The task force will help with legislative, licensing, and health insurance policies to make any federally-approved therapies accessible.
Rep. Jennie Armstrong, D-Anchorage, speaks with colleagues on the House floor on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Armstrong introduced the house version of the bill establishing a state psychedelic task force. May 10 to start a psychedelic medicine task force to help the state prepare for likely federal legalization of psychedelic therapies.
“When you look at the rates of trauma, and harm and mental health issues and addiction issues, and suicide rates in our state…you can just imagine how profound that is going to be on the state of Alaska, if we can ensure that those who qualify and need this medicine can get access to it,” Armstrong said.
“In such a short period of time to go from having this extreme PTSD to essentially being in remission, it changes their lives and their ability to be a productive member of society, to be healthy and be healthfully integrated into their families,” Armstrong said.of being used therapeutically and ceremonially in indigenous cultures. But western study of therapies has been slow because most psychedelics are illegal federally.
“I don’t see us having some of the kinks that you’ve seen in other places where they have legalized ahead of the FDA or decriminalized,” Armstrong said. “This is going to be a highly controlled substance in our state with, I would dare to say, very little to no negative public health or public safety impacts.”
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