Albany considers holding the mushrooms

Since Oregon voted to legalize psilocybin mushrooms in 2020, cities are deciding whether to ban or embrace the psychedelic.And although the deadlin...

July 28, 2022
7:12 AM

Since Oregon voted to legalize psilocybin mushrooms in 2020, cities are deciding whether to ban or embrace the psychedelic.And although the deadline to put a measure on the ballot is nearing, Albany city leaders are still trying to figure out where they stand.During a work session held Monday, July 25, City Council members acknowledged they don't know much about psilocybin mushrooms.'We need a doctor to stand in front of us and tell us more about it,' Mayor Alex Johnson II said.In 2020, Oregon became the first state in the nation to legalize psilocybin for supervised therapeutic use after 56% of voters approved Ballot Measure 109.

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