Maine lawmakers have advanced an amended bill to establish a commission tasked with studying and making recommendations on regulating access to psychedelic services.

Members of the legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, who met in January to discuss the measure, passed it as revised in a 9-2 vote last week. The legislation was significantly watered down, as it initially would have legalized psilocybin, allowing adults to access the psychedelic at licensed facilities.

But the committee has opted to create a “Commission To Study Pathways For Creating a Psilocybin Services Program in Maine” to further explore the reform instead—a disappointment for advocates who pushed to provide people with legal access sooner.

The 13-member panel would consist of legislative appointees, health experts, a military veteran, academics and people with experience in psychedelics policy.

It would be responsible for reviewing “medical, psychological and scientific studies, research and other information on the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in treating behavioral health conditions,” as well as how other states have approached regulating psychedelics access.

Sen. Donna Bailey (D), sponsor of the legislation, filed a similar version of the psilocybin access proposal in 2022 that passed the Senate but stalled out in the House.

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