As a result of state officials’ long-standing failure to respond to… fentanyl – the potent opioid that’s driving the skyrocketing death toll – has dealt Oregon a particularly devastating blow. Among the provisions in the pending bill specifically aimed at young Oregonians are easing restrictions on distribution of naloxone in schools, decriminalization of fentanyl testing…
Do you think that people should be allowed to use these psychedelics outside the pharmaceutical-medical system [or Oregon M109 framework]? Or that current restrictions on their use should be relaxed? …in general I think it’s strange to punish someone for using any substance… the people who are taking these substances now tend to be well-informed…
…the legalization of marijuana has paved the way for bills like this… “magic mushrooms” are fungi that produce psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic…. The bill would decriminalize the use of “magic mushrooms” for people 18 and older in amounts smaller than 4 ounces. Original Article (KTNV)New state bill could decriminalize certain amounts of ‘magic mushrooms’Artwork…
…the state’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, 62-30, to pass House Bill 3414… ….bill would decriminalize the possession of up to one and a half ounces of psilocybin… instead of jail time, those found in possession of psilocybin would only face a $400 fine. Original Article (Any Law):Oklahoma House has passed a psilocybin decriminalization billArtwork…
Expected charge for a single psilocybin… session… $3,000… One of the biggest criticisms of Oregon’s psilocybin program, run by the Oregon Health Authority, is that guided therapy sessions will be unaffordable for most people because of the costs involved. Original Article (Willamette Week):The expense of opening a psilocybin service center will make shrooms a costly…
…providing legal protections against prosecution for people with eligible conditions who possess the psychedelic. …people who face prosecution over psilocybin possession would be afforded an affirmative defense if they can “demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence” that they have a medical condition that falls under the list of study subjects like PTSD or chronic pain.…
A Rhode Island House committee held a hearing on Thursday [3/9/3023] on a bill that would remove penalties for the use and possession of psilocybin and allow the home cultivation of psychedelic mushrooms for personal use. Rhode Island legalized marijuana for adults through an act of the legislature last spring. The first retail shops opened in December. Medical…
…people who want a voice in this process… For now, there is evidence that the decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms in Denver in 2019 has “not since presented any significant public health or safety risk in the city,” according to the Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel’s Comprehensive Report in 2021. Original Article (Aspen Times):What’s next for…
Mushroom cultivation requires much less space, water, time and electricity than cannabis cultivation. Measure 109 allows for local jurisdictions to opt out of allowing [IP-12 to IP-34 to Measure 109 to ORS 475A to Division 333] psilocybin services within their borders. In the last general election, more than 100 of the state’s cities and counties voted…
Ferndale is the fourth Michigan city to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi after Detroit, Hazel Park, and Ann Arbor. Ferndale City Council unanimously approved a resolution to decriminalize… investigation and arrest of persons for planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, engaging in practices… with entheogenic plants and fungi like psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and dimethyltryptamine (aka DMT).…
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