New York Psilocybin Action Committee

09/03/2024

NYMHA Newsletter:

Newsletter September 2024

08/05/2024

Just published our first NYMHA newsletter, check it out here:

Avery gave a talk at the “For the Love of Fungi” mushroom festival about advocacy in New York. Allison Hoots participated in a discussion with SoundMind Institute on the bills in CO, NJ, and NY.  Watch it here:  https://www.soundmind.institute/blog/psilocybin-bill-update-new-y

05/24/2024

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-york-bill-would-legalize-psilocybin-service-centers-where-adults-could-have-supervised-psychedelic-sessions/

A top New York lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize psilocybin service centers where adults could access the psychedelic in a medically supervised setting, while significantly reducing penalties associated with non-authorized psilocybin activities. The legislation, sponsored by Assembly Health...

05/15/2024

If you missed our advocacy meeting last night, you can tune in here to watch it on our youtube channel:

May 2024 New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives meeting.We went over some recent actions and successes (the Reconsider documentary screenings) talked abo...

03/05/2024

If you missed it, here's the panel from The Linda last week! Watch it... share it... talk about it.... help us help others.

02/27/2024

We’re at the Capitol today working to change hearts, minds, and laws!

02/19/2024

Tickets for our screening and panel at with are live at the link in our bio. The 4 films will be followed by a panel including the film subjects and the film makers then a special live message from ! You won’t want to miss this historic moment as we work to educate New York law makers on why creating a pathway towards accessible psilocybin containing mushrooms makes sense!

02/18/2024

Tickets are available for our screening and panel at The Linda! You should come! This is really a huge deal. If you are interested in Mental Health Care, Alternative Medicine, Social Justice, or just fans of hearing people talk about their healing, you will regret missing this. Come be a part of history as we work to create change in the drug laws.

RECONSIDER presents STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION.A collection of Documentary Shorts about the impact of psilocybin and other psychedelics.Free screening with a suggested donation.

02/14/2024

We are attending the legislative briefing for S3520a/A3581a medical psilocybin access.

02/14/2024

Retired Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox gave an incredible talk on the need to change policing efforts and to end the criminalization of people who consume substances without endangering themselves or others. His journey from narcotics officer to a chair person for Law enforcement action partnership was phenomenally hear. We hope more police officers begin to adopt the LEAP practices!

02/12/2024

Join us at in Troy or via zoom (link in our bio) as we discuss the failures of the drug war from a law enforcement perspective. Retired Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox will be here talking about how we can do things differently!

02/09/2024

Avery Stempel and Joe McKay were interviewed last night on WOOC Hudson Mohawk radio from the about the upcoming screening of Stories of Transformation by the folks from at The Linda on Monday February 26th! Listen to the interview through the link in our bio!