CA Bill Would Allow Medical Psychedelics to Treat Mental Health for Veterans, First Responders

The bill would set up a pilot program in three counties to offer treatments using the main chemicals found in ’magic mushrooms.’

Psilocybin mushrooms stand ready for harvest in a humidified "fruiting chamber" in the basement of a private home in Fairfield County, Conn., on July 27, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

A pair of California senators introduced a bipartisan bill June 6 that would allow psychedelic treatments for military veterans and first responders with mental health problems.

A similar bill seeking to legalize the substances on a broader scale stalled in May.