Ricardo Pereyda accepted the role of vice president and COO of the veteran-focused Weed for Warriors Project (WFW). He brought along another veteran named Sean Kiernan – who had also been involved with Sue Sisley and MAPS – to act as CFO for WFW (Kiernan would later become the CEO of the organization.). When it…
Both men were well-respected, longtime players in the Oregon cannabis scene and contributed greatly to the development of Oregon’s regulated cannabis industry. Two longtime Oregon cannabis industry figures were murdered in January in Houston, Texas, in crimes some believe are possibly connected to illicit cannabis. Dana Ryssdal, co-founder of Oregon-based cannabis distribution company LTRMN Inc,…
“The main expenses for the business are obviously the government expenses,” said Tori Armbrust [of Satori Farms PDX]. [Oregon Health Authority (OHA)… has issued… the state’s first psilocybin [cubensis] license… Satori Farms PDX LCC, a women owned business… received a manufacturer license…] Geoff Norcross [at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)]: “I’m glad you brought up cost because…
“In Vancouver, there are magic mushroom stores operating openly. Not long before cannabis was legalized, we had cannabis stores openly operating,” Ben Lightburn says. …consumers will want naturally extracted psilocybin over synthetic is because of something called the “entourage effect,” which is the idea that a natural plant has more than just one active ingredient… they…
As we’ve been saying from the outset, though, we want people moving into the space with eyes wide open. In all, I expect the distribution, sale and consumption of psilocybin to occur mostly outside of the regulated space in Oregon… at least for a couple of years, says Vince Sliwoski. Original Article (Harris Bricken):Oregon issues…
Like many Oregonians who voted to approve psilocybin treatments through Measure 109, Noah Heller was excited about the possibility… Rose City is the first lab in the state to apply for a license and meet Oregon Health Authority requirements for testing the purity and potency of psilocybin mushrooms. “It’s super expensive,” Daniel Huson said of launching…
…potential adaptive advantages psiloids may confer to fungi. Fungi produce diverse metabolites that can have antimicrobial, antifungal, antifeedant, or psychoactive properties. Among these metabolites are the tryptamine-derived compounds psilocybin, its precursors, and natural derivatives (collectively referred to as psiloids), which have played significant roles in human society and culture. Original Article (SSRN):The evolution and ecology…
In a new paper published in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, researchers analyzed the participants’ own words and found that psychedelics combined with talk therapy often helped longtime smokers see themselves as nonsmokers. This new core identity might help explain why 80% of participants were able to stop smoking for six months and 60% remained…
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)… has issued… the state’s first psilocybin [cubensis] license… Satori Farms PDX LCC, a women owned business… received a manufacturer license… Original Article: March 21, 2023; EDELIC Center. March 22, 2023; EDELIC Center (9:32 AM PDT) & FOX KPTV News Channel 12 (9:34 AM PDT) & NBC KTVZ News Channel 21 (10:55…
The wood-loving Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata was first named by mycologists Richard Gaines and Gaston Guzman in 2007, based on mushroom samples taken in 2003 from wood chips at the side of a trail in… Pennsylvania. In its native range of the Northeastern U.S., mushrooms can typically be found from late April to early June, and occasionally all the…
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