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Oregon Psilocybin Services Act
Is Oregon Ready for the Coming Psilocybin-Fueled Mushroom Tourism Boom?
After voters approved a psilocybin measure in 2020, swanky spa-like retreats and New Agey clinics may herald a ’shroom boom of out-of-state travelers.
Many Oregon counties will see measure on psilocybin for therapeutic use on Nov. ballot
Two years ago, Oregon voters approved a controversial measure that allows the use of psilocybin in this state for therapeutic purposes.
JoCo Commissioners put psilocybin in November ballot - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– The Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to put psilocybin on the November ballot. The commissioners said they’re still unsure what the OHA regulations for the drug will look like. Many supporters of psilocybin spoke at the board meeting Wednesday morning…
Newport to let psilocybin rules go into effect
Newport City Council voted not to put a question on the ballot asking voters if they want to delay or ban legal psilocybin facilities within city limits.
Oregon cities, counties rush to put psilocybin mushroom bans on 2022 November ballot
It could be on ballots in Marion and Polk counties and Aumsville, Dallas, Hubbard, Independence, Jefferson, Keizer, Sublimity, Turner and Woodburn.
Redmond Approves Psilocybin Ban Request
REDMOND, OR -- Redmond City Councilors spent nearly an hour, this week, discussing how to approach the impending statewide legalization of psilocybin, also called “magic mushrooms,&quo...
Decriminalization, Legalization, & Other State Efforts
Psychedelics as a sacrament? Lawsuit says drugs are a religious right.
A California church that considers drug use to be a “sacrament” claims in a new lawsuit that a police raid violated its religious freedoms.
California Senator’s Last-Minute Deal To Remove LSD Couldn’t Save Psychedelics Bill, But He Sees A Path Forward
A California bill to legalize psychedelics possession is not passing this year, despite the Senate sponsor’s last-minute efforts to reach a grand compromise that would allow it to be enacted this session. An eleventh hour push to make key amendments—including the removal of “synthetic” psychedelics…
San Francisco City Leaders To Consider Psychedelics Decriminalization Measure | High Times
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal to decriminalize natural psychedelic drugs including psilocybin mushrooms and ayahuasca.
Business
Launched Pre-Covid, A Psychedelics Company Finds Its Sweet Spot In Being—And Staying—Remote
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in March 2020, most companies were forced to work remotely. For psychedelics company Cybin, which was founded in 2019, that was always on the agenda. And unlike other companies, that work model won’t be changing anytime soon.
Accelerator For ‘Psychedelic-Adjacent’ Startups Is Part Of Holding Company Strategy
There’s a new accelerator aimed at pre-seed to seed stage companies targeting the burgeoning market for psychedelics in mental health treatment. It’s part of Woven Science’s holding company for ventures across the ecosystem of psychedelic treatment.
Sports
What Athletes Get From Ayahuasca, Mushrooms and Ecstasy
In pro sports, the use of psychedelics for mental health purposes may not be taboo for much longer.
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