As of Thursday afternoon [2/20/2025], the Department of Revenue’s Natural Medicine Division had approved seven license applications for prospective business owners, including one who wants to open a psilocybin mushroom cultivation and another who hopes to operate a healing center. Additionally, the division issued one license to a local who hopes to work in the…
Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana were all listed as terrorist groups in a Wednesday [2/19/2025] State Department release. “This cannot be an opportunity for the U.S. to invade our sovereignty,” Mexican President Claudia…
It’s formally called the “Amendment for the Licensing and Operation of Cannabis Cafes in Oregon.” The primary obstacle to that, she says, is Oregon’s 2016 Indoor Clean Air Act. OCCC’s amendment would make cannabis cafes exempt from the general state smoking restrictions as long as they operate with safety standards, such as extensive ventilation systems…
Rhode Island lawmakers held a hearing on a newly reintroduced bill that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. “I’m optimistic that we’d be able to actually move this into law this year. And for what this bill does, so we’re clear, this is…
The city of Tacoma has made a significant move in the realm of drug policy reform by passing Resolution 41609, effectively deprioritizing entheogen-related activities in local law enforcement’s agenda. As reported by the City of Tacoma’s official website, the resolution was brought forward by District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell, with support from Mayor Victoria…
One thing has definitely changed, though: MDMA is no longer the main character of the Psychedelic Renaissance. Local decriminalization and legalization efforts march forward across the country, with a fast-growing underground market of products and services centered around psilocybin, but also featuring DMT, LSD, and a number of more obscure psychoactives. “I’m frustrated that MDMA…
The agency is now prohibiting the use of three compounds in the mushroom – muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscarine – given safety concerns identified in its review of the evidence. Exactly how the FDA will decide to enforce its decision remains to be seen… “[FDA] is clearly addressing this mushroom,” says Kevin Feeney, a lawyer…
The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a failed drug war, according to a new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy. The report recommended expanding the availability of opioid agonist therapy such as methadone and buprenorphine, syringe service programs, overdose prevention centers,…
John was among tens of thousands of Oregonians whose conditions may prevent them from traveling to service centers… few downsides to creating more avenues for people to access psilocybin, like allowing for use at home or in hospice centers. …a federal lawsuit against the Oregon Health Authority, alleging the agency’s psilocybin services program violates the…
The measure would have allowed people 21 and older to consume psychedelics like psilocybin mushrooms at licensed therapy centers, as well as grow small amounts at home. The proposal came on the heels of successful campaigns to legalize and regulate psilocybin in Oregon and Colorado. The New Approach PAC, a national advocacy group, poured millions of dollars…
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