The goal of treating mental health with mind altering mushrooms is facing the reality of Arizona's budget deficit
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The goal of treating mental health with mind-altering mushrooms is facing the reality of Arizona's budget deficit. The goal of treating mental health with mind-altering mushrooms is facing the reality of Arizona's budget deficit. Funding for a clinical study of magic mushrooms' impact on patients is running dry, with $2.75 million set to be cut off a month before June 30. Plans to legalize magic mushrooms in Arizona have stalled, and a separate bill seeking to establish a structure for mushroom research and funding in the state senate has also stalled. This comes as research suggests that magic mushrooms are an effective therapy for PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health issues. Negotiations are ongoing on the state budget.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The goal of treating mental health with mind-altering mushrooms is facing the reality of Arizona's budget deficit.
Funding to test the mushroom on veterans and first responders is running dry as plans to legalize it in Arizona have stalled.
About $2.75 Million in funding for a clinical study of magic mushrooms' impact on patients is a month away from being cut off.
Legislation that would extend the funding into 2026 appears to be dead.
A separate bill that would create a structure for mushroom research and funding in Arizona has stalled after winning approval in the state senate.
The setbacks come as research suggests that magic mushrooms are an effective therapy for PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health issues.
First responders and veterans came together at a capitol news conference in February to push for the legislation.
The Arizona Department of Health Services awarded Dr. Sue Sisley a $2.75 Million grant over three years for what she said would be the first human studies with natural hallucinogenic mushrooms. The grant was finalized in February.
The legislature's failure to act means the state grant funding stops on June 30.
A spokesman for democratic gov. Katie Hobbs said her office couldn't comment on the state budget.
"With the state being in an almost $2 billion deficit, it's very likely that all that money will get clawed back," Sisley said.
Negotiations on the budget are ongoing. The state's new fiscal year starts in a month, on July 1.
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