…mushrooms grow like, well, mushrooms, in… Oregon… the Northwest… …amateur mycologists are growing hundreds of grams of Psilocybe… in plastic tubs in basements around town… psychedelic mushrooms are too promising for mental health (and even world peace) to leave only to the wealthy who can afford state-sponsored trips… Original Article (Willamette Weeek):Oregon’s appetite for psilocybin…
…people have been using psychedelics for community gatherings, religious ceremonies and healing purposes for centuries… according to 2021 research published in the… journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, psychedelic use in rituals… around the world, “from the Americas, to Eurasia, to Australia, and Africa.”…help us dismantle those precepts that result in deeply unequal societies in the…
…unlicensed practitioners can receive compensation for providing services related to natural medicine, though they cannot sell the substances. Under the ballot measure [Colorado Prop 122], Coloradans 21 years or older can access mushrooms at state licensed healing centers, under rules to be promulgated by the state Department of Regulatory Agencies [and allowed for growing, gathering, and gifting].…
Tori Armbrust [of Satori Farms, LLC] applied for a license to grow magic mushrooms on Jan. 2 [2023], the first day the health authority began accepting applications. In March [2023], she became the first person to receive a manufacturer license. Angela Allbee [Section Manager at Oregon Health Authority’s Psilocybin Services Section] at the time congratulated…
…to organize lobbying efforts after a lawmaker introduced a bill regulating the fungus. The proposed bill contains details about how the state would go about implementing the landmark Natural Medicine Health Act [NMHA]. The NMHA–also known as Prop 122–was passed in November 2022. It created a path for “healing centers,” where adults over 21 can take…
…SoMa facility is no ordinary chapel: it’s the second location of the Church of Ambrosia… a nondenominational religious organization that believes… psilocybin mushrooms are divine sacraments… an interfaith organization dedicated to expanding public access to psychedelic mushrooms… …magic mushrooms have been a part of religious practices around the globe for thousands of years… any adult…
The “sacred mushrooms,” as the church often calls them, are a Schedule I controlled substance that can carry a punishment of up to three years for possession, but registered 508(c)(1)(a) churches like Psanctuary [non-profit religious organization] have certain legal protections they say allow them to use mushrooms in controlled worship contexts. “We believe that Sacred…
The value of psilocybin is undeniable… this psychoactive substance is found in hundreds of mushroom species across the globe… if cannabis [plants]… [are] any indication, psilocybin [ie, psilocybe mushrooms are] not going to be federally rescheduled anytime soon… it’s unsurprising that many states and cities are taking their citizens’ mental health into their own hands.…
On April 13 [2023], the 15 people who will advise Colorado regulators on the rollout of legal psychedelics will meet and speak in public for the first time since they were appointed by Governor Jared Polis. In January 2023, The Denver Post attempted to interview all 15 members of the board, but seven declined to…
When Denver journalist Chris Walker contacted appointees to inquire about their backgrounds, he learned the governor’s office had prohibited them from speaking with the press or the public… gag order… when Polis announced his board appointments on January 27 [2023], local activists saw few names they recognized. No one from the Nowak Society or Natural…
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