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California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting 'magic

(3 days ago) WEBFILE - A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a cannabis marketplace on May 24, 2019, in Los Angeles. A pair of California lawmakers will introduce a bipartisan bill Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic …

https://apnews.com/article/psychedelic-mushrooms-mental-health-california-newsom-64741f803176bd5ff4d0330917c00fac

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The Movement to Decriminalize Psilocybin, Explained

(2 days ago) WEBIn May 2019, Denver became the first city in the country to decriminalize “the use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin.”. Since then, a decentralized …

https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/the-movement-to-decriminalize-psilocybin-explained/

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Senator Wiener’s Legislation to Decriminalize Possession of

(3 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 519, which decriminalizes the possession and personal use of certain psychedelic drugs, will now become a two-year bill.The bill thus remains alive and will be eligible to move forward next year. This groundbreaking legislation moved significantly farther than …

https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20210826-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-legislation-decriminalize-possession-psychedelics-moves-forward-two

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California Senate Passes Amended Psychedelics Legalization Bill

(7 days ago) WEBThe legislation, Senate Bill 58, was introduced by San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener in December 2022. After receiving approval from the California Senate in May, the bill was approved with

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2023/09/08/california-senate-passes-amended-psychedelics-legalization-bill/

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California Senate passes bill to decriminalize psychedelics

(9 days ago) WEBThe bill would decriminalize the possession and personal use of psilocybin, psilocin, DMT and mescaline. Mental Health Awareness Public Safety Sports Earthquakes Wildfires According to Greg Burt, the organization’s director of capitol engagement, decriminalizing psychedelics is a dangerous and misguided endeavor.

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/health/2023/09/15/california-legislature-passes-bill-to-decriminalize-psychedelics

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California lawmakers approve psychedelics decriminalization bill

(1 days ago) WEBIn addition to decriminalizing personal possession and cultivation, the bill also aims to establish “community-based healing” practices that promote group therapeutic use of psychedelics.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4192350-california-lawmakers-approve-psychedelics-decriminalization-bill/

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California could decriminalize psychedelics under new bill - Los

(4 days ago) WEBSupporters of Senate Bill 58 say that the legislation is a step toward ending California’s “war on drugs” and that decriminalizing psychedelics could pave the way for better treatment

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-19/magic-mushrooms-and-ayahuasca-would-be-decriminalized-in-california-under-new-bill

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New California bill would decriminalize psychedelics, expunge …

(3 days ago) WEBNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill earlier this month loosening the penalty for anyone found possessing up to an ounce of psychedelic mushrooms. That bill downgraded small amounts of the

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-california-bill-would-decriminalize-psychedelics-expunge-criminal-records-n1258261

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Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Approved by California …

(3 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s assembly passed a bill that would make it the third state to decriminalize psychedelic drugs for personal use. The measure cleared the lower house of the Democratic-controlled state

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/psychedelics-decriminalization-bill-approved-by-california-assembly/ar-AA1glRla

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Fetterman & Smith Introduce Bill to Establish Senate Commission …

(2 days ago) WEBThe bill would establish a U.S. Senate Commission on Mental Health tasked with providing Congress and the president independent, expert policy recommendations to improve access to and affordability of mental health care services. “Before I sought help for my depression, I was the biggest cynic – but it truly worked,” said Senator Fetterman.

https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/press-releases/news-fetterman-smith-introduce-bill-to-establish-senate-commission-on-mental-health/

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have …

(3 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known …

https://apnews.com/article/psychedelics-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-gavin-newsom-california-df0acc070df06de668ef69aafc1f13e1

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Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs Passes Senate Health …

(3 days ago) WEBA bill authored by San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener aimed at decriminalizing psychedelic drugs on Wednesday passed the Senate Health Committee by a vote of 6-1, according to Wiener's office.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bill-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs-passes-senate-health-committee/

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New California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs

(1 days ago) WEBThe state of California could be one step closer to decriminalizing all drugs if lawmakers approve new legislation that would start with psychedelics. State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a bill

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/539476-new-california-bill-would-decriminalize-psychedelic/

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California Moves Faster to Transform Mental Health System for All, …

(9 days ago) WEBWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is accelerating the distribution of billions of dollars in new funding available to counties and others to construct outpatient, inpatient, and residential behavioral health facilities and creating new mental health resources for Californians across the state.. REDWOOD CITY – Today, while visiting a …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/14/california-moves-faster-to-transform-mental-health-system-for-all-with-urgent-focus-on-most-seriously-ill-homeless/

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Kuster, Moore, McBath, Baldwin, and Shaheen Introduce Mental …

(5 days ago) WEBWashington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Lucy McBath (D-GA), alongside Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), introduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, which would require commercial and governmental health …

https://kuster.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6052

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Senator Wiener’s Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics Passes …

(7 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO – The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 58, which decriminalizes possession and use of a set of naturally occurring psychedelics, including psilocybin, psilocyn, Dimethyltryptamine (“DMT”), mescaline (excluding peyote), and ibogaine. The bill …

https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20230627-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-bill-decriminalize-psychedelics-passes-assembly-public-safety

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As Cities Decriminalize Psychedelics, Law Enforcement - Bill of …

(6 days ago) WEBAs a start, the Department of Justice should issue a memorandum stating that individuals complying with state psychedelics laws will not be prosecuted. The war on drugs has caused immeasurable harm to people of color and people with mental health conditions. In 2020, law enforcement should step aside and let public health lead.

