Let’s take a look at some of the recent events in the three places where regulation of psychedelics is most advanced in North America.

Oregon Gives Green Light to First U.S. Psilocybin Manufacturing License

After the 2020 approved measure 109 or Psilocybin Services ActThe Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has granted the nation’s first-ever psilocybin manufacturing license for the supply of federally regulated psychedelics therapy service centers to female-owned Satori Farms PDX LLC.

To date, several psilocybin worker permits have been granted and many more applications have been made submitted to the state supervisory authority.

However, several issues remain, including local access following moratoria or ban decisions, high service costs, and unavailability of funding, which have recently led to the closure of the Synthesis Institute’s facilitator training program.

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

Colorado: Senate Committee Confirms Nominees for Psychedelics Advisory Panel

Finance Committee senators have given initial approval to the 15 nominees who will make up the Naturopathic Advisory Council, which is tasked with overseeing the state’s legalized access to psilocybin mushrooms, by asking the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) at the Development of rules and regulations for the advises new “healing centers”.

After unanimously voting to move forward with the nominations, the group now needs confirmation from the entire Colorado Senate.

DORA Managing Director Patty Salazar specified that of the original 226 individuals applying for Advisory Council membership, the preliminary group of appointments constitutes “a complete jigsaw puzzle” as it includes representatives from the 12 categories required by Prop 122.

Seven nominees are female, one non-binary, 40% Black, 20% Native American, two Western Slope residents, one from the Eastern Plains and three from Southern Colorado.

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