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Former OLCC director Steve Marks files tort claim notice alleging Kotek fired him at Rosa Cazares’ behest

“Marks was summarily forced out of office by Gov. Tina Kotek in early 2023 because Rosa Cazares, prominent owner of one of Oregon’s largest dispensary chains and an opponent of cannabis regulations, wanted him gone,” alleges the claim, submitted by Marks’ attorney, Bill Gary of the Harrang Long firm. “Cazares placed herself in close orbit…

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…psilocybin experience in…

Nearly three years after a majority of Oregon voters said yes to [adult-use] of psilocybin [under Measure 109 (originally broad mushroom decriminalization under IP-12 before signature gathering began anew under IP-34) with and opt-out of data collection developed under HB 303 now available for privacy purposes and the additional restriction to psilocybin cubensis species only] …facilitators…

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Satya Inc… partnership with Myco-Method…

Andreas Met CEO and Co-Founder… [Satya, Inc.]… close collaboration with Myco-Method… “We are excited to collaborate with Satya for our residency and practicum components, as well as support their establishment of a safe, ethical, and socially responsible environment for transformation” said Shasta Winn, Program Director at Myco-Method… The Higher Education Coordinating Commission issued a cease-and-desist…

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Cops bust psilocybin grow operation in northeast portland mansion

On June 8, 2023, court documents show, police busted a psilocybin grow house and major interstate mushroom-and-weed distribution operation in a 5,000-square-foot mansion bordering a Northeast Portland country club. …$1.3 million home on the border of the Columbia Edgewater Country Club, which features panoramic views of the golf course, a “unique triple barrel-vaulted ceiling” and…

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Making the invisible visible: …psychiatry, midwifery, and psychedelics

 I draw on the records of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center LSD Training Program Study and the papers of Grof to explore the “unexpected entanglements” between psychiatry, midwifery, and psychedelics. Grof observed “astounding parallels” between psychedelic experiences and the clinical stages of delivery, believing that the common denominator between the two was the trauma of…

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United States patent and trademark office… synthetic psilocybin…

Christian Angermayer (billionaire) owns an extensive art collection that includes ancient artifacts highlighting the role that psychedelics have played in human history… that is, the inventors’ definition controls, “even if it is contrary to the conventional meaning of the term” according to Christopher G. Paulraj, Tina E. Hulse, & Sheridan K. Snedden… the U.S. Patent…

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…plans to open psilocybin service center in Portland

…has leased the top floor of the Fair-Haired Dumbbell office building, at 11 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The 5,000-square-foot space in the colorful building is currently under design, with an emphasis on making it a calming and comfy environment, said Rachel Aidan… [former CEO of the now bankrupt Synthesis which locked 300 students out…

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