Beacon Hill Archives

Another Milestone For Magic Mushrooms In Massachusetts

Lawmakers advance bill to create regulated psychedelics therapy program

JACK GORSLINE September 15, 2025

Meet One Of The Young Advocates Advancing Psychedelics In Massachusetts

With one milestone already behind him, Tim Morris says that securing “at-home cultivation” of plant medicine like psilocybin will be “the real milestone.”

JACK GORSLINE August 20, 2025

A Historic Endorsement For Psychedelic Decriminalization

Latest psychedelics hearings featured new faces and old foes as Massachusetts Psychiatric Society endorses decriminalization bills

JACK GORSLINE July 24, 2025

Massachusetts Is The Only State That Still Bans Nunchucks. Could A Recent Court Decision Impact Weapons Laws?

The Bay State prohibition of the legendary weapon dates back to fears from 50 years ago about menacing young kung fu hooligans. Can the nunchuck ban be reversed?

ZACK HUFFMAN April 11, 2025

Massachusetts Legislators Seek Outside Counsel To Thwart Audit, Will Of Voters

Taxpayers will foot the bill for lawmakers to resist deep audit overwhelmingly approved last election Bay State voters faced a simple and straightforward choice this past November—either endorse institutional opacity as usual, or force elected leaders to relinquish the cloak of immunity their offices have enjoyed since short guys in

CHRIS FARAONE February 9, 2025

The Fight For Psychedelics In Massachusetts Continues On Beacon Hill

Bay State lawmakers file multiple natural medicine-related bills in wake of ballot measure defeat

JACK GORSLINE January 20, 2025

Organizers, Lawmakers Propose “Clean Slate” For Eligible Past Offenders

Legislation would create “modern, automated system to seal Criminal Offender Record Information” (CORIs), clearing barriers to housing, employment, and more

DANA FORSYTHE January 12, 2025