Relating to drugs and adding a provision relating to the scheduling of crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the Food and Drug Administration
This bill amends West Virginia's Schedule I drug list to specifically exempt "crystalline polymorph psilocybin" that has received approval from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It directly affects medical products seeking FDA approval for therapeutic use, as this exemption would remove Schedule I restrictions for such approved formulations. The key mechanism is adding a new exception to the existing Schedule I definition, ensuring FDA/DEA-approved psilocybin products are not classified as illegal under state law. This change aligns state scheduling with federal regulatory approvals for medical applications.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action Mar 27, 2025
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The bill title was replaced with a new version, and a substantive amendment was added to expand the scope of the legislation to include organic psilocybin substances or crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the FDA and DEA.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes organic psilocybin substances or crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the FDA and DEA within its regulatory framework.
TITLE
The original committee-substituted title was removed and replaced with a new version.
SCOPE
An amendment was added to include organic psilocybin substances or crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the FDA and DEA in the bill's provisions.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 26, 2025
How they voted
92–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican91
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 197)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Amended
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Evan Worrell
RRepublican
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