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February 21, 2024 By Lauren Mendelsohn Psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy have shown promising results in treating PTSD, depression, and various other conditions. Because of this, over the past few years, a number of jurisdictions across the country have taken steps to deprioritize enforcement of criminal laws prohibiting psychedelics. However, even […]
January 22, 2024 By Lauren Mendelsohn In a letter dated January 2, 2024, an agent at the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) confirmed that “magic mushroom” spores are legal under US Federal law and are not controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) – at least while they […]
October 7, 2023 Today, in a major upset to drug policy reformers, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 58, a landmark piece of legislation that would have legalized certain activities involving a set list of psychedelic substances (including psilocybin, psilocyn, spores capable of producing “magic mushrooms,” DMT, and […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 14, 2023 California Senate Bill 58 (SB 58), which removes criminal penalties from some activities involving certain psychedelic substances, has passed through both the state Senate and Assembly, and is now sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk. We previously discussed SB 58 in detail here. However, the […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn May 25, 2023 Introduction In a significant stride toward progressive drug policies, California Senate Bill 58 (which we will abbreviate here as “SB 58”) is making waves as it advanced out of the Senate and into the Assembly on May 24, 2023. We previously […]
by Andrew Kingsdale January 23, 2023 Alice in Wonderland statute in New York City’s Central Park Two recent developments in New York—a new law on the books, and a revamped decriminalization bill—have laid the groundwork for legal psychedelics in the state. First, on December 23, 2022, Governor Hochul signed into […]
by Omar Figueroa December 17, 2022 California State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced a bill for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session to decriminalize certain psychedelics under California law. Senate Bill 58 has significant legislative support, and is co-authored by Assemblymembers Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley), Matt Haney (D-San […]
Catch Omar at the 2021 Meadowlands Cannabis Industry Retreat! What: Join Omar and other panelists during Camp Meadowlands 2021 for a discussion on Psychedelics & The Future of Plant Medicine. When: Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 7:45pm – 8:45 pm Panelists include: Charles Hawthorne, Capacity Building Coordinator at Harm […]
Our Senior Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn will be moderating a panel called “How Big Money is (Already) Playing Psychedelics” at Meet Delic, a psychedelic wellness event in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2021.
By Lauren Mendelsohn and Omar Figueroa July 20, 2021 There are at least two efforts underway in California to decriminalize psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” and at least one to decriminalize various other psychedelic substances. This post will provide a quick update as to the current status […]