Politics

Decriminalization of entheogenic plants and substances (sacraments)

Our mission: decriminalize fungi and plant medicines for home growing, group healing, and ceremonial and religious purposes. Working initially in Portland… this resolution declares that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of anyone engaging with entheogenic substances shall be among the City of Portland’s lowest enforcement priorities and recognizes the right to cultivate, prepare, possess, or…

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Medicine/Healing

Can psychedelics save a failing relationship?

…psychedelics, such as magic mushrooms, 2CB, LSD or MDMA.  Juan-Carlos had been violently abused by his father and… realised that it had led him to become absent, jealous and insistent that Sophie was unfaithful. Their marriage had been on the brink, but now — following further psychedelic therapy sessions and structured psychiatric integration – it has…

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Psychology

The three types of psychedelic high

The Ohio State University College of Social Work conducted a study where they asked 1,000 participants to report the types of high some psychedelics gave them. They experimented with the effects of LSD, psilocybin… mescaline, ayahuasca, and 5-MeO-DMT (a close relative of DMT)… the research yielded 3 distinct types of psychedelic highs. (High scoring) –…

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Biography/Memoir

Who’s researching the researchers?

Ricardo Pereyda accepted the role of vice president and COO of the veteran-focused Weed for Warriors Project (WFW). He brought along another veteran named Sean Kiernan – who had also been involved with Sue Sisley and MAPS – to act as CFO for WFW (Kiernan would later become the CEO of the organization.). When it…

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Biography/Memoir

…cannabis… loss

Both men were well-respected, longtime players in the Oregon cannabis scene and contributed greatly to the development of Oregon’s regulated cannabis industry. Two longtime Oregon cannabis industry figures were murdered in January in Houston, Texas, in crimes some believe are possibly connected to illicit cannabis. Dana Ryssdal, co-founder of Oregon-based cannabis distribution company LTRMN Inc,…

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Politics

Oregon… business owner… [psilocybin cubensis] mushrooms… growing them…

“The main expenses for the business are obviously the government expenses,” said Tori Armbrust [of Satori Farms PDX]. [Oregon Health Authority (OHA)… has issued… the state’s first psilocybin [cubensis] license… Satori Farms PDX LCC, a women owned business… received a manufacturer license…] Geoff Norcross [at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)]: “I’m glad you brought up cost because…

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Biography/Memoir

…scientists… grow magic mushrooms 

“In Vancouver, there are magic mushroom stores operating openly. Not long before cannabis was legalized, we had cannabis stores openly operating,” Ben Lightburn says.  …consumers will want naturally extracted psilocybin over synthetic is because of something called the “entourage effect,” which is the idea that a natural plant has more than just one active ingredient… they…

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Politics

Oregon… now what?

As we’ve been saying from the outset, though, we want people moving into the space with eyes wide open. In all, I expect the distribution, sale and consumption of psilocybin to occur mostly outside of the regulated space in Oregon… at least for a couple of years, says Vince Sliwoski. Original Article (Harris Bricken):Oregon issues…

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Biography/Memoir

Oregon’s emerging psilocybin mushroom market braces for dose of financial reality

Like many Oregonians who voted to approve psilocybin treatments through Measure 109, Noah Heller was excited about the possibility… Rose City is the first lab in the state to apply for a license and meet Oregon Health Authority requirements for testing the purity and potency of psilocybin mushrooms. “It’s super expensive,” Daniel Huson said of launching…

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