H.371

An act relating to removal of criminal penalties for possessing, dispensing, or selling psilocybin and establishment of the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group

Sponsors: Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Rep. Brian Cina , Rep. Peter Anthony, Rep. Carolyn Branagan, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Rep. Conor Casey, Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Robert "Bobby" Farlice-Rubio, Rep. Leslie Goldman, Rep. Troy Headrick, Rep. Philip "Jay" Hooper, Rep. Robert Hooper, Rep. Dennis LaBounty, Rep. Saudia LaMont, Rep. Kate Logan, Rep. Jubilee McGill, Rep. Brian Minier, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Rep. Logan Nicoll, Rep. John O'Brien, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Rep. Lawrence Satcowitz, Rep. Taylor Small, Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Rep. Heather Surprenant, Rep. Curt Taylor, Rep. David Templeman, Rep. Kirk White

Location: House Committee on Judiciary

Last Recorded Action: 2/24/2023 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:00 PM

H.371 - An act relating to removal of criminal penalties for possessing, dispensing, or selling psilocybin and establishment of the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group

Introduction, Walk-through, and Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
Rory Van Tuinen, Resident, Waterbury
Shawn Straffin, Decriminalize Nature
Mason Marks, Senior Fellow and Project Lead on the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulations, The Petri-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School
Melinda Moulton, Resident, Huntington
Rick Barnett, Psychologist and Founder, Psychedelic Society of Vermont