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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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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Biography/Memoir

Coverage… Oregon psilocybin cubensis manufacturer license

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… Original Article: March 21, 2023; EDELIC Center. March 22, 2023; EDELIC Center (9:32 AM PDT) & FOX KPTV News Channel 12 (9:34 AM PDT) & NBC KTVZ News Channel 21 (10:55…

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Biography/Memoir

At the request of Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission… declaring an emergency

(HB 3560) [Proposal] relating to immunity for Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission; declaring an emergency. Prohibits person from suing Higher Education Coordinating Commission for commission’s performance, or failure to perform, any duty, function or power relating to psilocybin products following effective date of Ballot Measure 109 (2020). Declares emergency, effective on passage. Original Article (State…

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Biography/Memoir

…the shadow of [Oregon] psychedelic…

The Oregon Health Authority used the Synthesis course as the template for its psychedelic… programme… at one point the Synthesis retreat facilitators tried to unionize, but instead they were shifted from long-term to short-term contracts. The first sign that things were going awry in Oregon was in early 2022; reported in Vice; that Tom Eckert –…

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Biography/Memoir

Oregon… setback… bankruptcy

The graduation ceremony for 35 students was being held Friday [3/10/23]…Tom Eckert… InnerTrek… Rachel Aidan… Synthesis… bankruptcy… …a dosing session at a licensed center… a couch or mats for clients to sit or lie on, an eye mask, comfort items like a blanket and stuffed animals, a sketch pad, pencils and a bucket for vomiting… typically…

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The expense… psilocybin service center will make shrooms a costly experience

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…

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Oregon… psilocybin… reassessment

Reassessment of synthetic psilocybin products… species and substrate reassessment. Question of whether to outsource data collection to a non-governmental independent agency that may garner funding for the development and implementation of data collection? Academic medical center? Private research institutes? On March 1, 2023, all previously created subcommittees will dissolve. Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board (OPAB) will…

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