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Inside Oregon’s new magic mushroom industry

No prescription or referral is needed, but proponents hope Oregon’s legalization of psychedelic mushrooms will spark a revolution in mental health care.

By Associated Press

Sept. 15, 2023

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Cathy Jonas, owner of Epic Healing Eugene, holds a display with Golden Teacher mushrooms on Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore. 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.
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Golden Teacher mushrooms are displayed at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center, Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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A Golden Teacher mushroom is displayed at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center, Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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Cathy Jonas stands by a door at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center, Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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Cathy Jonas, owner of Epic Healing Eugene, speaks during an interview on Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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A bed for clients is seen at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center, on Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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Blankets that can be used by clients are seen at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center, Friday, Aug. 4, in Eugene, Ore.
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Psilocybin mushrooms are shown in a growing container before being removed and cut for distribution at Uptown Fungus in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen removes psilocybin mushrooms from a growing container in his Uptown Fungus lab to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen cuts psilocybin mushrooms in his Uptown Fungus lab to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen cuts psilocybin mushrooms in his Uptown Fungus lab to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Psilocybin mushrooms sit on a drying rack in the Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Psilocybin mushrooms sit on a drying rack in the Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen places psilocybin mushrooms into a dryer to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen places a rack of psilocybin mushrooms into a dryer the Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen removes a drying rack of psilocybin mushrooms in the Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Mushroom spores are grown in a refrigerator at the Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Gared Hansen holds mushroom spores being grown in his lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.
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Psilocybin mushrooms that are ready for distribution are shown at Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14.

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