Texas the Latest State to Legalize Psychedelic Medical Research

Psychedelics are following cannabis into the mainstream of medicine, with Texas and Connecticut enacting laws this month allowing research into how psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” might help people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on June 18 allowed a bill (H.B. 1802) authorizing the study of psilocybin to become law without his signature. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamott (D) on June 7 signed a bill (S.B. 1083) permitting psilocybin research in that state.

Oregon voters last year legalized psychedelics in licensed, supervised facilities, though treatment can’t take place until 2023, pending the ...