Gov. Spencer Cox said he's not supportive of a bill being considered by the Utah Legislature to narrowly legalize psilocybin in a similar way the state currently regulates medical cannabis. 'I'm just not there yet,' he said.
r. Qualifying conditions would include depression, anxiety "if the patient has tried at least one other treatment which has not proven effective," PTSD and a condition for which individuals are receiving hospice care.
Psilocybin is currently classified as a federally prohibited drug in the U.S., and there's no telling if or when federal officials will revisit that classification.Escamilla, when asked about Cox's comments in a Senate leadership media availability later Thursday, said she had a conversation with the governor the day before so she was "not surprised" by his opposition to the bill.
Escamilla and the bill's supporters, including the Libertas Institute, a Utah-based libertarian think tank, and the Utah Patients Coalition, argue there is promising research that supports positive effects of psilocybin, especially for patients with depression, anxiety and PTSD.
"This is the thing. Everybody has to remember this grows in Utah in the wild," Hennessy said. "It's not like we can make this go away. The only thing we're stopping if we stop this is we're just stopping doctor education and doctors being involved. That's the only thing that stops if we end this conversation this year. That's it."
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