The Indiana Senate’s Public Health Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of Senate Bill 139, which would establish a pathway for funding therapeutic psilocybin research in the Hoosier State…

Far out dude…

I am super interested to see how this goes. I’ve heard studies from western states have shown encouraging results in some people.

It only took 50 years to circle back to considering these things might have benefits beyond getting high or hearing colors.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    8 months ago

    Don’t get excited.

    State Rep. Matt Hostettler, R-Fort Branch, was the only committee member to vote against the legislation. He voiced sympathy for patients that stand to benefit from psilocybin treatment, but argued that the bill does not make fiscal sense.

    'The government is going to invest the money,” he told the committee. “Whoever patents it is going to charge money. The government is going to have to then pay for those patents through growing healthcare costs.”

    It’s taxpayer money, likely going to Purdue, and then Purdue or whatever huge corporations own the patents we paid to develop.

    I know that guy’s a Republican, but it’s Indiana state Senate, most of em are.

    • RedFox@infosec.pubOPEnglish
      41·
      8 months ago

      Maybe with enough voter pressure. I’d like to think even opposing political voters could see the benefits.

      And of course, yes, the patent aspect is a little infuriating. I agree.

      Hell, I’d concede and let them make their money if we could all get some benefits of the development.

      It beats having only pills, self medication, untreated conditions, etc in my opinion.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        Purdue is going to research it anyways.

        If taxpayer money pays for research, at least some percent of the proceeds should go back to the state. With this, we get nothing.

        All they have to do it is tweak it enough to be legally different. Then patent that and pay off state legislators to keep actual mushrooms illegal in Indiana and probably other states

        The existence of a controlled derivative would be used as an argument against the natural version that’s essentially free to grow.

        • RedFox@infosec.pubOPEnglish
          4·
          8 months ago

          That would be bad for everyone in my opinion. I wonder how they’d be able to control that. Hour could you tell? People would just grow them anyway. Good luck checking everyone’s basement.

          I do have trust issues though. I really want an my future substances made by Lily. Just at non gouging prices. I suppose that’s asking too much.

          I’m still going to fire some emails at my reps since it costs me nothing but time, the precious moments of my life I’ll never get back…