As a local advocate and psychedelic educator, it was amazing to see the power of just connecting and talking with legislators. Everyone here in NM pulled together and it was inspiring. Deb Thorne of Sol Tryp had a team of folks informing the entire community as to when committee meetings were happening and pulling folks in to testify (that's how I got involved).
BTW, it's Dr. Dominick Zurlo (not Zarlo).
Side note: Limina Foundation is hosting a fundraiser at the Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe, NM on Sunday 9/7, and they will donate proceeds to the NM Psilocybin Program implementation. Folks can still get tickets here: https://lensic.org/events/the-enchanted-state/.
A few glaring factual errors in the piece that should probably be addressed:
> New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1912
No, it wasn't. New Mexico was part of the Mexican Cessation in 1848, and the Gadsen Purchase in 1854. It was a US territory until 1912, at which point it became a US state.
> In Oregon, which is a recreational rather than a medical program
While Oregon's psilocybin program is not medical, it's also not receational either. It's structured around "therapy centers" under close supervision. You can't go to a service center, say that you want to have some fun trying psilocybin, and get shrooms to take home. There's a mandatory waiting period between preparation sessions and administration of psilocybin at the facility.
‘You cant go to an Oregon centre, say you want to have some fun trying psilocybin, and get shroos to take home’ - no, you absolutely can say you want to have some fun trying psilocybin and then take them there. So it is a recreational supervised model. thanks for the other correction
Thanks for reporting on this, Jules! The bill had amazing bipartisan support--both from State Senate and House lawmakers. There was an amazing testimony from Sen Block (see https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20250312/-1/76968?startposition=20250312132100&mediaEndTime=20250312133000&viewMode=3&globalStreamId=3) who was not for the bill initially, but once he had talked with a veteran, Chris Peskuski, he changed his mind. Here is the link in case anyone would like to see Sen Block's testimony. Chris also gave expert testimony frequently in the committee meetings.
As a local advocate and psychedelic educator, it was amazing to see the power of just connecting and talking with legislators. Everyone here in NM pulled together and it was inspiring. Deb Thorne of Sol Tryp had a team of folks informing the entire community as to when committee meetings were happening and pulling folks in to testify (that's how I got involved).
BTW, it's Dr. Dominick Zurlo (not Zarlo).
Side note: Limina Foundation is hosting a fundraiser at the Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe, NM on Sunday 9/7, and they will donate proceeds to the NM Psilocybin Program implementation. Folks can still get tickets here: https://lensic.org/events/the-enchanted-state/.
Thanks again for highlighting the effrots of NM!
thank you Amy! Ill correct Dominick’s surname. I linked to Limina event, hope that goes great.
A few glaring factual errors in the piece that should probably be addressed:
> New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1912
No, it wasn't. New Mexico was part of the Mexican Cessation in 1848, and the Gadsen Purchase in 1854. It was a US territory until 1912, at which point it became a US state.
> In Oregon, which is a recreational rather than a medical program
While Oregon's psilocybin program is not medical, it's also not receational either. It's structured around "therapy centers" under close supervision. You can't go to a service center, say that you want to have some fun trying psilocybin, and get shrooms to take home. There's a mandatory waiting period between preparation sessions and administration of psilocybin at the facility.
‘You cant go to an Oregon centre, say you want to have some fun trying psilocybin, and get shroos to take home’ - no, you absolutely can say you want to have some fun trying psilocybin and then take them there. So it is a recreational supervised model. thanks for the other correction