Oregon made headlines across the country when voters approved , guided therapy using psilocybin from mushrooms, a psychedelic drug. The program has not even begun, but alreadly local jurisdictions are making moves to opt out of the law.
Jackson County Commissioners put an ordinance banning the therapy in unincorporated parts of the county on the November ballot. Other communities are considering such moves.
Tom Eckert is the chief petitioner of, the one that voters approved.
He gives us his view of the progress toward implementation of the law... and the efforts to block it.
Will Lucas joins the conversation; he is Venue Supervisor for , which plans to offer psilocybin therapy... if the opt-out vote fails in Jackson County.