Could Magic Mushrooms Be Permitted In Hawaii?
A bill before the Legislature would remove psilocybin from the federal register of Schedule I drugs.
Hawaii allows adults to possess as much as three grams of marijuana under decriminalizing legislation that went into effect a year ago, under which users could be subject to a fine of $130.
Like pakalolo, psilocybin is also a Schedule I drug, determined by the federal to have a “high potential for abuse and the potential to create severe psychological and/or physical dependence.”
Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy and peyote are also on the list.
Under state Sen. Stanley Chang’s legislation, psilocybin and psilocyn — also known as magic or psychedelic mushrooms — would be removed from the list of Schedule I substances.
would also require the Hawaii Department of Health to establish designated treatment centers for “the therapeutic administration” of psilocybin and psilocyn and establish a review panel “to review and assess the effects of this measure.”
鈥淭here is an increasing number of reputable studies that show how psilocybin and psilocyn can have promising results on people suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction,鈥 Chang said in a press release Tuesday. 鈥淧eople with these conditions need options and this bill would give them that while also ensuring that (it) is stored and administered at licensed treatment facilities.鈥
The release says Hawaii would be the second state after Oregon to legalize psychedelic mushrooms.
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