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Vermont Gov. Scott To Weigh On Drug Safe Consumption Site Bill And More
Vermont’s House of Representatives recently gave a green light to a measure that would set up a psychedelic-assisted therapy working group. Its eight members would be tasked with providing recommendations on regulation of legal access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA, reported Marijuana Moment.
The bill, from Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick (D), which was already passed in the Senate, prior to several changes, stipulates that the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group would "review the latest research and evidence of the public health benefits and risks of clinical psychedelic-assisted treatments" and "examine the laws and programs of other states that have authorized the use of psychedelics by health care providers in a therapeutic setting."
The legislation now has to undergo a concurrence vote in the Senate before ending up on Governor Phil Scott's (R) table.
On a different note, Gov. Scott expressed a strong opposition against H.72, which seeks to both legalize and fund a facility based in the city of Burlington, which is meant to offer those using prohibited drugs it in a medically supervised environment, according to Marijuana Moment.
"I'm sure I'll end up vetoing that, and we'll see if there's an override," he said on Wednesday during a press conference. "That one is something that I am opposed to. We'll see if they have the votes."
Following the potential veto, the measure proposing ...