Legal Psychedelics In US: Oregon Approves Grower's License, Colorado Advances Advisory Council

Let’s take a look at some of the recent events occuring in the two states where psychedelics regulations have advanced the most so far.

Oregon Greenlights First US Psilocybin Manufacturers License

Following the 2020-approved Measure 109 or Psilocybin Services Act, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has granted the nation’s first-ever psilocybin production license for the supply of state-supervised psychedelic therapy service centers to the woman-owned Satori Farms PDX LLC.

Several psilocybin worker permits have been granted so far and many more applications have been submitted to the state’s regulating agency.

Nonetheless, several issues remain, including local access following decisions on moratoriums or bans, high service costs and the unavailability of funding, which recently led to the closure of the facilitators' training program Synthesis Institute.

See also: Oregon Update: Psilocybin Therapy Services Implementation, From Concept To Reality

Colorado: Senate Committee Approves Psychedelics Advisory Board Nominees

Senators at the Finance committee have given initial approval to the 15 nominees forming the Natural Medicine Advisory Board tasked to oversee the state’s legalized access to psilocybin mushrooms through advising the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) in the development of rules and regulations for the new “healing centers.”

After the unanimous vote to advance the nominations, the group must now be confirmed by the full Colorado Senate.

DORA executive director Patty Salazar stated that, of the initial 226 people applying to be part of the advisory board, the preliminary group of appointees constitutes “a complete puzzle,” as it includes representatives of the 12 categories requested by Prop 122.

Seven nominees are women, one is non-binary, 40% people of color, 20% Native American, two residents from the Western Slope, one from the eastern plains and three are from southern Colorado.

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