Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off
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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.

  • cmbabul@lemmy.world
    371·
    2 years ago

    I hope this takes off like marijuana did, I’ll happily make a trip to Oregon to go on a trip in Oregon

    • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      2 years ago

      I tried this two times now, but with no luck. I was off any medication for months before the second try because I’d read that ssris can prevent the effects of mushrooms, so now I worry the effect of SSRIs may be permanent because I felt absolutely no effect besides a little nausea. Was that not a factor for your wife?

  • lifepassesmeby@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • nadiaraven@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      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.