Oregon… legal psilocybin access amid high demand…
The clients can’t buy mushrooms to go, and they must stay at the service center… it’s too early to assess Oregon’s mushroom legalization…
Oregon licensed grower Gared Hansen has come full circle from the 16 years he spent as a police officer in San Francisco. He once busted a psilocybin dealer in Golden Gate Park. Today, he runs Uptown Fungus, a one-person psilocybin-growing operation in a nondescript building set among towering cedar trees near Springfield, Oregon. He tends mushroom varieties with names like Golden Teacher, Blue Meanies and Pink Buffalo. A 25-milligram dose costs $125. Oregon Psilocybin Services Section… Angela Allbee… charged with regulating the state’s industry… she expects Oregon’s psilocybin program, currently receiving millions in taxpayer dollars, to be fully supported by licensing fees by mid-2025. She promised to then boost efforts to lower prices… Kathy Jonas… now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names.
Original Article (Associated Press):
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
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