Rhode Island legislation that would legalize the possession and cultivation of the psychedelic compound psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms) has been passed by a key House committee.
Psilocybin mushrooms.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 2 today to pass House Bill 5923, roughly three months after it was introduced. The proposal would allow those 21 and older to possess and grow up to 28.35 grams (one ounce) of psilocybin for personal use, while also allowing them to grow it and share it with another individual who is also at least 21 years old.
The proposal states that nothing in state’s drug codes “shall apply to any compound, mixture, or preparation containing less than one ounce (1 oz.) of psilocybin provided the following conditions have been met:
(1) Psilocybin is in possession of one person or shared by one person to another; or
(1) Psilocybin is in possession of one person or shared by one person to another; or
(2) Psilocybin has been securely cultivated within a person’s residence for personal use.
The measure states that the Rhode Island Department of Health “shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to cultivation, distribution and medical prescription” if psilocybin is removed as a schedule 1 drug federally.
You can click here for the full text of House Bill 5923.
