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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued finalized guidance to help researchers studying the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics navigate the “unique challenges” of such investigations. The agency also announced it will be holding a public hearing on psychedelic therapy issues in September. “In recent years, interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs has been increasing,” the FDA document published on Monday says. “Drug development programs for psychedelic drugs are subject to the same regulations and same evidentiary standards for approval as other drug development programs,” the agency wrote. “However, designing clinical studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of these products presents a number of unique challenges.” Psychedelics can “cause intense perceptual disturbances and alterations in consciousness that can last for several hours or days,” and can “have both rapid-onset and long-term benefits after only one or a few doses,” FDA said. The guidance—titled “Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations”—notes that psychedelics are an “an emerging area of drug development” and provides considerations that sponsors of research on substances like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA should take into account. Among other areas, FDA is providing recommendations on how psychedelic studies handle issues such as chemistry, manufacturing, abuse potential and clinical pharmacology. It notes that designing well-controlled studies on psychedelics can be particularly challenging due to the “often intense perceptual changes induced by the drugs.” “This increases the potential for bias due to functional unblinding of patients, therapists, monitors, or raters,” the FDA document says. “Functional unblinding can lead to expectation bias in the patients who experience perceptual disturbances, or in those who observe them, which may lead to an expectation that the participant will experience clinical benefit; alternatively, those who receive a placebo and do not experience or observe a perceptual change may expect that the participant will not benefit.” The final guidance builds on a draft version that FDA initially published in 2023 and comes months after President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at expanding and expediting research on the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. The agency said it took into account comments received in response to the draft version, and it is also accepting additional public feedback on the final document, FDA said in a Federal Register notice. Meanwhile, FDA on Monday also announced that it will hold a public hearing on September 14 to “obtain feedback and perspectives on issues associated with the potential future therapeutic use of drug products containing a psychedelic drug substance in supervised and supportive settings.” “The hearing will be conducted by a presiding officer, who will be accompanied by FDA panelists, including subject matter experts from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, as well as federal partner panelists,” the agency said in a Federal Register notice about the hearing. FDA is inviting interested parties to apply to present about specific topics at the hearing, but it also made clear it is not inviting commentary about certain matters. “FDA and our federal partners are interested in public input on the potential future therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs in supervised and supportive settings, including the following topics: (1) provider training and credentialing, (2) promotion of patient safety, (3) considerations for access, and (4) best practices for data collection and standardization,” it said. “FDA is not seeking comment on the following topics: (1) the safety or effectiveness of any particular drug product, or the merits of any pending or anticipated application before the Agency; (2) the scheduling status of any substance under the Controlled Substances Act, which is addressed through separate statutory processes; (3) the legalization or decriminalization of psychedelic substances, or the merits of state or local programs authorizing their use, although FDA welcomes input on data collection from such programs as described above; (4) religious, ceremonial, or personal (non-medical) use of psychedelic substances; or (5) individual disputes, enforcement matters, or complaints regarding specific practitioners or entities. Comments and presentations addressing these topics may not be considered.” FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in April announced steps that they say will help with “accelerating” therapeutic access to psychedelics for patients dealing with serious mental health conditions. In May, a bipartisan coalition of 32 members of Congress sent a letter urging FDA to expedite ongoing reviews of psychedelic therapies. This month, lawmakers filed a new bill that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate how ongoing research on the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin could help members of the military. A separate recently introduced bipartisan measure is intended to codify Trump’s psychedelics executive order into law. A pending proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would extend a psychedelics research effort at DOD for an additional six years. Photo elements courtesy of carlosemmaskype and Apollo. 