Let's Talk about Psilocybin Mushrooms. [Find Your Legislator Here]

Our veterans are coming home with devastating mental disorders. The people who risked death are being denied treatment that works by the federal government and left to suffer. These are the last people to be ignored and shunned because the federal government doesn’t want to approve something that will help them. 

Indiana also has a big drug problem. Drug addicts want to break into your house and sell your things for drug money. Our state has too many and it shouldn’t be our responsibility to house these people in jail when they finally get arrested. There needs to be a cost-effective alternative. 

Veterans are at risk for developing PTSD. 12.9% of veterans come home with PTSD.

Psilocybin mushrooms have been shown in studies to reduce PTSD symptoms. PTSD does not have an effective treatment and studies are showing that these mushrooms reduce the symptoms of PTSD in the people who risked their lives for our nation. If there’s anyone who deserves to be treated, it should be the people who risked death daily so we can have our freedom.

See Craig’s story here.

Psilocybin can be a critical component in curing addiction.

Addiction is a difficult obstacle in many people’s lives. There are people out there who will break into people’s houses and sell their things to buy drugs/alcohol. Psilocybin shows promise in helping people break addiction and allows people to break out of the addiction cycle.

Psilocybin improves your brain health

Studies have shown that Psilocybin mushrooms improve brain health and creativity.

Why legalize psilocybin mushrooms?

• These mushrooms are natural and not made in a lab with harmful chemicals. 
• The money used from taxpayer dollars can be used to build our infrastructure and help us become a stronger state. 
• They can be regulated similarly to alcohol with similar laws to our current public intoxication and DUI laws.
• They reduce the risk of crime in neighborhoods by helping reduce addiction rates.
• They lower the taxpayer burden on housing drug addicts, allowing us to have lower tax rates.
• They are non-addictive [8] and don’t cause psychosis (or schizophrenia). [9]

When taken responsibly, similarly to alcohol, they are completely safe. Regulation would allow for safe usage with no negative effects on the community. Criminalizing the actions of someone who takes mushrooms vs. the mushrooms themselves is a much more effective legislative strategy. This would allow people to benefit from the health benefits of the mushrooms and discourage dangerous activities.

A committee should be designated to design a packaging label that demonstrates how to use them safely and is required to be on every package, similar to tobacco. The committee would recommend having another sober person with the individual, having recommended consumption amounts based on the desired outcome, and other recommendations. Packaging would indicate a warning for people with a family predisposition to schizophrenia/bipolar to not take them. In people who do not have this disposition, they do not cause schizophrenia. Any harm these mushrooms can have will be prevented by strong regulation.

 

The Proposal:

• Limit retail to selling sub-hallucinogenic dosages (50mg each as opposed to 1 gram) with ID proving the recipient is over 21 years of age. These are commonly referred to as micro-doses, which have mood-boosting effects.
• Specialty clinics have fewer restrictions but must have trained staff, psychologists, and doctors.
• Tax similarly and regulate similarly to alcohol to reduce any possible negative outcomes.
  •  Limit specialty stores to only being able to sell 5 grams once a month to customers 21 years of age and older.
  • Set up a tracking system that uses state ID to determine what has been purchased, what amount, and what time frame. The risks of taking more than legally allowed are low because there isn't a physical dependence risk.

Let's follow the other states taking initiative!

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Psilocybin and serotonin are almost the same in structure. Psilocybin activates serotonin receptors, similar to serotonin.

STORY: This veteran used magic mushrooms to treat PTSD, and wants them to be decriminalized​

Mother takes non-hallucinogenic amounts of mushrooms to help with depression​

Psilocybin can help reduce Autism symptoms​

STUDY: Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression​

STUDY: Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for psychiatric and existential distress in patients with life-threatening cancer​

Psilocybin Mushrooms Show Promise For Treating Alcohol Addiction ​

Study finds psychedelic mushrooms can be used to treat depression ​

Therapeutic effect of psilocybin in addiction: A systematic review​

Acute psilocybin enhances cognitive flexibility in rats​

The effects of psilocybin on cognitive and emotional functions in healthy participants

 

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