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The Oregon Health Authority is seeking people to make psilocybin regulation recommendationsPosted: Nov 30, 2020 / 05:47 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 12:24 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon officials are seeking a wide variety of people to make recommendations about how the state should regulate psilocybin — a psychoactive compound found in so-called “magic” mushrooms.Voters approved Measure 109 earlier this month, legalizing the use of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in licensed facilities. But that doesn’t mean hallucinogenic mushrooms are legal right now. There’s currently no process for become a licensed facilitator, which is where the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) comes in.Measure 109 instructs the OHA to develop an advisory board, and iron out best practices, ethics and regulations for psilocybin therapy, all within a two year timeframe. Prior to the election, who said they’d never seen a precedent for tasking the OHA with developing a framework for implementing a program like that.Monday, the OHA announced it is seeking applications for the Psilocybin Advisory Board from people fitting at least one of the following criteria:Prospective applicants should submit a resume, statement of interest, and executive appointment interest form (found on the ) to&nbsp;&nbsp;by Jan. 1, 2021.Psilocybin is listed as a Schedule 1 drug federally. Oregon became the first state to legalize the compound for therapeutic purposes, though some cities including Denver and Oakland have decriminalized it.A growing body of research, including&nbsp;&nbsp;has demonstrated therapeutic effects in people suffering from a range of conditions including addiction, anxiety and depression. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has also granted “breakthrough therapy” status&nbsp;.The passage of the measure has had ripple effects in seemingly unrelated government departments: the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department reached out to the OHA asking for guidance on what the new law would mean for people foraging for edible mushrooms on public land.Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad

The Oregon Health Authority is seeking people to make psilocybin regulation recommendationsPosted: Nov 30, 2020 / 05:47 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 12:24 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon officials are seeking a wide variety of people to make recommendations about how the state should regulate psilocybin — a psychoactive compound found in so-called “magic” mushrooms.Voters approved Measure 109 earlier this month, legalizing the use of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in licensed facilities. But that doesn’t mean hallucinogenic mushrooms are legal right now. There’s currently no...

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