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“The Goodness of Hemp Act represents one of the most reasonable opportunities for compromise currently on the table.” By Morgan Tweet, IND HEMP Few industries have watched the rise of hemp-derived intoxicating products with more frustration than regulated cannabis. Yet one of the more interesting realities of this debate is that many cannabis operators have quietly entered the hemp market themselves. While publicly advocating for stricter restrictions on hemp-derived products, many have simultaneously launched hemp beverage brands, cannabinoid product lines or other investments tied to the category’s growth. That contradiction reveals something important: this debate is no longer about whether consumer demand exists. It does. The real question is what framework should govern it. One answer may be the Goodness of Hemp Act, a draft legislative framework developed by a coalition of hemp stakeholders and currently being shared with policymakers as Congress debates the future of hemp-derived cannabinoids. Though not yet formally introduced, the proposal is being considered by congressional offices both as a comprehensive framework and as a source of specific provisions that could strengthen existing legislative efforts—offering a path to better balance consumer protection, agricultural interests and long-term market stability. What we are suggesting is simple: regulated cannabis operators should be far more focused on how to responsibly regulate hemp than how to eliminate it. It’s not hard to understand why many in regulated cannabis businesses have placed a target on the hemp industry. After years of competing against products operating under a different set of rules, many operators view the approaching November 12 federal recriminalization of hemp THC products as an opportunity to finally reset the playing field. Some have spent years advocating for stronger restrictions on hemp-derived intoxicating products and may see recent legislative activity as evidence that those efforts are finally paying off. But there is an important question worth asking: What happens next? If the objective is simply to eliminate today’s hemp-derived marketplace, the industry may discover that prohibition solves less than expected. Some consumers will undoubtedly leave the category altogether. Many are not prepared to make the leap from a low-dose hemp beverage or wellness product to becoming a traditional cannabis consumer. The assumption that all of that demand simply migrates into regulated cannabis markets is unlikely to prove true. At the same time, history suggests that demand rarely disappears entirely. Poorly constructed policy often creates opportunities for underground operators willing to ignore the rules altogether. As legitimate businesses exit the market, bad actors are often left to fill the void with lower-quality, untested and potentially unsafe products. When those products reach consumers, they rarely distinguish between hemp, cannabis or cannabinoids. They simply conclude that the category itself cannot be trusted. Every negative consumer experience, every mislabeled product and every irresponsible operator damages confidence not only in hemp-derived products, but in cannabis products as well. The industry has spent years fighting stigma. It should be cautious about creating conditions that reinforce it. That is why efforts to modify or replace the hemp provisions included in last year’s congressional appropriations process should be a serious topic of interest for regulated cannabis operators. Congress has already signaled that the status quo is unlikely to continue. The question is no longer whether change is coming. The question is what replaces it. With Congress expected to revisit hemp policy later this year, the industry has an opportunity to move beyond temporary extensions and begin discussing what a durable national framework could actually look like. We believe the Goodness of Hemp Act represents one of the most reasonable opportunities for compromise currently on the table. Not because it ignores the concerns of regulated cannabis, but because it addresses them directly while creating a framework that prioritizes consumer protection, market accountability and long-term industry stability. First, the draft legislation would restrict inhalable hemp products, addressing one of the primary concerns raised by regulated cannabis operators. By reserving this category for regulated cannabis, the proposal creates greater certainty around market boundaries and reinforces the value of compliance within state-regulated programs. Inhalables remain the core dispensary product category, making this one of the most direct benefits for state-licensed operators. Second, the proposal would create clearer distinctions between hemp and cannabis based on THC concentration and intended use. The result is greater certainty about where hemp begins and ends, where cannabis begins and which regulatory framework applies. Third, and perhaps most importantly, the draft language creates a framework that prioritizes consumer protection and responsible market development over regulatory ambiguity. Instead of allowing bad actors to define the marketplace, it establishes guardrails that help legitimate businesses compete while giving consumers greater confidence in the products they purchase. Millions of consumers are being introduced to cannabinoids through low-dose beverages, wellness products and other regulated formats. Over time, that exposure can reduce stigma, improve understanding and help consumers become more comfortable navigating the broader cannabinoid marketplace. The counterintuitive reality is that the long-term success of regulated cannabis may depend less on eliminating hemp and more on helping shape the rules that govern it. Those rules should establish clear boundaries, reward compliance, protect consumers and build trust across the entire cannabinoid category. And that is where the Goodness of Hemp Act stands apart from many of the proposals currently being debated in Washington, D.C. Most focus on extending timelines, preserving the status quo or addressing a single segment of the market. The Goodness of Hemp Act takes a different approach. It seeks to create a durable framework that puts consumers first, supports farmers, establishes clear guardrails and provides a pathway for long-term market stability. The Goodness of Hemp Act is the product of extensive collaboration among stakeholders who recognized that the industry needs more than another