A top New York lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize psilocybin service centers where adults could access the psychedelic in a medically supervised setting, while significantly reducing penalties associated with non-authorized psilocybin activities.

The legislation, sponsored by Assembly Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin (D), is one of the latest examples of New York legislators moving to enact psychedelics reform amid a growing state-by-state movement across the country.

The intent of the measure is to promote “the health and well-being of the citizens of the state of New York by establishing a comprehensive framework supporting public health and safety through regulated adult use, support services, and cultivation of psilocybin-containing fungi,” it says.

Under the bill, the state Department of Health would regulate the program, licensing psilocybin cultivators and certifying facilities to provide psychedelic services to adults. It includes an extensive list of possible conditions that could be treated such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it also says eligibility is “not limited” to those conditions. A person would have to undergo a health screening prior to participating in psilocybin services, however.

The use, cultivation and sale of psilocybin without a license or permit would be treated as a “violation” under

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