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21 Quinnipiac Health L. J. 239 (2018)
Psychedelic Medicine: Galvanizing Changes in Law and Policy to Allow Access for Patients Suffering Anxiety Associated with Terminal Illness

handle is hein.journals/qhlj21 and id is 251 raw text is: PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE: GALVANIZING CHANGES IN LAW AND POLICY TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING ANXIETY ASSOCIATED WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS Kathryn L. Tucker* I. Introduction ............................... ..... 240 II. A Brief History of Psilocybin Use and Studies of Effects....... 240 III. Psilocybin's Legal Status Under Federal Law.........................242 IV. Psilocybin's Legal Status Under State Law..... .......244 V. Moving Forward: Advocacy to Increase Access to Psilocybin for Therapeutic Purposes .................... ........... 245 VI. Modem Clinical Research .............................. 248 VII. A New Frontier in Palliative Care ............. ...... 249 VIII. Future Advocacy and the Medical Marijuana Model..............250 IX. Conclusion ............................ ...... 257 * Kathryn L. Tucker, J.D. is Executive Director of the End of Life Liberty Project, an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and expanding the rights of the terminally ill, which she founded during her tenure as Executive Director of the Disability Rights Legal Center, a lead- ing disability rights advocacy organization. Previously, Tucker served for two decades as Director of Advocacy and Legal Affairs for Compassion & Choices, engaging multidimensional advocacy to improve care and expand choice at the end of life. Prior to that, she practiced law with Perkins Coie. She has held faculty appointments at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, the University of Washington, Seattle University, and Lewis & Clark Schools of Law, teaching in the areas of law, medicine, and ethics pertinent to the end of life. A Fulbright Specialist, she has held faculty ap- pointments at the Universities of Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago in New Zealand. Tucker is often involved in representing physicians and patients seeking to expand end of life liberty. This article was prepared in conjunction with the University of Washington Law School symposium, Psychedelic Medicine: New Frontiers in Palliative Care (Oct. 27, 2017). The author appreciates the able assistance of Zachary Hayes-Macaluso, J.D. Candidate University of Colorado School of Law, in the research and editing of this article. 239

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