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A word about Oregon… value

[Sen. Elizabeth Steiner is] seeking to enact legislation to require data collection [through an addition to Measure 109 called SB 303]. I do not know enough to comment on certain details, but on the whole, I share Mason [Marks] discomfort… even if data is “de-identified” or anonymized. As Mason points out, de-identified data still poses risks “because one’s…

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…behind the 60s Psychedelic Revolution

I imagine women of today’s generation reading this might cringe, wondering, is that all these women back then wanted for themselves? And the answer is yes and no. Mountain Girl, like so many women of the psychedelic Sixties, did so much more than what she’s credited for. “Mountain Girl tells me that when she first…

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…psychedelic tea and gummies…

At this very moment, a California company called Psilouette will mail you psilocybin teas and edible gummies. All you have to do is reciprocate with a gift of financial recompense. A donation, if you will. First off, let’s get something straight. These gummies contain bona fide, straight-up psilocybin. No amanita muscaria. No synthetic psilocybin. The real deal. Psilouette…

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Seeking psychedelics? Check the data privacy clause

Angela Allbee’s acknowledgement that mandatory data collection, including collecting deidentified data, was impossible without passing a new law… Mason Marks [who] teaches drug law, constitutional law, and administrative law [and] served on the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board where he chaired its Licensing Subcommittee… received a batch of emails from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in…

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Oregon lawmakers seek to recriminalize psychedelics and other drugs by repealing Measure 110

Two years after Measure 110 was enacted, four state senators want to repeal it [against the will of Oregon voters who supported the measure]. Sponsored by Representative Lily Morgan… would reinstitute criminal penalties for possessing small, personal amounts of controlled substances. Representatives Jami Cate, Rick Lewis, and Anna Scharf, have co-sponsored the bill. …would eliminate the Class E violation…

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[Oregon] psychedelic surveillance bill…

The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) current rules reflect the text of Measure 109, which erects a data barrier between service centers, where client information is stored, and the hands of third parties, including government agencies, law enforcement, and corporations… Senator Elizabeth Steiner’s bill seeks to overrule the fruits of that two-year process, which cost millions…

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[Oregon]… psychedelic reform bills are on the agenda [again]

State voters already approved both [adult-use] psilocybin and broader drug decriminalization, but legislators have filed a pair of bills aimed at adjusting the psilocybin services program.  Senate Bill 303, filed by Sen. Elizabeth Steiner… would mandate that psilocybin businesses and therapists collect and report data such as average psilocybin doses and demographics of their client…

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Oregon… people of…

…[on giving] authority to collect and compile specified data and provide data to Oregon Health and Science University. …[bill introduced by Oregon Rep. Elizabeth Steiner states]… [claims no conflict of interest]… Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon… directs Oregon Health Authority to… adopt rules to require a psilocybin service center…

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In Oregon… Senator and former US Attorney…

Senator Kim Thatcher proposal at the request of former U.S. Attorney Billy Williams… the authority may adopt rules to carry out… if the applicant described… is not the owner of the premises to be licensed under [psilocybin cubensis related] ORS 475A.290 and the authority is able to verify ownership of the premises with the information…

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…adopting [adult-use] psilocybin…

André Ourso and Angela Allbee said… [Oregonians] concerns have been addressed… …psilocybin… equity and access… and affordability… Original Article (KOIN):Oregon’s final rules for adopting psilocybin services are setArtwork Fair Use: AirGrib

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