Biography/Memoir

…DEA license to grow psilocybin

Ohio State University is about to grow psychedelic mushrooms… the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a license to Ohio State University that allows researchers to cultivate psilocybin mushrooms for use in scientific studies. The new license issued by the DEA allows Ohio State and Inner State, Inc. to grow whole psilocybin mushrooms to…

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Politics

California bill builds on reforms that could herald the surprisingly fast collapse of psychedelic prohibition

SB 58; Ash Kalra… is a principal co-author… co-authored by assembly members Buffy Wicks… Evan Low… Matt Haney… Alex Lee… Isaac Bryan… Lola Smallwood-Cuevas… Senator Wiener is a leader within a larger movement to end the so-called “War on Drugs and its failed and destructive policies.” He’s also advocated for opening “safe consumption sites” for…

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[In Oregon] …expect with… shrooms

Oregon voters actually approved two very different ballot measures in 2020 that both technically affect how… mushrooms are treated in the state… it does not allow dispensing psilocybin for use outside licensed facilities or for home cultivation… Measure 110 decriminalized [personal possession of] small amounts of [some] drugs, including [less than 12 grams of] psilocybin,…

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…suggests psilocybin for terminally ill patients has financial interest…

As part of their efforts to better understand DEA’s administrative process, Aggarwal [Washington State, Seattle] and his counsel have submitted several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for relevant documents. DEA’s FOIA policy states that it will consider waiving or reducing fees if the requester is shows that the information is “in the public interest because…

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…potential, if…

So, what can we expect from [Oregon] psilocybin production… centers? Mushroom production is considered a commercial farm use and it will require a license, tracking and security (similar to Oregon’s cannabis regulatory system). Growing the mushrooms is a small-scale, indoor, odorless activity and because the psilocybin therapy is long-lasting, only a very small harvest (for…

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Biography/Memoir

…company opens… licensed psychedelic mushroom growing facility

Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly called magic mushrooms… The $14-million venture consists of two 10,000-square-feet facilities with a combined total of 10 growing rooms that can produce approximately 2,000 kilograms of dried psilocybin mushrooms a month… Original Article (CBC):B.C. company opens Canada’s largest licensed psychedelic mushroom growing facilityArtwork Fair Use: Andybremner2012

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