Advocates discussed SB200, a bill that would legalize psilocybin in a similar way the state currently regulates medical cannabis, at a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Pharmacist Kylee Shumway speaks in favor of SB200, Utah Psilocybin Therapy, during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday. Shumway was on a task force last legislative session to look at the safety and efficacy of psilocybin. "It is safe and it works," she said.
Medications available for depression aren't always effective and several have serious side effects and patients need more options, according to proponents of SB200.Psilocybin, she said, "is not for everyone, and we're not claiming this is going to solve all of our mental health problems, but it will solve the problem for more than one person and that's enough for me to save their lives.
The amended legislation proposes a pilot program that would allow 5,000 patients to enroll, limiting the number of psilocybin producers to two instead of the initial five.Bills, she said, are never perfect. As SB200 moves through the legislative process, it's becoming "a better bill with time," Escamilla said.
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