A legislative committee has schedule a public hearing for a bill that would decriminalize the personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms.
The Joint Committee on Judiciary has scheduled a March 6 hearing for House Bill 5297, which was filed Monday. A public hearing is a necessary step to a bill being approved through the committee process. The measure states that “Any person who possesses or has under such person’s control less than one-half ounce of psilocybin, except as authorized in chapter 420b of the general statutes, shall:
(1) for a first offense, be fined one hundred fifty dollars, and
(2) for a subsequent offense, be fined not less than two hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars.”
The law enforcement officer issuing a complaint for a violation of subsection (a) of this section “shall seize the psilocybin and cause such substance to be destroyed as contraband in accordance with law.”
The measure states that “Any person who, at separate times, has twice entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty after trial of, a violation of subsection (a) of this section shall, upon a subsequent plea of nolo contendere to, or finding of guilty of, a violation of said subsection, be referred for participation in a drug education program at such person’s own expense.”
The full text of the proposed law can be found by clicking here.
