In 2020, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 109, to establish “psilocybin services” within two years. The details of this plan are now available and will soon be implemented.

Martin R. Steele, Chief Executive Officer of Reasons for Hope, writes on behalf of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership coalition to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee to recommend increased funding for psychedelic-assisted therapy for Veteran suicide prevention. They recommend four actions to be taken by the committee.

Sean McAllister responds to Matthew Duffy’s criticism of Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act. McAllister cites provisions for grass-roots providers and more egalitarian rules, with low-income people’s access a priority.

These documents show exchanges between members of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition (VMHLC) and government groups which discuss the support of the Right to Try Clarification Act and the possibility of establishing an inter-agency taskforce on the proper use and deployment of psychedelic medicine and therapy for addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans and the public.

This article by Bia Labate and Kevin Feeney explores problematic actions taken by Decriminalize Nature (DN), in regards to the peyote cactus, in their efforts to build a political movement to decriminalize various psychedelic plants and fungi. DN continues to ignore the voices and requests of Native Americans who are being directly affected by this effort.

In light of recent claims made by Decriminalize Nature (DN), the Cactus Conservation Instititute (CCI) would like to clarify that they as an organization are not aligned with DN or any other political organizations. The links to the articles and claims referred to can be accessed in this note.

As Oregon furthers the process of Psilocybin use under Measure 109, there have been a lot of concerns and criticisms surrounding the framework of this act. This article addresses many of those concerns and specifies proposed precautions the framework will take in order to ensure accessibility and safety.

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A Statement of Concerns from the Psychedelic Bar Association regarding the proposed regulations governing the Oregon Psilocybin Service Act.

This is the speech address given by Thomas Eckert for the Horizons conference in New York City in 2021. He speaks on Measure 109, his participation on the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, and his late wife Sheri Eckert who was also an advocate and inspiration in the fight to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in Oregon.