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Nevada senators have approved a joint resolution that calls on Congress to reschedule certain psychedelics, provide protections for people using the substances in compliance with state law and streamline research.
The Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Rochelle Nguyen (D), with amendments, in a voice vote last week. The panel first discussed the proposal at a hearing last month.
The resolution cites research demonstrating the therapeutic potential of psychedelics in the treatment of serious mental health conditions and calls on the federal government to “reschedule psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine, mescaline and MDMA to a schedule that better reflects the therapeutic value, low potential for abuse and safety for use under medical supervision of those compounds.”
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