Legislation to legalize certain psychedelics in California has been passed by the Assembly Health Committee.
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The Health Committee voted 9 to 2 to pass Senate Bill 58. The vote comes two weeks after the measure was approved 5 to 2 by the Assembly Public Safety Committee, and a little over a month and a half after it passed the full Senate 21 to 16.
Filed by Senator Scott Wiener, the proposal would legalize the possession of up to two grams of DMT, 15 grams of ibogaine, two grams of psilocybin (or up to four ounces of “a plant or fungi containing psilocybin”) and two grams of psilocyn (or up to four ounces of “a plant or fungi containing psilocybin”). The legislation would also allow for “group counseling and community-based healing” and it would legalize “any spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material which contain psilocybin or psilocyn.”
Senate Bill 58 now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, with passage in that committee allowing a full Assembly vote. If the full Assembly passes the measure and the Senate gives it one final vote of concurrence (due to it being amended in committee), it will be sent to Governor Gavin Newsom.
Senator Wiener says “These substances have significant healing potential and there’s growing research showing that potential”.
You can find the full text of Senate Bill 58 by clicking here.
