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Doctors, researchers and patients press committee on narrow psilocybin access, task force and decriminalization bills
Summary
Physicians, researchers and patients told the Joint Judiciary committee of promising clinical evidence for psilocybin in treating severe conditions while urging caution; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society backed narrowly framed bills that would allow dismissal of possession charges under defined safety criteria and create a task force for
Boston — Dozens of witnesses addressed a package of psilocybin bills that range from narrowly tailored dismissal or diversion for simple possession to a task force studying equitable access and a broader legal‑access proposal.
Joseph McKay, a retired New York City firefighter, described years of cluster‑headache attacks and as‑needed, unsanctioned use of psilocybin that he said brought him remission. "I was at the end of my rope and willing to try…
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