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…proposed magic mushrooms legal landscape in New Jersey

It would also be permissible for New Jersey citizens to grow mushrooms at home… …“authorizes production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness; decriminalizes, and expunges past offenses involving psilocybin production, possession, use and distribution,” the use of psilocybin, if this bill were to be enacted, would be governed by the Department of…

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5 cities in Lane County might ban psilocybin-related businesses allowed under M109

…local governments can ask voters to prohibit psilocybin-related businesses through ballot measures. Voters in Cottage Grove, Creswell, Dunes City and Junction City will cast ballots on a full ban of psilocybin-related businesses within city limits… Coburg voters will decide whether to enact a two-year ban while the state develops a licensing and regulatory program. Original…

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Colorado Revised Statutes… Article 170

12-170-109. Personal Use. (1) Subject to the limitations in this Article 170, but notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not an offense under State law or the laws of any Locality within the State or subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction, or the basis for detention, search, or arrest,…

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The iron law

Drug decriminalization is coming to British Columbia. And that’s a big step forward… but the cops fought for low thresholds, and won. That means that a big proportion of drug users in BC will remain criminalized.   Our movement has been fighting for decriminalization for decades. To us, decriminalization means getting cops, courts and jails out…

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Oregon… to authorize psilocybin mushrooms

“It is a foundation on which to build,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer… representative of Oregon in the US Congress. The values were established based on the Oregon Health Authority budget, which has to be covered by its own resources. As a result, it is estimated that each treatment of three sessions to use psilocybin in one…

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Federal cannabis policy…

“As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Today, I’m taking steps to end our failed approach. Allow me to lay them out… We classify marijuana at the same level as heroin – and more serious than fentanyl. It makes no sense. I’m asking Secretary Xavier Becerra…

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[In Oregon] …expect with… shrooms

Oregon voters actually approved two very different ballot measures in 2020 that both technically affect how… mushrooms are treated in the state… it does not allow dispensing psilocybin for use outside licensed facilities or for home cultivation… Measure 110 decriminalized [personal possession of] small amounts of [some] drugs, including [less than 12 grams of] psilocybin,…

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Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests

In a peer-reviewed essay published in the journal Anthropology of Consciousness… corporations should respect Indigenous, counterculture traditions… University of Cincinnati postdoctoral researcher Neşe Devenot says the field is fraught with ethical concerns and financial interests. The researchers said the irrational exuberance over the prospects of creating psychedelic treatment monopolies are incongruous with “the 6,000-plus years…

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…suggests psilocybin for terminally ill patients has financial interest…

As part of their efforts to better understand DEA’s administrative process, Aggarwal [Washington State, Seattle] and his counsel have submitted several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for relevant documents. DEA’s FOIA policy states that it will consider waiving or reducing fees if the requester is shows that the information is “in the public interest because…

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…potential, if…

So, what can we expect from [Oregon] psilocybin production… centers? Mushroom production is considered a commercial farm use and it will require a license, tracking and security (similar to Oregon’s cannabis regulatory system). Growing the mushrooms is a small-scale, indoor, odorless activity and because the psilocybin therapy is long-lasting, only a very small harvest (for…

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