Vote Yes on Question 4 to bring healing to Massachusetts

A Breakthrough Mental Health Tool

Emily Oneschuk is a native of Wakefield, Massachusetts and the first woman candidate to enter the Navy Seal training program. With natural psychedelic medicine therapy, Emily found hope after struggling with depression and PTSD.
CJ LoConte is a combat veteran from Duxbury, Massachusetts. His experience in the Army left him with severe grief and psychological wounds. He credits natural psychedelic medicines for saving his life and helping him in his mental health journey.

Question 4 is a citizen-led ballot question supported by military veterans, doctors, caregivers, and others who are affected by our mental health crisis. The measure will create a carefully regulated therapeutic program for adults to access natural psychedelic medicines that show promise for treating serious mental health conditions.

Under Question 4, natural psychedelic medicine therapy will be administered under the supervision and guidance of a trained, licensed professional at regulated therapy centers. Retail sales of psychedelic medicines will not be permitted.

Voting Yes on Question 4 will give veterans, patients with end-of-life distress, and people who are suffering access to this life-saving mental health tool.


Thousands of Americans—including military veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors—have been helped by natural psychedelic medicines.

Most of the 51 cancer patients in a Johns Hopkins study saw their depression and anxiety decrease after their psilocybin experience. Kerry Pappas was one of those patients.
Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer shares her story of transformation and the healing power of psychedelic therapy.
Bill, a retired army captain, sought deeper connection with his loved ones after a childhood that left him feeling disconnected. He was among the first clients to receive psilocybin therapy in Oregon’s voter-approved program enacted in 2020.

We’re facing a severe mental health crisis.

  • One in three adults in Massachusetts is experiencing symptoms of an anxiety and/or depressive disorder.
  • Deaths of despair are on the rise, and there’s a suicide epidemic among veteran, first responders, and health care workers.
  • Daily medications, talk therapy, and other coping mechanisms help some people get by—but for many, these tools aren’t working.

Natural psychedelic medicine is a breakthrough therapy for mental health.

Pioneering research from the nation’s top medical institutions shows that natural psychedelic therapies can be effective for helping people with PTSD, depressive disorders, severe anxiety, and many other difficult-to-treat conditions.

Medical experts agree that natural psychedelic medicines are non-addictive. In fact, there is substantial evidence that natural psychedelic medicines can be helpful in treating substance use disorder, and the risk profile of natural psychedelics like psilocybin is significantly lower than other substances.

  • Major depressive disorder: Research from Johns Hopkins found that 75% of patients with MDD treated with psilocybin therapy showed a significant positive response to the treatment, and 58% were in remission after a 12-month assessment.
  • End of life anxiety: A study involving psilocybin-assisted therapy for cancer patients found that 80% of participants reported moderate to greatly increased well-being and life satisfaction.
  • Alcohol use disorder: A study from New York University found that participants given psilocybin-assisted therapy reduced heavy drinking by 83%.
Dr. Franklin King, MD, psychiatrist and director of training and education at the Mass General Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, offers expert testimony to legislators about how natural psychedelic medicines can address the mental health crisis.
Dr. Yvan Beaussant, MD, instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and instructor of psychosocial oncology and palliative care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how psilocybin therapy can help cancer patients and others with end-of-life anxiety.

This fall we can bring hope and healing to Massachusetts

Question 4 will establish a program overseen by a state agency with oversight and guidance of an expert advisory board.

Following a two-year rulemaking process, adults 21 and older will be able to visit licensed and approved psychedelic therapy centers in 2026.

Psychedelic therapy will be administered and supervised only by trained and licensed professionals. The program will require pre-screenings, preparation sessions, and safety plans.

The initiative does not permit stores or retail sales for for psychedelic medicines.


Veterans with PTSD, patients with end-of-life anxiety, and people struggling with difficult to treat mental health conditions deserve compassion.

Our campaign is building a coalition across the Commonwealth. Join us and support Question 4 by sharing stories of healing and educating voters about the scientific research demonstrating the promise of natural psychedelic medicines.

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"The entire process helped me weave the disparate and difficult pieces of my life together in a way that I couldn’t access in traditional talk therapy and the profound effects of that retreat stay with me to this day. I’m incredibly grateful for the support I received and wish I could grant the many other people I know struggling with their own battles the same opportunity I was afforded."

Emily Oneschuk

US Navy Veteran, Wakefield Native, MMHO Grassroots Campaign Director

"As a peace officer and mental health counselor, I see the toll of our mental health crisis every day. People are suffering because we lack effective mental health options, and natural psychedelic medicines are the breakthrough we need. Question 4 will make therapeutic access to natural psychedelics a reality for residents of Massachusetts. "

Lt. Sarko Gergerian, MS, MHC, CARC

"When I thought I had exhausted all options and thinking I had nothing left in the tank, a fellow Veteran mentioned psychedelic-assisted therapy. It was through the combination of commitment, plant-based medicine (through a local clinical trial), and therapy that I have been able to heal and finally ‘return home’."

Ari W. Polivy

USMC Veteran, Massachusetts resident

"I support legalizing natural psychedelic therapies on behalf of long-suffering mental illness patients, like myself and surviving friends and family, who deserve legal, reliable access to life-saving treatments now."

Graham Moore

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