Rick Perry pushing bill to test psychedelics on vets with PTSD***2nd update...it's law!

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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is back at the State Capitol, pushing for a bill that would order a study of psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.

House Bill 1802 would create a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of certain psychedelic drugs in the treatment of PTSD in vets. According to The Texas Tribune, the bill would direct the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to conduct the clinical study of psilocybin in partnership with a health sciences university and a Veterans Affairs hospital. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms."

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"I'm a great example of a fairly conservative elected official who is against drugs in any form," said Perry. "Back in 2013, I had a mother come in and visit with me about the medical use of marijuana. I was against that. But she came in and she showed me where her young son could ... get over these epileptic seizures by the use of this compound that was overseen medically, appropriately dosed, and that's what we're talking about here with this compound of psilocybin in a clinical trial environment. With the right medical oversight, the right diagnosis, the right dosing ... working them through this experience and then the right follow-up ... these compounds are different than no other compound that we would have in our arsenal. If you will use it properly, it can save lives."

Perry closed thanking the veterans and their families for joining them, and opened the floor for them to share their experiences.

"The potential science that is going to come out of this, I will suggest to you, is going to have an effect across our populations," he added. "Whether it's a young lady who plays soccer, who's being concussed multiple times, and whether it's an individual who has been sexually assaulted and the post-traumatic stress that occurs to that individual, the idea that we have in our hands, a way to positively affect their future, is a powerful thing. And I hope the members of the legislature take this opportunity, they go forward with it and we very loudly and proudly, if you will, share with the rest of the world what Texas is doing for its veterans."

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Senate Committee for Veteran’s Affairs and Border Security passed that bill to study using magic mushrooms to treat post traumatic stress disorder. Now, the Senate will vote on the measure. The committee met on Wednesday morning. Members listened to testimony on House Bill 1802 and then approved the measure. The bill would allow for a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post traumatic stress disorder.

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