Missouri 2025 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB951 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/10/2025

                    HB951--ALTERNATIVETHERAPIES
SPONSOR: Overcast
Underthisbill,anypersonwhoacquires,uses,produces,
possesses,transfers,oradministerspsilocybinfortheperson's
owntherapeuticusewillnotbesubjecttostateorlocalcriminal
orcivilpenaltiesiftheperson:
(1)Is21yearsofageorolder;
(2)Suffersfromaconditionlistedinthebill;
(3)InformstheDepartmentofMentalHealththatsuchpersonplans
toacquire,use,produce,possess,transfer,oradminister
psilocybinunderthisbill;
(4)ProvidestheDepartmentwithspecifieddocumentationand
information;
(5)Ensuresthepsilocybinistestedinalicensedlaboratory;and
(6)Limitstheuseofpsilocybintonomorethan150milligramsof
psilocybinanalyteduringany12-monthperiod.
Apersonwhoassistsanotherinanyoftheactspermittedunder
thisbillandanylaboratorytestingpsilocybinunderthisbill
willnotbesubjecttostateorlocalcriminalorcivilpenalties.
Additionally,thisbillmodifiescurrentlawontheuseof
investigational drugsanddevicesforindividualswithterminal
illnessestoincludeindividualswithlife-threateningorseverely
debilitatingconditionsorillnesses. Currently,investigational
drugsmustnotincludeScheduleIcontrolledsubstances. Thisbill
repealsthatprohibition.
ThisbillissimilartoSB90(2025)andHCSHB1830(2024).