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Supporters tell finance committee Hawaii should prepare for psychedelic-assisted therapies
Summary
Clinicians, veterans and advocates told the finance panel SB 3199 would responsibly prepare Hawaii — via a two-year task force — to evaluate workforce, regulatory and service needs for emerging psychedelic-assisted therapies being studied for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.
Supporters of SB 3199 told the House Finance Committee the state should prepare now for the clinical possibility that MDMA- and psilocybin-assisted therapies could gain federal approval and clinical use. Witnesses included psychiatrists, researchers and multiple veterans who described treatment-resistant PTSD or depression and said existing services had not been sufficient.
Dr. Robin Martin, a Hawaii psychiatrist, described a patient…
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