Decriminalize Nature Albuquerque

New legalization will soon increase New Mexican’s access to psilocybin for therapeutic use in the treatment of death anxiety and depression for those with advanced and terminal illness. This effort has included a number of lawsuits in federal court raising issues as to the application of Right to Try laws and has included a Petition to reschedule psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II. In February 2025, this petition will likely be transmitted to HHS and FDA for evaluation and a scheduling recommendation. We will hear from Seattle palliative care physician Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, the petitioner.

Right to Try laws, which (in theory), provide patients with a life-threatening conditions a shortcut to access “investigational treatment options.” Recognizing that such patients do not have the luxury of time to await the slow process of new drug approval. Many veterans, children with rare diseases, and elderly people with terminal illness will benefit from this rescheduling. This finding will significantly impact the way psilocybin is used. Early next year, medical psilocybin should be legally prescribe-able and dispensed for legitimate medical purposes and will ease access for research purposes. We will discuss this and other emergent issues in the psychedelic landscape with New Mexican palliative care physicians and death doulas, including Dr. Van Warren, Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, Danielle Slupesky, and Dr. Lida Fatemi.

New Mexico has a growing death doula community, along with palliative care with psilocybin, are new specializations attending to patients with existential and spiritual distress or pain. We thought it was important to discuss updates on therapeutic advancements in psilocybin’s application including the Right to Try Act and access to ceremonial models of psilocybin administration.

Hosted by Decriminalize Psychedelics New Mexico:
Death Doulas in New Mexico
Nov 19, 2025 10AM Mountain Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84474804037
Meeting ID: 844 7480 4037

The DPNM Instagram account is— https://www.instagram.com/decrimpsychnm?igsh=Y3Z4YXl5MDd2ZHc2&utm_source=qr

Psilocybin Rescheduling impacts on Death Doula and Palliative Care in New Mexico— Panel Discussion Nov 19

#505

This is a 10-week online group that will allow people to process their experiences and also provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, medicinal, philosophical and historical aspects of three keystone plant medicines. Email [email protected] for more details.

‘Psilocybin Policy & Research in New Mexico’ Oct 21 at Guild Cinema

Given that Senate Measure 12 passed last year the New Department of Health and UNM Hospital is working with the NM legislature to develop a psilocybin framework to integrate into the New Mexico healthcare system. There will be a panel and public discussion on October 21 at 8pm. The panel includes Hanifa Washington, a
Cultural Activist;
Lawrence Leeman MD, a Physician Researcher; Crystal Romero, a veteran and Military Justice Advocate; James Brown, a Pharmacist & Veteran; Joaquin Orozco, a veteran and Counselor; Marisa C De Baca, a Social Worker and President of the New Mexico Psychedelic Science Society. More information about this event: https://www.guildcinema.com/movies/music-for-mushrooms---a-new-doc-by-%26-about-musician-east-forest-a.k.a.-krishna-trevor-oswalt