Yes, we offered our support for S.B. 266 earlier this year, however, we strongly feel that it fell far short from giving Utahns the liberties to practice this incredible medicine. Demand for mental wellness is at an all time high in Utah. Psilocybin is at a , and you have the power to help shape this future. By adding your voice, you can be a part of expanding access to safe, effective psilocybin therapy for all Utahns. Your support will help us take an important step toward providing more accessible, transformative mental health care.
In February 2022, the Utah legislature passed the Mental Illness Psychotherapy Drug Task Force bill (HB 167). The Utah House, with a vote of 68 to 1, and the Utah Senate by 23 to 1, passed the bill with overwhelming support. The bill created a task force to review studies examining the legalization and use of psychedelics in mental health treatment for Utah. Legalizing and decriminalizing Psilocybin in Utah is now very likely but still needs public support.
The movement to decriminalize psilocybin in the United States began in Denver, Colorado 2019. The cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, followed suit and decriminalized psilocybin by 2020. Washington, D.C. followed in late 2020, as did several Massachusetts towns in 2021. Seattle became the largest U.S. city to join the growing list in October 2021. Starting in 2023, Oregon will be the first state to legalize all psychedelics.
"Psilocybin is giving us a temporary peek into a biological process that underlies the very origin of religious and spiritual practices. What's remarkable about psilocybin is its breadth and depth of impact. It's almost unparalleled in psychiatry that a single dose of a medicine produces these kinds of dramatic and enduring results!"