Tag Archives: Psilocybin (Psychedelic Mushrooms)

In-home psilocybin use should be allowed in Oregon for disabled and terminally ill people, lawsuit says

A group of people trained to supervise psychedelic mushroom use in Oregon have filed a federal lawsuit hoping to adjust the state’s psilocybin law to allow disabled people or people with terminal illnesses to use mushrooms at home. The law, passed by voters in 2020, now says people can use mushrooms only in state-licensed psilocybin […]
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Oregon advocates and providers aim to lower cost of psilocybin treatment

A year after the first legal psilocybin treatment centers in Oregon opened, some providers and advocates are trying to make psychedelic therapy more affordable. Why it matters: Psilocybin journeys have shown promise in treating people with depression, addiction and anxiety, but industry experts say “magic mushroom therapy” is cost-prohibitive for many people. Source: Oregon advocates […]
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Checking in on Oregon’s regulated psilocybin industry – OPB’s Think Out Loud

It’s been a year since the first licensed psilocybin service centers in Oregon opened – facilities where people 21 and older can legally ingest psychedelic mushrooms in a supervised, therapeutic setting. Oregon became the first state in the nation to approve and regulate the use of psilocybin through a legal framework set up and administered […]
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Oregon Threatens to Revoke Approval of a Mushroom School That Says It’s a Religious Practice

If Oregon Health Authority follows through, it would mark the first time the agency has revoked approval of a psilocybin business. A cottage industry has sprouted in Oregon’s legal market for psilocybin mushrooms: private career schools pumping out hundreds of “facilitators,” who then guide paying customers through intense encounters with psychedelics. The Oregon Health Authority […]
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Oregon Threatens to Revoke Approval of a Mushroom School That Says It’s a Religious Practice

A cottage industry has sprouted in Oregon’s legal market for psilocybin mushrooms: private career schools pumping out hundreds of “facilitators,” who then guide paying customers through intense encounters with psychedelics. The Oregon Health Authority has approved a whopping 25 of these programs, which charge thousands of dollars in tuition and give graduates a shot at […]
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Oregon’s psilocybin industry, a year old, seeks customers

Advocates say they need to spread the word about the benefits of taking a psychedelic trip under supervision. A year in, Oregon’s experiment with the first regulated psilocybin mushroom market in the world is short on customers. To attract them, advocates say the industry needs to get the word out about its benefits. “We think […]
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First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization

Most psychedelics are banned by federal law, but California may soon join a growing number of local and state governments allowing their use. Abundant research has shown that psychedelics have the potential to produce lasting relief from depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and other mental health conditions. Many universities around the United States have programs researching psychedelics. But experts […]
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One year of psilocybin in Oregon: availability increases while costs remain high 

Oregon’s first service center for the psychedelic drug psilocybin received its license one year ago this month. Psilocybin, found in psychedelic mushrooms, was approved by Oregon voters for therapeutic use in 2020. Oregon was the first state in the nation to do so. The drug is used to treat PTSD, severe depression and substance use […]
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Oregon psilocybin therapy centers mark the first year in business

It took years just to get the program started. Now Oregon’s legal hallucinogen therapy program is marking its first anniversary in actual practice. The regulation is tight; psilocybin therapy must be guided, and the therapy centers have all kinds of requirements to meet. We get a sense of the landscape in “magic mushroom” therapy after […]
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Doctor starts new chapter in Oregon after losing license in Washington state

Walk into Immersive Therapies Northwest in the Pearl District and you will quickly find the name speaks for itself. One large dark room has a fish tank projected onto a wall, and several rooms offer a pleasant feel of your choosing. “The patients are evaluated way beforehand,” the Quimby Street business owner, Doctor Frank Li, […]
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