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.’
CA Bill Would Allow Medical Psychedelics to Treat Mental Health for Veterans, First Responders
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
Rudy Blalock
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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.