Bill to establish state psilocybin program approved by Senate subcommittee

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 980

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow for the legal, medical use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms,” in state-approved psychiatric treatment programs.

House File 978 was passed by the Iowa House in 2025. The measure as passed by the House proposes establishing a Psilocybin Production Establishment Licensing Board within the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. But Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, who floor managed the …

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