Psilocybin /tags/psilocybin Psilocybin en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:37:25 GMT Psilocybin on the ballot again for two Southern Oregon cities /politics-government/2024-09-30/psilocybin-on-the-ballot-again-for-two-southern-oregon-cities Brookings and Sutherlin residents will vote on the future of psilocybin businesses in the upcoming November election. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:37:25 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-30/psilocybin-on-the-ballot-again-for-two-southern-oregon-cities Jane Vaughan Sutherlin residents will vote on future of psilocybin businesses in November /politics-government/2024-07-09/sutherlin-residents-will-vote-on-future-of-psilocybin-businesses-in-november Residents of the Douglas County city get to decide on the emerging therapy because a two-year moratorium on these businesses expires at the end of this year. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:31:41 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-09/sutherlin-residents-will-vote-on-future-of-psilocybin-businesses-in-november Jane Vaughan Oregon threatens to revoke approval of psilocybin school that claims religious exemption /health-and-medicine/2024-06-21/oregon-threatens-to-revoke-approval-of-psilocybin-school-that-claims-religious-exemption Oregon regulators are threatening to revoke their approval of a psilocybin mushroom facilitator school that holds retreats in Southern Oregon and claims it should get religious exemptions. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:29:06 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-06-21/oregon-threatens-to-revoke-approval-of-psilocybin-school-that-claims-religious-exemption Justin Higginbottom First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization /health-and-medicine/2024-06-01/first-responders-veterans-hail-benefits-of-psychedelic-drugs-as-california-debates-legalization Abundant research has shown that psychedelics have the potential to produce lasting relief from depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and other mental health conditions. But experts warn that these powerful drugs are not for everybody, as California consider a bill to legalize them for therapeutic use. Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:45:11 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-06-01/first-responders-veterans-hail-benefits-of-psychedelic-drugs-as-california-debates-legalization Bernard Wolfson One year of psilocybin in Oregon: availability increases while costs remain high  /health-and-medicine/2024-05-28/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. Tue, 28 May 2024 13:26:20 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-05-28/one-year-of-psilocybin-in-oregon-availability-increases-while-costs-remain-high Jane Vaughan In Oregon, psilocybin treatment is an experiment in real time /health-and-medicine/2024-02-28/in-oregon-psilocybin-treatment-is-an-experiment-in-real-time In Oregon, some are seeking out psilocybin for relief from mental health issues. But tracking the effects of that treatment is very much a work in progress. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:42:34 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-02-28/in-oregon-psilocybin-treatment-is-an-experiment-in-real-time Deena Prichep How psychedelic drug therapy became a rare bipartisan issue in California /politics-government/2024-02-20/how-psychedelic-drug-therapy-became-a-rare-bipartisan-issue-in-california Former Assembly Republican leader Marie Waldron and San Francisco Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener may not have a lot in common, but they’ve formed an unlikely alliance over psychedelic drugs. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:24:42 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-20/how-psychedelic-drug-therapy-became-a-rare-bipartisan-issue-in-california Ryan Sabalow Oregon psilocybin advocates reflect on therapy program’s first year /health-and-medicine/2023-12-18/oregon-psilocybin-advocates-reflect-on-therapy-programs-first-year Six hundred patients have participated in Oregon's first-in-the-nation psilocybin therapy program since May. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:55:45 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-12-18/oregon-psilocybin-advocates-reflect-on-therapy-programs-first-year Nathan Wilk As psychedelic-assisted therapy grows, so does interest from a new group: chaplains /npr-news/2023-09-24/as-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-grows-so-does-interest-from-a-new-group-chaplains Chaplains provide spiritual counsel at some of life's most raw moments. With psychedelic legalization spreading, some chaplains think this role should include facilitating psychedelic trips. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:48:02 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-24/as-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-grows-so-does-interest-from-a-new-group-chaplains Deena Prichep Psychedelic therapies show promise. Is California ready to bring them into the mainstream? /health-and-medicine/2023-09-01/psychedelic-therapies-show-promise-is-california-ready-to-bring-them-into-the-mainstream Psychedelics like mushrooms and mescaline could be decriminalized in California as advocates tout their therapeutic potential. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:45:27 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-01/psychedelic-therapies-show-promise-is-california-ready-to-bring-them-into-the-mainstream Ana B. Ibarra