Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon’s novel psilocybin experiment takes off
Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon’s novel psilocybin experiment takes off
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.
Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on magic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss of identity and a oneness with the universe.
Epic Healing Eugene — Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center — opened in June, marking the state’s unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names, including people with depression, PTSD or end-of-life dread.
No prescription or referral is needed, but proponents hope Oregon’s legalization will spark a revolution in mental health care.
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Just $2800 for your first session? Or alternatively, you can grow your own and make a tie dye bedsheet for less than a hundred bucks. Recreational drugs in Oregon are decriminalized. It's legal to grow them yourself, just not distribute for money. Yeah, I'm going to pay a licensed caretaker to watch me trip. Not.
I understand your sentiment completely, and likely would go about this very similarly to yourself. One thing to bear in mind is just how important programs like this can be for reframing the general perception of psychedelics for a lot of people. It being a sanctioned, "medically approved" experience can be a huge point for changing minds on this sort of thing.
I see your point and very much agree. This is a great milestone! However it seems like an overinflated price for the 'experience'. For someone that can truly benefit from psychedelics, It would seem that a clinical treatment that can help someone one (ie. A person with ptsd, or trauma), could benefit from micro dosing and regular visits and experiences should have affordable access. Rather than paying such a huge amount of money for a one time 'trip' in a controlled setting. The costs seem extravagant as it doesn't seem to be for the medicinal or compassionate use. Essentially, they are selling an experience at an inflated cost to users, and not offering an actual treatment. Unless you are extremely wealthy. Which is bunk in my personal opinion.
Just so you're aware, it's still not legal to grow them for yourself, or possess them or use them. It's just that if you're caught with them, you can only be given a fine or be required to do a drug program.