Minnesota psilocybin therapy bill clears first legislative hurdle

Minnesota psilocybin therapy bill clears first legislative hurdle

Psychedelics are becoming more mainstream as research reveals their potential benefits. Several states, including New Mexico and Oregon, have legalized psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, for therapeutic use, and Minnesota may become the next. A bipartisan bill, HF 2906, that would create a pilot program for psilocybin therapy, passed its first committee hearing this week. The measure still faces multiple hurdles in the Min…