extension, carveout or temporary fix. It represents one of the first serious attempts to develop a long-term framework that could provide greater clarity for regulated operators, stronger protections for consumers and new opportunities for farmers and rural communities. The conversation surrounding hemp has spent years focused on what one industry stands to lose. But the bigger question may be what the entire cannabinoid economy stands to gain from clearer rules and greater certainty. Regulated cannabis operators have legitimate concerns about today’s hemp marketplace. So do farmers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers. The debate has already moved beyond whether change is needed. The question now is what comes next. If lawmakers can create a system that protects consumers, establishes clear boundaries and rewards responsible businesses, both hemp and cannabis could emerge stronger. The future of cannabinoids will not be shaped by the industries that spend the most time fighting one another, but by those willing to do the difficult work of building rules that consumers can trust and legitimate businesses can operate under for years to come. Morgan Tweet is co-founder and CEO of IND HEMP and executive director of The Hemp Feed Coalition. She is helping lead a broad coalition of stakeholders working to align the interests of industrial hemp, consumer cannabinoid products and American agriculture around a comprehensive federal regulatory framework. Photo courtesy of Brendan Cleak. 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As Pennsylvania Democrats ramp up pressure to Republicans to allow a vote on marijuana legalization in the state Senate, a group of House members have filed a new bill that would prioritize issuing licenses to small, diverse and disadvantaged businesses through the state’s existing medical cannabis program. The legislation, from Rep. Nathan Davidson (D) and seven cosponsors, would expand the medical marijuana program by adding an additional dispensary permit in each geographic region of the state to a disadvantaged, diverse or small business. It would also require regulators to publish an annual list of surrendered or revoked medical cannabis business licenses and then accept applications from disadvantaged, diverse or small businesses to re-award those licenses. A “disadvantaged business” would be defined under the legislation as being owned or controlled by a majority of people, not limited to members of minority groups, who are subject to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias. A “diverse business” means a disadvantaged business, minority-owned or women-owned business or service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small business that has been certified by a third party certifying organization. A “small business” under the bill means an independently owned and operated for-profit business that employs 100 or fewer employees and is not a subsidiary or affiliate of a corporation. Davidson wrote in a cosponsorship memo for the bill earlier this year that the diversity goal included in the medical cannabis program “has not been met due to multistate corporations dominating the Commonwealth’s medical cannabis industry.” “Small, diverse, and/or disadvantaged businesses have largely been prevented from competing for dispensary permits,” he said. “To help meet these needs, I am introducing legislation that would require the Department of Health to annually reallocate all surrendered, revoked, or vacated permits to small, diverse, and/or disadvantaged businesses. This legislation will give these businesses the initial opportunity to compete for these permits.” “Please join me in co-sponsoring this important legislation to expand patient access to care and ensure all communities across the Commonwealth are given fair access to medical cannabis products,” Davidson wrote to colleagues. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats recently filed a discharge resolution that seeks to bring a bipartisan cannabis legalization bill out of committee, where it is stuck, and onto the floor for a vote. The legislative maneuvering around the bill comes as new poll shows that Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization—and that the largest share put the blame on Republican lawmakers for the fact that the state has not yet enacted the reform. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) has repeatedly called on lawmakers to send him a marijuana legalization bill and for the last several years has included the reform in his budget requests to the legislature. Republican gubernatorial nominee Stacy Garrity, who is running against Shapiro, recently pledged to veto a marijuana legalization bill if lawmakers ever sent one to her desk—though she added that she doesn’t think the reform stands a chance of making it that far in the state. “I don’t support legalizing recreational marijuana,” she said. “Recreational marijuana will not end up in the budget. They’re never going to pass it…not as long as Senate Republicans are in control of the Senate.” Her running mate for lieutenant governor, Jason Richey, claimed that legalizing marijuana would be “catastrophic” for the state, arguing it would increase the size of the illegal market, undermine job creation and harm public health. In April, the Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed budget legislation proposed by Shapiro that relies on revenue that would be generated from recreational marijuana sales, which has yet to be legalized in the state. The governor earlier this year, as he has in past years, included cannabis legalization and the resulting expected revenue in his budget request. The House last year passed a bill to legalize marijuana and put sales in state-owned dispensaries, but the Republican Senate majority has criticized that plan while also not advancing a cannabis legalization model of its own. The state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) reported in February that legalizing cannabis in Pennsylvania would generate nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue by 2028, an estimate that is a significantly larger cash windfall compared to projections from Shapiro’s own office. A spokesperson in the governor’s office said the Trump administration’s federal marijuana rescheduling move is an “important step” that “adds support” to his push to legalize cannabis. A GOP senator also said that federal reform will make it easier to legalize marijuana in the state. