Iowa Committee Unanimously Approves Bill to Legalize Psilocybin for PTSD

The House Ways and Means Committee voted 23 to 0 today to pass House File 620, renumbering it as House File 978.

Sponsored by Representative John Wills (R), the measure would establish a regulated framework for the production and supervised administration of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms. The program would be overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services. The proposal allows for the administration of “any portion of a psilocybin-containing mushroom that has been dried and is intended for oral consumption by a patient.” The bill defines a “qualified medical psilocybin provider” as “a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to chapter 148, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E, who is registered by the department under section 124F.24 to recommend treatment with psilocybin.”

Under the proposed law, the state would license psilocybin production establishments, cultivation facilities, testing laboratories, and qualified therapy providers The proposal will now be considered by the full House of Representatives. For the measure’s full text, click here.