Article by: Partner Jeff Zuber, Counsel Raza Lawrence, and Associate Lizzie Fanckboner. We are quickly approaching a significant milestone in the history of the American psychedelics industry. On January 2, 2023, Oregon will be the first state in the nation to accept licensing applications from applicants seeking to participate in its commercial psilocybin industry — a…
Article by: Partner Jeff Zuber, Counsel Raza Lawrence, Associate Lizzie Fanckboner, and Associate Terron East. The Oregon Health Authority released the long-awaited draft rules for its Psilocybin Services Program on September 1st. The draft rules lay out a proposed framework for the first commercial psilocybin licensing program in the nation, and are an exciting step toward…
By: Associate Lizzie Fanckboner In 2019, Denver passed Ordinance 301, making it the first city in the US to decriminalize psilocybin-containing mushrooms. While the ordinance did not legalize psilocybin, it set out to “deprioritize, to the greatest extent possible” criminal penalties imposed by the City and County of Denver “for the personal use and personal…
By Tom Zuber and Radhi Shah The State of California took a step closer to decriminalizing possession of psychedelic drugs as the senate passed a bill SB 519, 21-16 on a floor vote. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Scott Wiener, cleared three separate committees. The State Department of Public Health would be required to establish…