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GAO Urges DEA to Speed Psilocybin Religious Exemption Petitions

GAO Urges DEA to Speed Psilocybin Religious Exemption Petitions

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

The GAO recommended the DEA improve its religious exemption petition process for psilocybin, which takes 8 months to 3 years.

The GAO recommended the DEA improve its religious exemption petition process for psilocybin, which takes 8 months to 3 years.

The number

anywhere from 8 months to 3 years

How solid is it?

n/a

n/a

Not a study

Not a study

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

U.S. GAO

U.S. GAO

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Your Move, DEA

Your Move, DEA

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that the DEA improve its petition process regarding religious exemptions for psilocybin use, noting the timeline can take anywhere from 8 months to 3 years.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that the DEA improve its petition process regarding religious exemptions for psilocybin use, noting the timeline can take anywhere from 8 months to 3 years.

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