21-under-supervision\/","title":{"rendered":"Salomon bill would allow psilocybin use among adults over age 21 under supervision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA\u2014Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) has introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5263&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=False\">SB 5263<\/a> which would legalize and regulate the supervised use of psilocybin and make it available for wellness purposes. It would allow people aged 21 and over to undergo a psychedelic experience at a registered facility with appropriate supervision.<\/p>\n<p>A previous version of the bill introduced during the 2022 legislative session failed to advance past committee. Like the previous bill, the 2023 version regulates supported adult use which has been shown in FDA-approved studies to provide users a safe and effective method to alleviate symptoms of depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders. Psilocybin has been shown to be effective at easing fear and anxiety in people with terminal illness and has also proven to\u00a0increase emotional empathy, creative thinking, mindfulness, and insightfulness\u00a0in patients.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, the bill has already gained ample support across the political spectrum ranging from left to center to right. Almost half of the Senate has already signed on as co-sponsors, including two Republicans, the Senate majority leader, and the chair of the Labor &amp; Commerce Committee, which will be hearing this bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombat veterans with PTSD and people recovering from addiction or mental health issues like long-term depression have been very vocal about how psilocybin has dramatically improved their lives when all kinds of more common therapy didn\u2019t work for them,\u201d said Salomon. \u201cWe are trying to integrate an ancient product into our relatively new system of health and law. With so many people in mental health crises, we can\u2019t afford to deny them a safe and well-regulated path to wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5263&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=False\">SB 5263<\/a> is modeled after Oregon\u2019s Measure 109 and Colorado\u2019s Proposition 122. After close observation of Oregon\u2019s law, valuable lessons were learned as to what will work best for this bill.<\/p>\n<p>In a state where many residents live with mental illness and a large number have seen their mental health decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Salomon views psychedelic usage \u2014 monitored by trained professionals \u2014 as a key to healing for some people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to make sure there is a safe and responsible process to legally participate in psilocybin use in our state,\u201d Salomon added.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans have become leading advocates in the push to allow legal access to psilocybin, sharing personal stories about how their own experiences with psychedelics have helped them cope with trauma and helped treat their anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n<p>A National Guard veteran of 6 years testifying at last year\u2019s hearing<sup>*<\/sup> shared: \u201cI appeared well put together and happy. I have a family and a successful career, but inside I was an emotional wreck. I tried psilocybin, and psilocybin released me from an emotional grief that I so desperately needed. I can say with the utmost conviction that this was one of the most profound and meaningful experiences of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A business owner and special operations veteran also shared: \u201cAfter 12 years of dealing with traumatic brain injury and addiction issues associated with my military service, I took psychedelics. The three months following psychedelics trumped 12 years of health services through the VA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill is expected to get a hearing in the Legislature in the next weeks.<\/p>\n<p><sup>* <\/sup>The committee hearing from 2022 can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tvw.org\/video\/senate-health-long-term-care-committee-2022021073\/?eventID=2022021073\">https:\/\/tvw.org\/video\/senate-health-long-term-care-committee-2022021073\/?eventID=2022021073<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA\u2014Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) has introduced SB 5263 which would legalize and regulate the supervised use of psilocybin and make it available for wellness purposes. It would allow people aged 21 and over to undergo a psychedelic experience at a registered facility with appropriate supervision. A previous version of the bill introduced during the 2022 legislative session failed to advance past committee. 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