…the long-awaited moment of legalized psychedelics… finally arrived. Officials… said the biggest tensions were over affordability, since psilocybin will not be covered by insurance… a single session is likely to cost hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. On Jan. 1 [2023], Oregon became the first state in the nation to legalize the adult use of…
Oregon’s education and licensing requirements illustrate the potential for regulatory drift. Like adult use cannabis, Measure 109’s supported adult use model allows people to access psilocybin for any reason, such as personal or spiritual growth and the promotion of physical and mental wellness. However, unlike adult use cannabis, Measure 109’s supported adult use model requires…
…some… urged the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to require clients to agree to share data as a condition of receiving psilocybin. In its final version of the client bill of rights, the OHA deleted the limitation to personal information and reintroduced the right “to refuse to release any information to third parties”, restoring clients’ ability to control how their information is…
As New York begins legal recreational marijuana sales… state lawmakers have pre-filed a bill… State and local law enforcement would be prohibited from cooperating or providing assistance to the federal government for the purpose of enforcing controlled substances laws against activities made legal under the state law… make legal the “possession, use, cultivation, production, creation, analysis,…
Governor Jared Polis issued the proclamation on Tuesday, December 27, 2022… Certain psychedelics are now officially legal to possess and grow in Colorado under state law, with the governor formally declaring the results of a ballot initiative that voters approved… Original Article (Marijuana Moment):Psychedelics like psilocybin are now legal in Colorado with governor’s proclamation on…
In relation to public policy and political activism, the difference between incrementalism and passing internal pieces of legislation, within the larger goal at hand, is that one approach is counterproductive, while the other uplifts and creates positive change. Incrementalism is the false idea of a compromise that is not only counterproductive, but harmful to the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been accused of bowing to drug industry pressure after releasing new guidelines that doctors say put lives at risk by rowing back on warnings about the dangers of opioid prescribing. “The United States already has the highest per capita opioid prescriptions in the world, and our…
…two doctors have successfully billed the province of Quebec after completing psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy treatment for a patient with legal access granted through Health Canada. …a number of shops selling dried psilocybin and psilocybin-based products, like beverages and edibles, have popped up around Canada, including in Toronto… City of Toronto spokesperson told Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)…
[US]… the fundamental issues of medicine, therapy, adult use, and schedule 1 drugs will all have to be contended with in some way… this is a huge boon for many supporters of criminal justice reform advocates and harm reduction efforts. Oregon was prohibited by the governing agency from requiring a diagnosis for access to treatment……
“People can grow it for their own use but they can’t sell it… We have both medical marijuana and legalized marijuana… strong supporter of both… this is more like the medical side for mushrooms and yes, there’s no criminal penalties if you grow it yourself for recreational, but what we are excited about are some…
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