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — Meanwhile, a Republican senator is blaming the governor for the defeat of his bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products and that could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized. Most GOP senators in the Republican-controlled chamber voted for the legislation, and all but two Democrats opposed it—with even some lawmakers who signed onto the measure as cosponsors ultimately voting against it. The governor “obviously weighed in on the Democratic side of the aisle and asked for a ‘no’ vote over there, successfully,” Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) said after the vote. “I knew it was a risk putting it up for a vote, because there were some discussions going back and forth… I had a little bit of a heads-up, but we chose to roll forward.” The governor’s office confirmed in a statement that he opposes the bill as drafted. “The Shapiro Administration remains supportive of comprehensive cannabis regulation, which would enable a competitive, revenue-generating adult-use market, protect patient access to the current Medical Marijuana Program and rein in hemp-based intoxicant products that are currently unregulated,” Rosie Lapowsky, a spokesperson for the governor, said. “Senate Bill 49 does not substantively advance those goals.” The now-defeated measure would transfer regulatory authority for the state’s existing medical cannabis program from the Department of Health to a new seven-member CCB. The body would oversee cannabis permits, enforcement, seed-to-sale tracking, advertising, labeling, testing and other aspects of the legal industry. Moments after the bill’s defeat on the Senate floor, the chamber adopted a motion to reconsider—but it’s not yet clear when or if the legislation will get another vote. Laughlin’s legislation would also significantly restrict most hemp THC products, aligning the state with a new federal policy that is set to take effect later this year recriminalizing preparations with total THC content of more than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis or more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container. The action on the cannabis regulatory bill, SB 49, came shortly after the House of Representatives passed a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. 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The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted to create a five-year pilot program allowing the use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions. Under the proposal, which is part of a $561 million bond bill that was approved by a vote of 148-2 on Wednesday, “clinically appropriate patients” could use “naturally occurring psychedelic materials” for “on-site administration by a multi-disciplinary care team in a supervised licensed mental health clinic setting.” Under the legislation, there would be a new Medical Psychedelics Fund, and the Department of Public Health would issue up to three permits to mental health clinics to participate in the program “for the purposes of establishing the best and safest clinical practices for psychedelic mental health treatment programs” and for the purposes of “collecting patient outcomes data regarding the benefits of psychedelic pharmacotherapy.” Participating clinics could not be “subsidiaries, affiliates or members of cannabis industry organizations, psychedelic molecule development companies or pharmaceutical companies,” it says, and they would need to “track patient care outcomes data related to the identification, diagnosis and psychedelic treatment of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder.” The measure specifies that current state drug criminalization laws “shall not apply to the medical use of psilocybin and psilocin as provided under the pilot program.” With respect to other psychedelics, the legislation says that state health officials will “coordinate with research institutions, as it deems appropriate, to facilitate, expand and expedite federally-authorized research on psychedelic-assisted therapies, including, but not limited to, psilocybin, ibogaine, 5-methoxy-n,n-dimethyltryptamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, in the commonwealth, including efforts to pursue federal approvals and available state and federal funding in compliance with applicable federal regulations.” The department would be charged with issuing regulations to oversee the effort, including on the “process of storing, dispensing and administrating psychedelics.” “The department shall establish by regulation all standards and requirements governing the production and cultivation of naturally occurring psychedelic materials necessary for the pilot program, including, but not limited to, producer licensing and operations,” the bill says. The psychedelics reform was championed by Rep. Marjorie Decker (D) and was folded into a larger amendment that was adopted to the bill in a unanimous vote. The House-passed economic development bill next heads to the Senate and then, potentially, to the desk of Gov. Maura Healey (D). — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — “It’s pretty mind-blowing to see that psychedelics offer, under the right medical guidance, real treatment, and I want to be bold to say it cures,” Decker told The Boston Globe. “It’s not a lifetime of treatment. It’s a cure.” “It’s great to see that there’s an alignment in which the federal government and state government is moving in the same direction of trying to make people’s lives better,” she