February 15, 2021

Honolulu, Hawai'i – Senator Stanley Chang (District 9 - Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu, ‘Āina Haina, Wai‘alae-Kahala and Diamond Head) recently introduced a bill that would remove psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of Schedule I substances.

 

SB 738 would also require the Department of Health to establish designated treatment centers for the therapeutic administration of psilocybin and psilocyn; and create a review panel to review and assess the effects of this measure.

“There is an increasing number of reputable studies that show how psilocybin and psulocyn can have promising results on people suffering from depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction,” said Senator Chang. “People with these conditions need options and this bill would give them that while also ensuring that is stored and administered at licensed treatement facilities.”

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If passed, Hawaiʻi would join Oregon as the second state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms.

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For more information on SB 738, click here.

 

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