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Pot Company Gets License To Open Psilocybin Service Center, The Sacred Mushroom, In Oregon
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 9:29am | 671Florida-based cannabis company Kaya Holdings Inc ., AKA KAYS, (OTCQB:KAYS) has been awarded a license by the Oregon Health Authority to operate a Psilocybin Service Center. Oregon is the only state in the US that has developed a licensing framework that allows for the administration of psilocybin...
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Oregon Court Halts Zero-Tolerance Aspergillus Mold Testing; Cannabis Cultivators Find Respite
Monday, September 4, 2023 - 8:36am | 471The Oregon Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended a new requirement for marijuana lab testing aimed at detecting the mold aspergillus, which has led to recalls in various legal cannabis markets. Zero-Tolerance Mandate Paused The "zero-tolerance" mandate, if implemented, was feared to...
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Oregon Update: Psilocybin Therapy Services Implementation, From Concept To Reality
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 5:51pm | 702Oregon’s Measure 109 provides the state with the first comprehensive legal psilocybin therapy program in the U.S. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has begun receiving applications on behalf of training programs and service centers as well as labs and manufacturing businesses. By the second...
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Oregon's Final Rules For Psilocybin Services Are Ready, Learn What To Expect
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 3:31pm | 336Following the November midterm results on local opt-outs, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced it has adopted the final subset of rules “to regulate the production of psilocybin products and the provision of psilocybin services” -aka the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act,...
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Oregon's Opt-Out Results & Future Unfolding Of Psilocybin Service Centers
Monday, November 21, 2022 - 10:34am | 952In the November midterms, many Oregonians decided to vote against the establishment of psychedelic-assisted therapy centers in their localities. Several cities and counties had expressed their decision to “opt-out” of the Psilocybin Services Act, a possibility included within...
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Oregon's Psychedelics Law Comes Down To Individuals: Which Counties Will Ban Them?
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 3:08pm | 505Measure 109 is Oregon’s 2020 statewide ballot that provides the framework for the rollout of psilocybin services. While they are set to commence in January 2023, the measure also gives counties the possibility to opt-out of the initiative. The measure had the initial support of 56% of total...
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Will This Cannabis Company Also Become A Psilocybin Producer And Facilitator? Here's What They're Thinking
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 3:03pm | 342Kaya Holdings Inc., (OTCQB: KAYS), also known as “KAYS,” holder and operator of U.S cannabis licenses in all plant-touching categories, initiated the process of seeking the requisite licenses to manufacture psilocybin and set up facilitation service centers in Oregon. As...
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Psilocybin In Oregon: County Considers Temporary Ban On Legal Psilocybin Therapy Program
Friday, July 22, 2022 - 12:59pm | 617Centers providing supervised therapeutic use of psilocybin are set to commence their services in Oregon in January 2023 thanks to the 2020 Oregon Psilocybin Services Act. Now, Washington County could be joining a growing group of counties considering banning the practice. At state level,...
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SoundMind Approved By Oregon Health Authority To Train Psilocybin Facilitators
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 4:12pm | 341Oregon's Health Authority (OHA) recently approved the SoundMind Institute Psychedelic Facilitator Training program as a state-sanctioned training facility for Oregon Psilocybin Services. Oregon’s measure 109 is a historical landmark in psychedelic legislation that...
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Will Psilocybin Achieve Legal Status in Oregon? The State Adopts First Set of Rules In The Process
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 2:47pm | 486The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently closed the first batch of administrative regulations regarding psilocybin products, testing and training programs. These rules will go into effect January 2023, when the State’s therapeutic psilocybin program authorized by the Oregon Psilocybin...