Entheogens – certain psychedelic plants often used for medical or spiritual purposes – are the lowest law enforcement priority in Jefferson County, following a unanimous vote from the Board of County Commissioners. The three commissioners debated the issue at their meeting… and passed a… resolution [5/1/2023] stating support for the decriminalization of entheogens at the…
California SB 58 would legalize the “possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, as specified, or transportation of specific amounts of psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for personal or facilitated use.” The “allowable amount” section of the bill prescribes the following psychedelics possession limits: DMT – 2 grams, Ibogaine – 15 grams, Psilocyn – 2 grams, or up to 4…
Oregon leads a new era of psilocybin… …first encountered psilocybin like many people have: in her youth. Original Article (Bend Bulletin):Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin facilitators want to change the worldArtwork Fair Use: Public domain
Gov. Tina Kotek… called for the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to investigate Fagan’s actions and for the Department of Justice to look at the cannabis audit… Kotek said she supported Fagan’s decision to step down. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is stepping down amid calls for her resignation after she took a… cannabis consulting…
London-based Compass Pathways PLC, which has adopted the conventional biotech strategy of modifying naturally existing psilocybin into a patentable drug and taking it through clinical trials. The firm, founded in 2020, boasted a stock market value of $2 billion in November 2021, but its shares since have slumped 80 percent. Small Pharma, a small Canadian…
It’s certainly true that drug-related deaths are increasing among Oregon teenagers faster than anywhere else in the nation… but that rise began well before voters approved Measure 110. “We can all acknowledge that implementing a transformational policy during a global pandemic has had its challenges. Even with all of the struggles, the initial data show…
In 13 cities and statewide in Oregon, psilocybin has been decriminalized… these governments have deprioritized prosecuting… [investigating]… people for [cultivation]… [sharing]… its possession or use. …the beginning of the end of psilocybin prohibition, pointing to the cannabis legalization movement’s roots in decriminalization. Original Article (Business News Daily):Are magic mushrooms the next cannabis industry? How entrepreneurs…
…three manufacturers (growers) of the chosen mushroom, psilocybe cubensis, have been licensed and are growing it… They are Tori Armbrust of Southeast Portland, Andreas Met of Medford, Gared Hansen of Walterville. Original Article (KOIN):Portland mom spearheads psilocybin mushroom farming, one tote at a timeArtwork Fair Use: Flanoz
…mushrooms grow like, well, mushrooms, in… Oregon… the Northwest… …amateur mycologists are growing hundreds of grams of Psilocybe… in plastic tubs in basements around town… psychedelic mushrooms are too promising for mental health (and even world peace) to leave only to the wealthy who can afford state-sponsored trips… Original Article (Willamette Weeek):Oregon’s appetite for psilocybin…
…people have been using psychedelics for community gatherings, religious ceremonies and healing purposes for centuries… according to 2021 research published in the… journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, psychedelic use in rituals… around the world, “from the Americas, to Eurasia, to Australia, and Africa.”…help us dismantle those precepts that result in deeply unequal societies in the…
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