Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom has officially certified a ballot initiative that would create a legal framework for the regulated use of natural medicines in Alaska.

Mescaline (top left), ibogaine (top right), psilocyn mushrooms (bottom left), DMT (bottom right).

With the certification, sponsors may now begin collecting signatures to qualify the measure for a future statewide vote.

The proposal, titled “25ANMA,” would allow adults 21 and older to access, cultivate, and use certain natural medicines for therapeutic and traditional purposes. Covered substances include psilocybin, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), mescaline—excluding peyote—and ibogaine. The measure also explicitly recognizes and protects indigenous and cultural uses.

If approved by voters, the initiative would establish a Natural Medicine Control Board to oversee licensing, regulation, and public education. It would also create a Traditional Use Council to support spiritual and cultural practices, decriminalize personal possession and non-commercial sharing, and authorize licensed facilities and facilitators to provide therapeutic services. Certified traditional practitioners and their clients would be protected from criminal penalties.

“The certification reflects the constitutional and statutory requirements for citizen-led initiatives in Alaska,” said Lieutenant Governor Dahlstrom. “While voters will ultimately decide the merits of the proposal, the application meets all legal criteria for form and content.”

To qualify for the ballot, supporters must gather signatures equal to 10% of the votes cast in the most recent general election, spread across at least three-quarters of Alaska’s House districts. If successful, Alaska could join a growing number of states moving toward regulated access to psychedelic medicines.