…the governor signed a bipartisan bill, led by state Representative Nosse, to increase the Oregon Health Authority’s oversight and ease the flow of funding. …the more she thought about how the war on drugs has harmed generations of Black Americans, she realized Measure 110 was something she could “get behind.” Supporters like Ms. Mines are…
If voters are faced with another ballot measure, Brian Renauer, chair of the Criminology and Criminal Justice at Portland State University (PSU), said they should consider the “most important component of Measure 110 is the increasing of resources for treatment opportunities for those suffering from substance use disorders that didn’t exist during the War on…
…multiple sources say the Massachusetts psychedelic ballot campaign run by New Approach PAC may have made technical errors while collecting signatures for its 2024 ballot initiative. If the rumors are true, it is unclear what kind of error created the urgent need to collect signatures anew. The conspiratorially-minded might wonder whether these rumors could serve…
On September 20, 2023, Jared Moffat, spokesman for the New Approach PAC (“New Approach”), sent an email to supporters of a 2024 Massachusetts ballot initiative that would change how the state regulates psychedelic substances, [stating] “What I believe is that decriminalizing home cultivation, is the right thing to do. And it’s the best policy because,…
Darren Lyman, who’s currently moving full steam ahead on the buildout of his co-op… so far, he hasn’t heard any objections from the government. Although both Prop 122 and resulting laws allow for commercial psilocybin use to take place only under supervision, Lyman argues that his co-op isn’t trying to be a supervised use site.…
The conversation about how much to take is increasingly broad reaching. For a long time, Terence McKenna’s philosophy of 5 dried grams in silent darkness ruled the day. In the early 2000s, 3.5 grams was considered a dose. More recently, the advised introductory recreational dose was closer to 2.5 grams, and the museum dose around…
The Oregon Health Justice Recovery Alliance released a statement shortly after the trip highlighting multiple lessons it said Oregon should take from Portugal: that decriminalization “remains the right thing to do” but that Measure 110 “didn’t go far enough in creating a comprehensive healthcare approach to addiction.” …lawmakers and others on the trip said they…
Presenters placed a gold medal around grower #9870’s neck as he beamed with pride for his potent shrooms. Psychedelic Cup… follows the model of the much-older Cannabis Cup, which was founded in 1988 by a High Times editor and gives out annual awards to cannabis growers for exceptional weed… today, the Cannabis Cup is a place for growers…
“The decriminalization part really gives us the chance to do a lot of cool stuff and not have to hide.” Big shafts and large caps were on full display during the awards show for the Psychedelic Cup, Colorado’s first open psilocybin mushroom-growing competition. The award show, held Thursday, November 2, at Denver’s Mile High Station,…
…reached out to the City of Provo about how the mushroom treatment center is allowed to operate legally, and a spokesperson issued the following statement: “Psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled substance and under Utah law, it is illegal to possess or distribute. A recent effort to legalize psilocybin was not approved by the legislature,…
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