Senators File Revised Bill Seeking to Reschedule Breakthrough Psychedelic Therapies
A group of bicameral and bipartisan lawmakers has filed a revised bill that would reschedule psychedelics as breakthrough therapies and promote psychedelic research and drug development. Filed by Senators Rand Paul and Cory Booker alongside Representatives Nance Mae and Madeleine Dean, the Breakthrough Therapies Act seeks to streamline the federal process of rescheduling “breakthrough therapies” such as MDMA and psilocybin that have exhibited significant medical potential. Thanks to a surge in psychedelic research in recent years, scientists have discovered that psychedelics have the potential to treat mental health disorders such as major depressive syndrome, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The…