…remember when tripping on mushrooms in the forest and taking MDMA on a dance floor at an underground rave was fun? Not on the corporate psychedelia watch. Psychedelics are tools of the medical establishment now, cogs in a closed loop economy dictated by pharmaceutical conglomerates and their armies of gatekeepers. Tripping is now serious business……
The bill passed the assembly 42-11 and now returns to the senate for final sign-off before heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final review. If passed, SB 58 is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. The bill was supported by veterans, first responders and health professionals, according to Sen. Weiner. Substances covered…
The DEA confirmed… that it received the letter… the DEA is not required to follow Department of Health and Human Services recommendation. The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Administration significantly loosen federal restrictions on marijuana but stopped short of advising that it should be entirely removed…
In fact, these substances could do more to combat the root causes of addiction than many of the laws I enforced as an officer… SB58 would remove criminal penalties for the personal possession and use of a few naturally occurring psychedelic medicines in reasonable quantities… a recent UC Berkeley survey offers a glimpse of where the public…
Backers of Oregon’s psychedelic mushroom law made big promises when they pitched Measure 109 to voters in 2020. Oregonians would get access to a life-changing compound in a safe, legal setting, and, after a two-year startup period, it wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime. Licensing fees paid by mushroom growers, testing labs, trip facilitators and service…
The payoff for those decades of work are coming to fruition. Oregon and Colorado have decriminalized the recreational use of plant-based psychedelics. Original Article (Reason):Rick Doblin: ‘Welcome to the psychedelic 20s!’Artwork Fair Use: Jon Mortin
The Aug. 25, 2023 ruling comes just one month after the state’s largest marijuana trade association, the Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon, alongside three small weed companies, asked the Court of Appeals to halt the ban on aspergillus, arguing it could destroy cannabis businesses. The appeals court found the state didn’t consider less restrictive alternatives…
Let’s think about a “continuous improvement” approach… …can and should serve as a learning lab, rapidly evolving… Original Article (Oregon Live):Readers respond: psilocybin law a place to startArtwork Fair Use: DMTrott
…rejected a bill that would have created a State Public Bank Task Force. Chief sponsors included Rep. Mark Gamba, Rep. Jules Walters, and Sen. Jeff Golden, who introduced House Bill 2763 in January. The bill steadily made its way through the House and Senate and was passed by both by the end of June before it was…
Oregon… has established a licensure pathway for “psilocybin facilitators” without requiring any medical or mental health training. In fact, the only education required is a high school diploma; a 120-hour course that includes instruction on irrelevant topics including history and cultural equity; and 40 hours of in-person training. Potential psilocybin users must review a mandatory “informed…
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