Psychedelic medicine is a subject that is increasingly being visited Lawmakers, clinicians, researchers, patients and advocates at local, state and federal level.

In this week, House Committees in Missouri and Georgia heard Transcript from different sources about the possible therapeutic effect of these substances for one of the subgroups of people who often suffer from a mental illness: military veterans.

Missouri listens to doctors and psychedelics users

In Missouri, the House Interim Committee on Veterans Mental Health and Suicide chaired by MP Dave Griffith (D) heard Testimony from a Physician and Persons Experienced with Psychedelics in a Therapeutic Treatment Setting.

The meeting is to be understood in the context of the republic Rep. Tony Lovasco To get presented new version a bill that allows certain patients Access to currently banned entheogenic drugs. Lovasco originally tried to introduce the reform bill in March 2022 when the House Health and Mental Health Policy Committee raised it and eventually rejected it.

Among other things, the bill is intended to address Missouri’s electricity Position regarding the application of Right To Try (RTT) laws Include Schedule I medications for people with serious medical conditions.

In which August 31st Hearing, doctor and director of a ketamine clinic that treats people with major depression (TRD). Raul Kapur shared his insights into the specific traumas veterans must deal with. He said he believes the country has “an obligation to continue research and provide them with all resources” and ensure that “psychedelics are a key resource in this fight.”

Elaine Brewer, founder of Humble Warrior Wellness Center and wife of a military member, spoke about the anxiety she felt while her husband was on duty and recalled stories of families who lost loved ones in combat and how psychedelics completely altered the state of their mental health, giving her access enabled “The gift of…