Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek To Extend Military Psychedelics Research Program Until 2033
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have filed an amendment to a large-scale military bill that would extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years. Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Troy Carter (D-LA) and Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) […]
Bipartisan North Carolina Lawmakers Say Psychedelic Research Bill Can Help Military Veterans
Bipartisan North Carolina lawmakers are stepping up the push for psychedelics reform legislation by asking colleagues to pass it as part of the budget. Several members of the Senate and House of Representatives spoke at a press conference on Tuesday in support of a bill to fund research on the therapeutic value of substances like […]
Feds Would Develop ‘Impairment Standards’ For Marijuana And Other Drugs Under New Bipartisan Transportation Bill In Congress
Bipartisan leaders of a key House committee have released the text of transportation legislation containing provisions to require federal officials to study the issue of driving of driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs and propose “evidence-based impairment standards.” Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), who are, respectively, the chair and […]
Bipartisan Lawmakers Push FDA To Speed Up Approval Of Psychedelic Therapies
A bipartisan coalition of 32 members of Congress is urging federal health officials to expedite ongoing reviews of psychedelic therapies. “For many individuals, current treatment options remain insufficient, deepening an already urgent public health crisis,” the lawmakers, led by Reps. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Lou Correa (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies Caucus, […]