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NY A02142

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amy Paulin

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a psilocybin permit system for adults 18+ who complete a health screening and educational course (up to 5 hours), with permit fees capped at $80 and course fees at $200

  • Establishes over 50 qualifying health conditions for psilocybin use, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, chronic pain, cancer-related distress, and terminal illness

  • Licenses cultivators to commercially grow and sell psilocybin-containing fungi, with permit holders allowed to purchase up to 2 ounces of dried psilocybin monthly or cultivate their own for personal use

  • Creates a certified support services provider program requiring training (capped at $1,500) to offer non-medical risk reduction services during psilocybin use, with subsidies available for low-income individuals

  • Removes psilocybin and psilocin from New York's controlled substances schedules, provides protections against arrest or professional discipline for authorized activities, and allows sealing of prior psilocybin-related conviction records

Legislative Description

Allows the growth, cultivation, and regulated adult use of psilocybin for the treatment of certain health conditions; provides for the certification of support service providers and the licensure of cultivators.

Last Action

referred to health

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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