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• The mushrooms are widely available yet currently illegal to access.
• I have also personally healed from severe depression, using psilocybin mushrooms after suffering multiple
• We should act on HF 296 to create a regulated, supervised access pilot program for psilocybin mushrooms
• Until one desperate night at 21, while searching for the next fix, I found psilocybin mushrooms.
• I was lost until one desperate 9 to 21 while searching for the next 6 X and we found psilocybin mushrooms

Bills: HF3454, HF3917, HF2906, HF3832, HF3769

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• But yeah, I can't address the specific mushroom type.
• Um I don't have a lot of mushroom type.
• It's literally mushrooms out of the ground that we can cultivate.
• We know how many grams of this particular psilocybin is in each mushroom.
• So, that was really what each mushroom.

Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

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• can go out and look for this mushroom. can go out and look for this mushroom.
• about mushrooms.
• Why Kentucky should have a state<00:07:45.039> mushroom? state mushroom? state mushroom?
• a bit about mushrooms.
• me on the indigo mushroom and my voice. me on the indigo mushroom and my voice.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:17 SB 19 Discussion: 02:23 SB 19 Vote: 16:41, 958, all

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• All right. mushroom. Did I know we didn't have a mushroom.
• It's a very pretty mushroom,<00:03:58.400> and<00:03:58.520> it's mushroom, and it's mushroom
• forward to hearing about this mushroom. forward to hearing about this mushroom.
• a state mushroom. a state mushroom.
• Yes, you know, I love mushrooms, all kinds of mushrooms.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:26 SB 343 Discussion: 01:00 SB 343 Voting: 02:25 SB 19 Discussion: 03:25 SB 19 Voting: 20:10, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a roll call showing members present, then first took up Senate Bill 343, which would extend the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission and preserve the independent funding mechanism for the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims. The chair explained that the bill would keep the current assessment structure in place beyond its scheduled 2029 expiration and support the department’s independence and budgeting flexibility. The committee voted 11-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then heard a presentation on Senate Bill 19, relating to a state mushroom. Senator Scott Madon and Representative Mitch Whitaker introduced students and a biology teacher from Letcher County Central High School, who presented research supporting the indigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo) as Kentucky’s state mushroom. The students described the mushroom’s blue color, ecological role, edible qualities, and possible educational and scientific value, and tied the proposal to Kentucky’s identity as the Bluegrass State. Senators praised the students’ presentation and the effort to involve young people in the legislative process, and one senator asked how to identify edible mushrooms, prompting advice that experience is important and that local mushroom groups can help. The committee then voted 11-0 to report Senate Bill 19 favorably. Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the presentation and the educational value of involving students, with comments noting the strong participation of young women in science. Senate Bill 324 was on the agenda but was passed over and held for one week. The meeting then adjourned.

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• > been<00:43:38.560> sold other mushrooms that have been sold other mushrooms that have
• You know, we're talking mostly mushrooms here, but can you tell me how long the average mushroom lasts
• And so, you know, to say if everybody picked a couple mushrooms, there'd be no mushrooms, I mean, it
• Uh, in the case of mushrooms, if there are no mushrooms, foragers aren't going to be out picking mushrooms
• to be out picking mushrooms. to be out picking mushrooms.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's naming the official state mushroom, the indigo blue milk cap mushroom.
• indigo blue milk cap mushroom. indigo blue milk cap mushroom.
• as our state mushroom.
• fish the official mushroom? fish the official mushroom?
• <00:16:43.360> placed will have the official mushroom placed will have the official mushroom

Keywords: 958, all

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• We see people out there harvesting everything from antlers to mushrooms and a lot of mushrooms.
• We see people out there harvesting everything from antlers to mushrooms and a lot of mushrooms.
• plants, mushrooms, and other berries. plants, mushrooms, and other berries.
• appropriate for people to pick mushrooms appropriate for people to pick mushrooms on<01:17:14.120
• what berry we can pick or which mushroom what berry we can pick or which mushroom we<01:40:14.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 3263 is the David Ber Act and what it does is designate the morale mushroom as the state mushroom
• avid outdoorsman, and one of the things he really enjoyed doing in the outdoors was hunting for mushrooms
• Hunting for mushrooms was one of the things he really enjoyed doing in the outdoors.
• I'm just curious if you would be willing to add that to the Morell mushroom on line twenty-one.
• What are the kinds of mushrooms there? Thank you for the question. Oh, I don't know.