said, referring to a psychedelics executive order President Donald Trump signed in April. “But we certainly have not been a state…that has been waiting for the winds of change at the federal level to decide how to take care of people in our state.” The passage of the psychedelics legislation comes after Massachusetts voters in 2024 defeated a ballot measure that would have broadly legalized psychedelics, allowing adults 21 and older to legally possess, grow and share certain amounts of substances such as psilocybin, ibogaine and DMT. Advocates praised the new legislative development. “This is a triumph for a new kind of politics in the psychedelics movement, built on integrity, compromise and mutual, earned trust among grassroots advocates, lawmakers, scientific researchers, national organizations and philanthropists,” Graham Moore, educational outreach director for Mass Healing, said in a press release. “At the beginning of this legislative session, the psychedelic movement was operating with a trust deficit in Massachusetts because of catastrophic mismanagement. This victory was possible only through responsible leadership: unafraid to confront bad actors, admit mistakes, and operate dynamically.” Jamie Morey, the group’s executive director, said that the group was “born from the ashes of the failed 2024 psychedelic ballot question and fueled by my passion as a mother on a mission to keep fighting for legal access to psychedelic healing for my own family and others across Massachusetts. “The House’s passage of this bill is a victory for everyone affected by PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, addiction and other serious mental and physical health conditions who urgently need new treatment options,” she said. During the current legislative session, various pieces of psychedelics legislation have been filed, with some clearing committees. The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society endorsed several of the psychedelics reform bills, including one to decriminalize psilocybin possession. In 2024, the governor signed a military veterans-focused bill that includes provisions to create a psychedelics working group to study and make recommendations about the potential therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA. Meanwhile in Massachusetts, state officials have formally certified that an initiative to roll back that state’s marijuana legalization law will appear on the November ballot. The anti-cannabis campaign, however, is facing a new challenge to some of its most recently submitted signatures. The post Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Psychedelic Therapy With New Pilot Program appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

A congressional committee has advanced legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study how prevalent drug testing for marijuana, fentanyl and other drugs is in hospital emergency departments. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health last month approved the legislation from Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), known as “Tyler’s Law,” after Tyler Shamash, a 19-year-old who died following a fentanyl ingestion in 2018 and was not tested for the drug when brought to the hospital for a suspected overdose. While the legislation, H.R. 2004, is largely focused on fentanyl, it says that within a year of passage the HHS secretary would need to complete a study to determine “how frequently hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl (in addition to testing for other substances such as amphetamines, phencyclidine, cocaine, opiates, and marijuana) when a patient is experiencing an overdose.” The study would also need to look at costs associated with fentanyl testing, the potential benefits and risks of such testing and how it may impact patients’ experiences—including with respect to confidentiality and privacy protections and the patient-physician relationship. The bill, which has 60 House cosponsors, says that within six months of completing the study, HHS would also need to issue guidance covering: “(1) Whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose. (2) How hospitals can ensure that clinicians in their hospital emergency departments are aware of which substances are being tested for in their routinely-administered drug tests, regardless of whether those tests screen for fentanyl. (3) How the administration of fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments may affect the future risk of overdose and general health outcomes.” The House committee approved the bill without amendment in a voice vote. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — Companion legislation in the Senate from Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) was approved by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in January—but not before being amended to remove the language that references marijuana and other drugs besides fentanyl. Unlike the House bill, the HHS secretary would have three years to complete the study on hospital drug testing under the amended Senate proposal. In April, a pair of Republican senators filed a separate bill that would require the federal government to track the cost of hospitalization due to marijuana use. The Marijuana Impact on Medicaid Act of 2026 from Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) would require the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to compile data on “Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program…that are attributable to costs incurred for providing medical assistance for inpatient hospital services, outpatient hospital services, and for services received at a hospital emergency room…related to marijuana use.” The bill’s language is similar to two amendments Budd previously filed on the cannabis and hospitalization issue that didn’t end up being considered on the Senate floor. The post Bill To Require Federal Health Officials To Track Testing For Marijuana And Other Drugs In Hospital ERs Advances In Congress appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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A study found that medical cannabis is “effective” in reducing the severity of restless legs syndrome. “Improvements were observed after 1 and 3 months of treatment and were maintained after 1 year among patients who continued therapy.” A federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a concurring opinion in a gun case saying that the presumed link between cannabis and firearms “can no longer hold water in this era of widespread marijuana legalization.” Minnesota Psychedelic Medicine Task Force Chair Jessica Nielson describes in a new op-ed how the state is on the verge of making psilocybin therapy available to patients who need it. “The question of whether to create a psilocybin therapeutic access program is not about if, but how it will be implemented.” / FEDERAL Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) discussed his support for legalizing marijuana and psychedelics. / STATES New Jersey Gov. 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“The question of whether to create a psilocybin therapeutic access program is not about if, but how it will be implemented.” By Jessica Nielson, Minnesota Psychedelic Medicine Task Force via Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota Legislature in 2023 created the Psychedelic Medicine Task Force, which was charged with evaluating whether we should expand access to psychedelic medicines here to help address the rampant mental health crisis. The backdrop: Promising therapies like psilocybin-assisted treatments for depression, addiction and trauma are gaining traction towards approval by the Food and Drug Administration, and other states like Oregon and Colorado have already legalized therapeutic access. Wait, what are psychedelics you might ask? They are a class of drugs made illegal (Schedule I status) in 1970 with the birth of the Controlled Substances Act by the Nixon administration. In the 1950s through about 1970, they were gaining traction at psychiatric clinics, where they were being used to treat mental health conditions and alcohol abuse. At the same time, the hippies were also using them as part of the countercultural movement that was protesting the Vietnam War and supporting the Civil Rights Movement. The Controlled Substances Act effectively launched the War on Drugs and halted progress on promising research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics—like so-called magic mushrooms aka psilocybin—for decades, and made all those who use them criminals. In recent years, however, there has been a surge of interest in psychedelic medicines for their potential to change the way the brain functions, potentially alleviating some of the most difficult-to-treat mental health conditions that are byproducts of neurological patterns that get stuck in a pathological cycle. Psychedelics are able to make the brain more capable of changing, a term called neuroplasticity, which has a lot of researchers and clinicians excited about their therapeutic applications for neurological and mental health disorders. Fast forward to 2026, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order to accelerate access to psychedelic medicines. It also included a section directing federal agencies to develop a framework for state-federal collaboration, which was a response to the surge of psychedelic-focused legislation we’ve seen around the country in recent years. All of this recent momentum made for a very productive legislative session on psychedelics. Several bills moved through the Legislature, though we came up short of our ultimate goal, which was to create a therapeutic access program with psilocybin mushrooms. We did manage to get passed a directive to the Office of Cannabis Management to implement a feasibility study and legislative report due January 15, 2027. The report will outline a framework to implement a therapeutic psilocybin program with patients who have undergone screening and have a qualifying health condition. Over the coming months, the Office of Cannabis Management will be working on their report about what the regulatory landscape will look like to develop and implement a state-regulated therapeutic psilocybin program. Thanks to the leaders who participated in the Psychedelic Medicine Task Force, Minnesota already has a 200-page guidebook for legal, regulatory, scientific, cultural and ethical considerations for integrating psychedelic medicines into our society. It’s the result of 14 months of work by 23 members, and it can also serve as a national resource to help all states develop policies and programs related to this important work. The point being: the Office of Cannabis Management does not have to start from scratch. It already has the report, the policy framework advanced by the House, testimony from patients, veterans, clinicians and families—and a clear signal that there is broad interest in getting this right. The question of whether to create a psilocybin therapeutic access program is not about if, but how it will be implemented. We demonstrated this session that there is broad bipartisan support at the local, state and federal levels. Many states are considering legislation to determine how their state will address integrating psychedelic medicines into their systems of care, and Minnesota has an opportunity to be a leader and pioneer in this effort. With so much promising research and support for psychedelic medicines, we should view what passed this session as a planning phase for action in 2027, for the Legislature to pass this access program and help Minnesotans heal from some of the most difficult-to-treat mental health conditions impacting so many of our friends and family. Jessica Nielson, PhD, is chair of the Minnesota Psychedelic Medicine Task Force. She’s an adjunct assistant professor, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota. She’s also founder and president, Psychedelic Society of Minnesota. This piece was first published by Minnesota