…amend state drug laws making non-medical possession of psilocybin a class 2 misdemeanor… reclassification of psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule III… no one spoke against the bill during public comment. …including PTSD, end-of-life anxiety and cases of severe depression where past treatments haven’t worked. She said a growing body of research supports these benefits……
…according to attorney Vince Sliwoski [at Harris Bricken Law Firm], “For better access and affordability, you need broad decriminalization merged with a retail or storefront distribution model.” Sliwoski does not have high hopes for the future of Oregon’s psilocybin services program… while he is not concerned about the federal government stepping in and shutting Oregon’s…
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…
…[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…
…it makes sense why they target activists who are speaking out against… the absurdity of reaching, healing, and helping people through this extremely inaccessible medical care system and through the sales of pharmaceuticals – especially people that have been through complex trauma, people who are poor, people who are unhoused, people who use drugs or…
In the wake of cannabis reforms, it appears that psychedelics may be the next target in the dismantling of the war on drugs. …new policy may set a precedent that moves… one step closer to accepting psychedelics as medicinal substances, but historically these drugs were widely sought out for recreational and non-clinical purposes. And, if…
Colorado allow[s] individuals aged 21 and up to use, grow and share [psilocybe] mushrooms… Research on psychedelics has been making a comeback in recent years. Starting in 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began paving the way for researchers to investigate the use of psilocybin therapy to treat conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Original Article…
Is all this time and money worth it? Given that the sessions are expected to cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars – and, obviously, won’t be covered by insurance… I find it hard to believe there’ll really be enough rich people to keep all the currently training PSFs [psilocybin services facilitator] busy. (Then again,…
…there is no visible effort at the federal or provincial level to take action against the out-in-the-open… sale of magic mushrooms. …some cities, including Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa, psilocybin can be easily found at a growing number of brick-and-mortar shops openly selling magic mushrooms. And a web search for such products shows they are readily…
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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