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

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• to study and educate the public about fungi, including teaching identification to safely gather mushrooms
• for food I want to make our mushrooms for food I want to make our position<00:04:51.560> uh<00
• I do want to have DNR come forward now and give them an opportunity to weigh in. first morel mushroom
• and the Pheasant or the mushroom and the Pheasant or the mushroom<00:25:16.480> and<00:25:16.600
• > the<00:25:16.880> deer<00:25:17.880> they're<00:25:18.159> they mushroom

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of context, because honestly that could be one mushroom.
• in whether it's wild berries mushrooms in whether it's wild berries mushrooms or<01:43:26.119>
• <01:54:15.199> won't don't realize that uh a mushroom won't don't realize that uh a mushroom
• As kids, we would follow her, and she would teach us, you know, don't eat this mushroom, eat this mushroom
• I happen to love mushrooms but anyway um I happen to love mushrooms but anyway um ju<02:08:26.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• :10:02.000> already accessing psilocybin mushrooms already accessing psilocybin mushrooms already
• The possession of psilocybin mushrooms.
• 27.119> used Psilocybin mushrooms are widely used Psilocybin mushrooms are widely used among<02
• <02:13:25.040> also penalties for psilocybin mushrooms also penalties for psilocybin mushrooms
• I don't know anything about growing mushrooms."

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm curious, your DEA license, right, to grow, cultivate the mushrooms now?"
• One of them is manufacturing psilocybin mushrooms. As a DEA-licensed manufacturer..."
• "As a DEA-licensed manufacturer, will SRI eventually make the legal magic mushrooms that we're using
• But once we do qualify in March, then how do we start distributing these mushrooms to..."
• Synthetic psilocybin, and the mushrooms aren’t. Chairman Shope, Senator Payne.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Breakthrough Mental Health Therapies met to discuss psychedelic-assisted treatments for serious mental health conditions, with a focus on psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, and related compounds. The chair framed the issue as a clinical and access problem for veterans, first responders, and others with PTSD, depression, TBI, addiction, and suicidal ideation, emphasizing that these therapies are intended for supervised medical settings rather than take-home use. Members reviewed research claims and policy trends, including FDA breakthrough therapy designations, state-level psychedelic legislation, and the role of Arizona’s right-to-try law in expanding access once federal approval is in place. Testimony came from Alan Mullen, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, who described his PTSD/TBI history and said ibogaine treatment helped him confront trauma and showed promise in reducing symptoms under strict medical monitoring. Dr. Sue Cisley of Scottsdale Research Institute described ongoing FDA-controlled trials in Arizona, said current medications often fail high-need patients, and urged removal of research barriers and preparation for right-to-try and expanded access. Dan Freiberg of the Professional Firefighters of Arizona said firefighters face chronic exposure to trauma, often rely on alcohol or other coping mechanisms, and need effective alternatives beyond traditional therapy. Dr. Chung Trin discussed late-stage psychedelic trials, the FDA breakthrough pathway, safety oversight, and the need for state readiness when approvals occur. Committee members asked about how the treatments work, whether they require psychotherapy support, safety concerns including suicidality and black-market abuse, patenting and synthetic versus natural versions, and costs compared with ketamine and other treatments. Witnesses said the therapies are administered with extensive screening, monitoring, and integration support, and argued that addiction potential appears low under medical supervision. The discussion ended with interest in sending correspondence to federal officials to support right-to-try cooperation and in continuing the research and policy work; no formal vote or action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• facilitator registries, and the cultivation and testing of the drug itself, which is usually found in mushrooms
• states like Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico who have legalized therapeutic access to psilocybin mushrooms
• the lived experience and the professional credentials to speak on the healing power of psilocybin mushrooms
• I also like that language was included to derive the psilocybin from actual much mushrooms rather than
• Until one desperate night in 2021, while searching for the next fix, we found psilocybin mushrooms.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's over 22 lbs of mushrooms.
• That's over 22 lbs of mushrooms.
• That's over 22 lbs of mushrooms.
• That's over 22 lbs of mushrooms.
• That's over 22 lbs of mushrooms.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This Bill's designates the Morell mushroom as our state mushroom. Stand for questions.
• Representative Alonzo Sanval, you're recognized for a question on this mushroom bill.
• Just out of curiosity, why the Morel mushroom? Why the Morel mushroom? I'm over here. Thank you.
• Back to the mushroom bill here. Do I have a do pass and do I have a Second? Thank you so much.