Reformer. Photo courtesy of Mark Groeneveld. The post Minnesota Is On The Cusp Of Making Psychedelic Medicine Available (Op-Ed) appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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“Our current presumption has the practical effect of stripping those who use marijuana…of their Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure.” By Carolina Journal The newest member of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals used a North Carolina case Wednesday to discuss the potential legal impact of shifting attitudes about marijuana. Judge Nicole Berner offered her commentary in an eight-page concurring opinion in United States v. Carson. Then-President Joe Biden appointed Berner to the 4th Circuit in 2024. Appellate judges upheld Jermaine Derrick Carson Jr.’s conviction on a federal charge of firearm possession by a felon. The court rejected Carson’s arguments that evidence against him should have been suppressed. That included evidence resulting from Asheville police detective Steven Escobedo frisking Carson during a traffic stop. Berner supported most of the majority decision. Yet she dedicated much of her concurrence to the link between marijuana and law enforcement searches. “I agree with my colleagues that our precedent in United States v. Sakyi dictates the outcome of this case,” Berner wrote, citing a 1998 4th Circuit precedent. “Sakyi created a presumption that a police officer has reasonable suspicion to frisk a suspect for a weapon during a traffic stop when he reasonably suspects that there are illegal drugs in the car,” Berner explained. “Applying this binding precedent, we are left with no choice but to conclude that Escobedo frisking Carson for weapons did not violate Carson’s Fourth Amendment rights because Escobedo reasonably suspected that there was marijuana in the car.” “The Sakyi presumption rests on a simple premise: ‘where there are drugs, there are almost always guns,’” Berner wrote. “This premise—that an individual who is suspected of being in proximity to illicit drugs is likely carrying a gun—can no longer hold water in this era of widespread marijuana legalization.” “In the nearly thirty years since Sakyi was decided, the purported nexus between marijuana use and gun possession has become attenuated,” she added. “Indeed, the Government conceded as much at oral argument.” “The legal landscape around marijuana use, both medical and recreational, has shifted considerably both at the state and federal level,” Berner continued. “Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia now allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Twenty-four states, including a number within the Fourth Circuit itself, have legalized recreational marijuana use. Though federal law continues to criminalize marijuana, the federal government ‘has largely tolerated the production and sale of marijuana when done in accord with state law, and it has allowed a multi-billion-dollar marijuana business to develop.’” “Sakyi relies on an assumption that individuals using and dealing illicit drugs are likely to be carrying guns for protection while engaged in illegal drug transactions,” Berner argued. “Against the backdrop of changes in federal law and widespread state legalization, such safety concerns are now notably absent for many marijuana users. An individual in Maryland, for example, can walk into a dispensary and legally purchase marijuana with no need for the type of protection upon which Sakyi based its nexus analysis.” Berner highlighted the actions of Asheville police in Carson’s case. “The facts of this case demonstrate this unassailable attenuation between marijuana use and dangerousness,” the judge wrote. “The officers themselves repeatedly assured Carson and the other occupants of the car that they were ‘not the weed police.’ Indeed, even though marijuana remains unlawful in North Carolina, the Asheville Police Department no longer charges individuals who possess personal use amounts of marijuana. This approach follows the lead of the Department of Justice which directed federal prosecutors to forgo marijuana prosecutions over a decade ago.” Government prosecutors are now “in the ‘awkward’ position of suggesting that ‘millions of Americans who now regularly use marijuana are categorically and unusually dangerous,’” Berner wrote. “The Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Hemani underscores the need to revisit our presumption. There, the Court held unconstitutional a statute criminalizing firearm possession as applied to occasional marijuana users.” “The Court explicitly rejected that a link between dangerousness and marijuana use could be sustained in view of the evolving legal and social landscape,” the concurrence continued. “Yet, under the law of our circuit, reasonable suspicion to frisk for weapons continues to be presumed anytime a police officer even so much as detects the smell of marijuana.” The 4th Circuit’s “approach stands in contrast to decisions from our sister circuits,” Berner argued. A single three-judge 4th Circuit panel could not change that approach. “Accordingly, we are bound by Sakyi, and I join my colleagues in their carefully reasoned opinion,” Berner wrote. “I write separately to underscore that our current presumption has the practical effect of stripping those who use marijuana, even in states where it has been legalized under state law, and even individuals who simply find themselves in near proximity to others using marijuana, of their Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure.” “As laws and social mores regarding marijuana continue to evolve, this presumption may no longer survive constitutional scrutiny,” Berner added. This story was first published by Carolina Journal. Photo elements courtesy of rawpixel and Philip Steffan. The post Federal Judge Questions Link Between Marijuana And Guns, Citing ‘Widespread State Legalization’ appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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