5 Reasons to Support the Legalization of Psilocybin Therapy in Utah

Summary/Abstract

The first reason to support the petition to legalize psilocybin therapy in Utah is that it can improve mental health. Studies have shown that psilocybin therapy is effective in reducing treatment resistant depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other mental health disorders. Psilocybin is more effective than synthetic pharmaceuticals by a large margin. Psilocybin has also shown effectiveness in easing fear and anxiety in people with terminal cancer.

In February of 2022, the Utah legislature passed a bill that created a task force to review the legalization and use of psychedelics in mental health treatments. The bill was passed with overwhelming support, and the movement to decriminalize psychedelics in Utah is gaining momentum. The petition argues that psilocybin should be decriminalized in Utah for several reasons: it has been shown to have medicinal value, it is safe and effective, and it can help reduce criminality. The petition also argues that decriminalizing psilocybin would be a positive change for the state of Utah and would give lawmakers the public support they need to pass the bill in the next legislative session.

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The Top Five Reasons to Support Psilocybin Therapy in Utah

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Should Psilocybin Be Decriminalized in Utah?

Highlights

The movement to decriminalize psilocybin in Utah states began in Denver colorado 2019 the cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, California followed suit and decriminalized Psilocybin by 2020. Followed in late 2020, as did several Massachusetts towns.

The bill created a task force to review studies examining the legalization and use of psychedelics in mental health treatments for Utah. Legalizing and decriminalizing psilocybin in Utah is now very likely, but still needs public support.

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