Bills: HB2445, HB2123, HB3048, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3673

Keywords: HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension

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• Even in my own city of Cambridge, which has even decriminalized mushrooms, my neighbors who were very
• I called a friend of a friend, and I ended up with a small dose of psilocybin mushrooms.
• I'm 22 and I've used psilocybin-containing mushrooms multiple times at varying dosages.
• In other words, psilocybin mushrooms allow me... ...that we take for granted.
• In other words, psilocybin mushrooms allow me. that we take for granted.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy, who outlined procedures for the hybrid public hearing, noted the committee would hear testimony on 15 bills related to treatment settings, and recognized members present. The first major bill discussed was H. 4200, authorizing a pilot program for psychedelic-assisted treatment in licensed facilities. Representative Jim O’Day and witnesses from Control Z supported the bill, describing it as a tightly controlled, medically supervised pilot with DPH oversight, limited sites, and screening requirements. Committee members asked about the number of sites and whether Column Health still existed; witnesses said the bill contemplated three separate pilot programs and that Column Health no longer existed after being purchased by another company. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1405 to make the drug stewardship program permanent by removing its 2026 sunset date. Senator John Keenan and others said the program helps collect and safely dispose of unused medications, reduces diversion, and should remain in place because manufacturers should bear disposal costs. A member from Boston added support based on local concerns about people searching through bags for drugs, and Keenan explained the original sunset reflected pilot status and industry pushback. A large portion of the hearing focused on S. 1394 and H. 2193, which would strengthen implementation of the 2023 Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform. The Children’s Mental Health Campaign, Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and Elliott Community Human Services testified that the roadmap’s helpline, community behavioral health centers, and crisis services are important but unevenly implemented. They urged a single point of accountability within EOHHS, regular strategic planning, a public data dashboard, and financial analysis of the behavioral health system and the access and crisis intervention trust fund. Witnesses said commercial insurance often does not fully reimburse community behavioral health center services, making sustainability difficult, and asked for better coordination across agencies and crisis response systems. Committee members asked whether the roadmap includes substance use disorder; witnesses said it is intended to cover behavioral health broadly, including mental health and substance use. The committee also heard testimony on bills to ban aversives and on suicide prevention signage. Lisa Jean Graff testified in support of S. 1394 by urging a statewide ban on aversive practices, including electric shock, withholding food or bathroom access, and other painful interventions, arguing disabled people deserve the same protections from harm as others. Fonda Bryant and Carol McLean supported a bill requiring suicide prevention signs on tall parking garages, describing personal experiences and saying the signs could create a brief pause and connect people to 988 or other help. McLean said her son died by suicide from a parking garage and that signage might have made a difference. The committee also heard strong testimony in support of creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within DMH facilities (S. 1398/H. 2204), with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a DMH nurse arguing that highly assaultive patients need specialized, more secure units to protect staff and other patients and to improve care. Additional testimony supported creating a dedicated board for licensed mental health counselors (H. 4696/S. 1382), with Rep. John Badger, the Mass Mental Health Counselors Association, and others saying LMHCs are a large and growing workforce that needs its own licensing board, clearer standards, and faster implementation of existing licensure reforms. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 2223 regarding benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Survivors and advocates described severe withdrawal, lack of informed consent, cognitive harms, and long-term disability, while a physician supported the bill as a way to improve disclosure of risks. Finally, the committee heard multiple witnesses in favor of H. 2231/S. 1383 to establish peer-run respite centers statewide. Advocates and people with lived experience said peer respites provide non-coercive, home-like alternatives to hospitalization, can reduce trauma and repeated admissions, and may be especially important for marginalized communities; they also cited cost savings and existing positive outcomes from current respite programs. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing portion reflected in the transcript.

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• Normally I would say this bill designates This bill designates the morel mushroom as the state mushroom
• This bill designates the morel mushroom as a state mushroom. Stand for questions.
• Hunting morel mushrooms was something he introduced me to long ago, and it's something my family does
• Morel mushrooms are so special because they only grow for a few weeks out of the year.

