Massachusetts Quietly Passed a Psychedelic Treatment Pilot Program Through Its House
We missed this one when it published back on July 9 — bubbling it up now because it's a real step, not just a bill filing. State Rep. Marjorie Decker's five-year pilot program cleared the Massachusetts House, folded into a $561 million economic development bill: up to three DPH-licensed mental health clinics would be allowed to administer psilocybin or ibogaine on-site under medical supervision for PTSD, addiction, and depression, with cannabis companies, pharmaceutical companies, and psychedelic-molecule developers explicitly barred from holding a license. It still needs Senate approval and Governor Healey's signature, so it isn't law — and it's notably narrower than the broader legalization ballot measure Massachusetts voters rejected in 2024, built instead around licensed clinics rather than open access.
Read at The Boston Globe