Oregon
Majority of Oregon counties vote against psilocybin therapy
FILE – On this Aug. 3, 2007, file photograph, psilocybin mushrooms are seen in a develop room on the Procare farm in Hazerswoude, central Netherlands. Twenty-five of Oregon’s 36 counties not too long ago voted in opposition to permitting psilocybin remedy. (AP Picture/Peter Dejong, File)
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Oregonians voted in 2020 to legalize psilocybin remedy in supervised services. The hallucinogenic drug has gained traction in recent times as a viable remedy for PTSD, extreme melancholy and substance use dysfunction. However the majority of the state’s 36 counties have reservations concerning the remedy — 25 counties voted in opposition to permitting psilocybin use final week, together with a number of municipalities. Jefferson Public Radio reporter Jane Vaughan joins us to speak about these bans and what they may imply for the way forward for psilocybin in Oregon.
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