[Date]

The Honorable Laurie Jinkins

Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives

Legislative Building

Olympia, WA 98504

The Honorable Jamie Pedersen

Majority Leader, Washington State Senate

Legislative Building

Olympia, WA 98504

Cc: Sen. Manka Dhingra, Chair, Senate Law & Justice Committee; Rep. Roger Goodman, Chair, House Community Safety Committee.

RE: Request to introduce and advance the Washington Natural Psychedelics Safe Access Act (2026)

Dear Speaker Jinkins and Majority Leader Pedersen,

We write as a coalition of Washington organizations and community leaders committed to public health, safety, civil liberties, and evidence-informed policy. We respectfully urge House and Senate leadership to take up and advance the Washington Natural Psychedelics Safe Access Act during the XXXX session, including supporting bill drafting/finalization, securing prime sponsorship, and scheduling hearings in the relevant policy committees.

Washingtonians are already engaging with natural psychedelics and have been for hundreds of years. The policy question is whether state law continues to treat responsible adult behavior as a crime, or whether we adopt clear guardrails that reduce risk, protect young people, and allow communities and families to pursue safety, education, and care instead of punishment.

What this proposal does (safety-first, noncommercial, community-based)

• Allows adults 21+ to possess, cultivate, prepare, and share certain natural psychedelic substances, including psilocybin, DMT, and mescaline derived from plants or fungi (excluding peyote).
• Maintains firm prohibitions on commercial sales, restricts public consumption, and includes strong protections for minors and the general public.
• Prevents commercialization by not allowing retail sales, strictly limiting advertising (while allowing community-based outreach), and restricting organizational structures to nonprofits, cooperatives, and small Washington-based entities so access remains community-centered rather than profit-driven.

The Act also prioritizes risk-reduction practices and clear rules, including informed consent and safety planning for facilitated services, and recognizing education, preparation, integration, peer support, and crisis support as legitimate harm-reduction practices.

Additionally, it creates pathways for people to clear past convictions and professional penalties tied to conduct that would become lawful under the bill.

Importantly, this proposal avoids creating new state agencies, licensing boards, or regulatory systems, which will keep implementation straightforward and prevent access from being locked behind an expensive paywall.

Finally, this proposal protects religious freedom, respects Indigenous and spiritual communities, and allows cities and counties to adopt reasonable local regulations that reflect community needs without undermining statewide access.

Our request

1. Support introduction of the Washington Natural Psychedelics Safe Access Act language as a bill in XXXX.
2. Ensure timely public hearings and executive sessions in the relevant committees.
3. Work with stakeholders, including:  public health, behavioral health, community safety, Indigenous and faith communities, and impacted communities, to move a balanced, safety-first, noncommercial framework.

We appreciate your consideration and stand ready to provide technical assistance, stakeholder engagement, and community education resources.

Sincerely,

[Coalition Lead / Organization]

Coalition Signatories (alphabetical):

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• [Organization]
• [Organization]

Primary Contact: [Name, title] | reachwa.org | [email/phone]

[Date]

Subject: Sign-on request: WA Natural Psychedelics Safe Access Act (safety-first, noncommercial framework)

Hi [Name],

I’m reaching out on behalf of REACH WA and partners working to advance the Washington Natural Psychedelics Safe Access Act in the 2026 session.

We’re circulating a coalition sign-on letter to send to Washington legislative leadership. The bill is a safety-first, community-based approach that:

• allows adults 21+ to possess, cultivate, prepare, and share certain natural psychedelics (psilocybin, DMT, mescaline from plants/fungi; peyote excluded),
• keeps strong guardrails in place (no commercial sales, limits on public consumption, protections for minors),
• recognizes education, preparation, integration, peer support, and crisis support as legitimate risk-reduction practices, and
• avoids creating a new taxpayer-funded licensing bureaucracy.

Would your organization be willing to sign on?

If yes, please reply with:

4. 1) your organization name as you’d like it listed, and
5. 2) the name/title/email of the point of contact (optional).

Sign-on deadline: [DATE]

We plan to deliver the letter to leadership immediately after.

Happy to share the press release and hop on a quick call if helpful.

Thank you,

[Your Name]

REACH Washington

[Phone] | [Email]