Complaints allege illegal psychedelic lobbying by former lawmakers Mimi Walters and Kyrsten Sinema, focusing on alleged misuse of congressional data and cooling-off rules

Psychedelic lobbying faces scrutiny after federal complaints were filed alleging improper post-office influence by former lawmakers. The first complaint centers on former Congresswoman Mimi Walters and her involvement with the Association for Prescription Psychedelics (APP). It alleges that Walters helped disseminate or misuse taxpayer-funded data originally gathered through the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, including restricted input and analyses used for psychedelic policy reform. The account also claims an effort to translate the information into funding access and sessions aimed at key congressional and agency stakeholders, potentially conflicting with House ethics guidance and post-employment restrictions. A second complaint was submitted to the DOJ and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia regarding former Senator Kyrsten Sinema. It alleges she violated federal “cooling-off” lobbying restrictions during the two-year period after leaving office through advocacy connected to psychedelic policy efforts and specific groups and corporate interests. The article frames both cases as potential misuse of sensitive government information and possible circumvention of statutory limits intended to prevent former members from monetizing influence.