Bills: HR1038, HB3263, HB3127, HB2997, HB3115, HB2123, HB3587, HB3028, HB2035, HB3369, HB3620, HB3621, HB3622, HB3624, HB3175, HB3173, HB3178, HB1979, HB4476

Keywords: Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition

Transcript Highlights:

• We're asking $1 million for shiitake mushroom research. a leader in ruminate research in the a leader
• Kentucky mushroom and poultry leading the way is the goal and desire.
• <01:30:09.199> strain have isolated a shiakei mushroom strain have isolated a shiakei mushroom
• as stevia and mushroom. as stevia and mushroom.
• And then I would say shiitake mushroom will be our third on page five. Thank you.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: Mississippi State University officials testified in support of the university’s separately funded agricultural, forestry, and veterinary units, emphasizing their economic impact, research output, and need for continued state support. Keith Cobalt, vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, said the division generates a $1.7 billion impact on Mississippi, but warned that state and local funding has not kept pace with federal dollars or inflation. He argued that global competition, especially from China and Brazil, is hurting row crop and forestry producers, and highlighted a Vision 2030 study finding about $10 billion in agricultural and forestry value leaves the state through value-added processing. He also raised concerns about rural depopulation and proposed rural innovation hubs to help retain population and jobs. Nick Frank, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, said state appropriations make up about 25% of the college’s operating budget and are needed to support salaries, staffing, and service capacity. He described the college’s education, diagnostic, and clinical missions, including disease surveillance and responses to threats such as avian influenza, screwworm, and equine herpes virus. Frank said the college is expanding facilities with $18 million in 2024 state funding for a new farm animal hospital and cattle handling facility, but still needs additional support for equine and small animal renovations. He also requested support for rural veterinary scholarships and said inflation and salary competition from other schools and private practice are making retention difficult. In response to committee questions, Frank said the college enrolls about 118 to 119 students per class, with roughly 54 to 55 in-state students and tuition of about $29,900 for in-state and $53,000 for out-of-state students. He clarified that the “vet assistants” program is a four-year bachelor’s degree in veterinary medical technology, not a certificate. He also explained that staffing growth has largely been in the hospitals to address clinical shortages and improve care. Dr. Westberger, dean of the College of Forest Resources and director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, said Mississippi’s forests support a $19 billion economic impact, 84,000 jobs, and a $4.5 billion payroll, while also providing environmental benefits. He said the college and research center are nationally recognized, including an NSF ranking placing Mississippi State 10th in natural resource conservation research expenditures for a small university. Westberger highlighted research on forest management, pest detection, mass timber, wildlife disease surveillance, and value-added bioproducts, including efforts to attract mills and manufacturing. He said Mississippi has added 10 mills or mill expansions in five years with more than $1.5 billion in investment and over 1,000 high-paying jobs, and noted the college is planning a new mass-timber annex to address capacity and showcase the material. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Um, psilocybin is a, um, chemical derivative of, um, I would say mushroom compounds.
• chemical derivative of um I<00:05:21.640> would<00:05:21.760> say<00:05:21.919> mushroom
• <00:05:23.919> And<00:05:24.400> it I would say mushroom compounds.
• And it I would say mushroom compounds.

Keywords: Drug Policy - Room 409, 26 February, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The Senate Drug Policy Committee met to consider two bills. For House Bill 417, which updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act by adding substances to Schedule I, committee counsel explained that a strike-all was needed because the House version relied on outdated correspondence. Anna Catherine Lambert of the Mississippi State Department of Health said the department updates the language each year by matching Mississippi law to the DEA’s Federal Register, including salts, isomers, and related forms of newly scheduled substances. She noted the additions largely fall into three broad categories, including fentanyl derivatives, phenidates, and tazenes. Senators asked about the number of compounds and the need to list each derivative form. The committee moved to adopt the strike-all and then the title sufficient do pass strike-all, and the bill was reported. The committee then took up House Bill 563, which would allow Mississippi law to conform automatically if psilocybin is scheduled by the federal government before the next legislative session. The chair described psilocybin as a mushroom-derived compound being studied in clinical trials for treatment-resistant depression, and noted that an email from Veterans Exploring Treatment Options supported the legislation. Members discussed that the bill would prevent delay if federal scheduling occurs and asked about the conditions for which the substance might be used; the response mentioned treatment-resistant depression, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, and other mental health indications. Senator Blackmon made a lighthearted comment about possible amendments, but no amendments were adopted. The committee approved the motion for title sufficient to pass, and House Bill 563 was reported.

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• for food I want to make our mushrooms for food I want to make our position<00:57:24.240> uh<00
• that we forage that just mushrooms that we forage that just simply<01:09:03.400> do<01:09:03.560
• Representative Hansen: I don't see a difference between the mushroom and the pheasant or the mushroom
• and the Pheasant or the mushroom and the Pheasant or the mushroom<01:17:49.159> and<01:17:49.280
• > the<01:17:49.520> deer<01:17:50.520> they're<01:17:50.840> they mushroom

Keywords: 1183, house