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Oregon Psilocybin Services Act
Nearly 70% of Oregon Bans Psilocybin, But Clinics Will Still Open Next Year
In last Tuesday’s election, 25 of Oregon’s 36 counties, along with numerous individual cities, voted to ban psilocybin use, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. These bans come two years after the landmark 2020 vote to allow psilocybin use in the state.
Oregon Psilocybin Services Releases New Proposed Rules and Public Comment Period [Reminder: Closes Monday 11/21]
In another exciting step towards implementing psilocybin services, the Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) Section issued updated proposed rules under...
Legalization, Decriminalization, & Other State Efforts
A Psychedelic Caucus is Coming to Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2022 MAPS celebrates the formation of the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Clinical Treatments (PACT) Caucus, announced today. Led by Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI), the caucus will consist of bipartisan members of Congress committed…
Local Illinois Lawmaker Pushes For Psychedelics Decriminalization With New Bill
An Evanston, Illinois lawmaker is sponsoring a new proposal to make the Chicago suburb the next U.S. city to decriminalize psychedelics. Councilmember Devon Reid’s proposal would make possessing, cultivating and delivering entheogenic substances like psilocybin punishable by a $100 fine without the…
Colorado Governor ‘Excited’ About Psychedelics Legalization Vote, Touting ‘Promising’ Medical Benefits Despite Not Endorsing Before Election
The governor of Colorado says he’s “excited” about the state’s historic vote last week to legalize psychedelics and create psilocybin healing centers, calling it a “promising” treatment option for certain mental health conditions. During an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday,…
Raids of Shroomyz and Lizard Labs Highlights Risks of Psychedelic Gray Market
Authorities in Canada and the EU have moved to shut down gray market psychedelic retailers and online sellers
Research, Therapy, & Science
Psychedelic Guides Trained In First-Ever UC Berkeley Program
Twenty-four advanced professionals — including doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and chaplains — are learning to be skilled psychedelic facilitators in research and therapeutic setting…
Promising Results From Psilocybin Trial For Treatment-Resistant Depression
Researchers have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin (a psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms), pointing to the possibility that COMP360 psilocybin with psychological support could be a beneficial therapeutic strategy for people with treatment-resi…
Business
Psychedelics Stocks Jump as Colorado Voters Approve Initiative
With the midterms steadily drawing to a close, it is becoming clear that Americans were largely in support of drug reform. In Colorado, voters approved a ballot measure that would allow the purchase, possession and use of specific psychedelic fungi and plants. The measure will legalize the cultivati…
A (Living) List Of North America Psychedelic Dispensaries
Psychedelic dispensaries are opening up all over North America, here’s an updated list of where to find them
Culture
OPINION/REVIEW: Spiraling Down Wonderland’s Psychedelic Corporate Rabbit Hole
The self-dubbed “world’s leading psychedelic event” brought together a menagerie of industry titans, entrepreneurs, and psychedelic luminaries, showcasing the integration of psychedelics into our hypercommercial society.
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