A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a House-passed bill that would require the state to conduct a study into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA.
Introduced in February by Texas state Rep. Alex Dominguez (D), the bill would direct the Department of State Health Services and Texas Medical Board to study psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other ailments.
The legislation places special focus on psychedelics as a tool to improve the health and quality of life of military veterans. Research would be conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine and “a military veterans hospital or a medical center that provides medical care to veterans.”
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