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Texas Legislature Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at U. The former Republican governor is throwing his support behind a bill by state Rep. Alex DominguezD-Brownsville, that calls for a clinical study of psilocybin — the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms" — to treat PTSD in veterans.
Some studies have suggested that psilocybin could be safe and effective in treating mental health disorders like depression, while calling for larger studies with more thorough methods.
Ad Perry said he has "historically been a very anti-drug person" and still firmly opposes legalization for recreational uses. However, he said he has seen through his longtime advocacy for veterans how psychedelic drugs can provide relief to former service members who have exhausted other options — and are traveling to other countries, like Mexico, to receive treatment.
I have seen it enough of these young men. Dominguez's House Bill would direct the Health and Human Services Commission to conduct the clinical study of psilocybin in partnership with a health sciences university and a Veterans Affairs hospital.
Ad HHSC would have to submit quarterly Perey: reports on its study, and it would have a deadline of Dec. The bill was referred to the House Public Health Committee last month but has not received a hearing yet. Texas has largely avoided loosening its drug laws in recent years as a growing number of states have legalized marijuana for recreational use.
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The state has legalized marijuana with limited levels of THC — the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that makes people feel high — for people with certain debilitating illnesses, Rick Perry: Governor Of Texas eligibility is limited and relatively few people have signed up. Noting the influence that the Big Three could have if they get behind this web page proposal, Perry said he's talked with the offices of Gov.
Greg Abbott and Lt. Dan Patrick and that the speaker's office has been briefed on it. He added that he is hoping that Republicans can "get comfortable [that], 'Hey, this is not some recreational drug thing,'" but a life-changing treatment for veterans when handled carefully. Ad Dominguez said in an interview that he has found that colleagues on both sides of the aisle are "very supportive" of studying the issue. Perry has largely stayed out of state legislative matters since leaving office inunsuccessfully running for president in and then joining President Donald Trump's Cabinet as energy secretary.]
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