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2023 SESSION
HB 1513 Psilocybin; possession or distribution for certain medical purposes permitted, penalty.
Introduced by: Dawn M. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession or distribution of psilocybin for certain medical purposes permitted; penalty. Allows possession of psilocybin pursuant to a valid prescription or order issued by a health care practitioner in the course of his professional practice for treatment of refractory depression or post-traumatic stress disorder or to ameliorate end-of-life anxiety. The bill prohibits prosecution of health care practitioners or pharmacists for dispensing or distributing psilocybin for such purposes. The bill makes possession of psilocybin without a valid prescription a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by no longer than 30 days in jail and no more than a $500 fine, either or both. The bill makes a second or subsequent offense a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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HISTORY
- 01/04/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101934D
- 01/04/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Left in Courts of Justice