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/08/05/psychedelics-psilocybin-war-on-drugs-decriminalization/

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The CARE Act: Understanding California’s New Model for …

(2 days ago) WEBMedication in CARE Act. 5977.1(d)(3) A court may order medication if it finds, upon review of the court-ordered evaluation and hearing from the parties, that, by clear and convincing evidence, the respondent lacks the capacity to give informed consent to the administration of medically necessary stabilization medication.

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ccjbh/wp-content/uploads/sites/172/2024/05/CARE-Warburton-CCJBH-5-9-24-ADA.pdf

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Decriminalizing Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health Equity

(7 days ago) WEBDecriminalizing Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health Equity. November 14, 2022. Diverse populations, Serious mental illness, Teens and young adults, Trauma. A poll commissioned by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that only one in five Americans believe that those in jails and prisons are getting the mental …

https://www.psychiatry.org/News-room/APA-Blogs/Decriminalizing-Mental-Illness

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Napolitano and Balint Introduce Mental Health in Schools Act

(7 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, DC - Today, Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31) and Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) introduced H.R. 8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act of 2024, to create two new grant programs within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help K-12 schools develop mental health education …

https://napolitano.house.gov/media/press-releases/napolitano-and-balint-introduce-mental-health-schools-act

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Decriminalizing Mental Illness: A Novel Approach - NCSC

(3 days ago) WEBTask Force and Task Force Member Activities. Decriminalizing Mental Illness: A Novel Approach - Film Screening and Panel Discussion Healing Minds NOLA is honored to host a screening of the much talked about Film Documentary: "Definition of Insanity." On Wednesday, June 23rd from 6pm-8pm CDT, find out how one Miami-Dade …

https://www.ncsc.org/newsroom/behavioral-health-alerts/2021/decriminalizing-mental-illness-a-novel-approach-film-screening-and-panel-discussion

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decriminalizing mental health conditions, and promoting …

(3 days ago) WEBAn Act relative to mental health parity implementation S.675 (Sen. Friedman) There remains a stark lack of parity between behavioral health and physical health. This bill will improve enforcement Decriminalizing Mental Health . An Act to enhance 911 operations for behavioral health crisis response H.2461 (Rep. Fluker Oakley) & S.1567 …

https://www.mamh.org/assets/files/MAMH_LegPriorities_2021_2022_041421.pdf

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California's bill to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms', explained

(9 days ago) WEB55°. "Thank goodness I found psychedelics" The push to legalize psychedelic drugs in California. Watch on. A bill that would decriminalize certain natural, hallucinogenic drugs like psilocybin

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/bill-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms/103-89e719d3-88db-4b70-9e79-bb743d20da05

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Senate tables bill inspired by state hospital shooting - Boston.com

(3 days ago) WEBPolitics Senate tables bill inspired by state hospital shooting New Hampshire currently does not submit mental health records to the database that gun dealers use for background checks.

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/05/17/senate-tables-bill-inspired-by-state-hospital-shooting/

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NH Republicans temporarily block bill adding mental health …

(3 days ago) WEBPrevious efforts to close what some gun safety activists consider a glaring loophole in the background check system have failed, but the idea found renewed interest in the wake of the killing of Bradley Haas inside of New Hampshire Hospital last November. The gunman, John Madore, had previously been an inpatient at the facility and had a …

https://www.ctpublic.org/2024-05-17/nh-republicans-temporarily-block-bill-adding-mental-health-records-to-gun-background-check-system

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human services agency to build up

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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Gov. Moore signs bill mandating mental health training for coaches

(7 days ago) WEBA simple proposition for this bill was brought forward in June 2022 by a former Baltimore City student-athlete dedicated to mental health advocacy. Marcus Alston had zero legislative experience.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/16/gov-wes-moore-signs-bill-requiring-mental-health-training-for-public-high-school-college-coaches/

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House Passes Bill to Address Mental Health Gaps in Delaware …

(4 days ago) WEBThe bill passed the House 39-0-2. The CDC reports an upward trend in the number of students with mental health concerns. In 2021, a comprehensive survey revealed that 42% students felt persistently sad or hopeless, and 29% experienced poor mental health. In the same year, 22% students seriously considered attempting suicide …

https://bluedelaware.com/2024/05/16/house-passes-bill-to-address-mental-health-gaps-in-delaware-schools/

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health districts to improve outcomes for Iowans, into law. “Today, we align Iowa’s 32 separate mental health and substance use service regions into one, unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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Canada Re-Criminalizes Public Drug Use in British Columbia

(5 days ago) WEBMay 7, 2024. The government of Canada on Tuesday walked back part of a program allowing people in British Columbia to possess small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, without fear of

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/world/canada/british-columbia-public-drug-use.html

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How each member of the NJ Assembly voted on decriminalizing

(5 days ago) WEB16 votes, 22 comments. The link is here . Scroll down and click "Roll Call" next to session votes and press ctrl+f and search for your…

https://www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/hbxcc6/how_each_member_of_the_nj_assembly_voted_on/

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental health services for fear of losing custody of their children. Custody loss rates for parents with mental illness range as high as 70-80 percent, and a higher proportion of parents

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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NAMI Greater Bergen: Mental Health Support, Education

(Just Now) WEBPeople living with mental health conditions must know that they are not alone. NAMI Greater Bergen serves residents across our community with free mental health support, online groups, resources and education. Bill A508/S2668 would require the Governor and the Legislature to consider adding funding each year for adult mental health

https://namigreaterbergen.org/

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