Update: Oregon one step closer to offering magic mushroom therapy to residents

Published 4:51 pm Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The Oregon Health Authority has licensed the state’s very first psilocybin service center to EPIC Healing Eugene. 

Under Measure 109, people 21 or older can use psilocybin services after completing the following requirements: 

– Take a preparation session with a certified facilitator and meet the criteria. (A prescription or doctor recommendation is not required).

– Participate in an administration session at a licensed service center.

–  There, the client may take psilocybin in front of a trained and licensed facilitator.

– Optional: Clients can participate in an optional integration session afterwards, which includes community resources and peer support.

“We want to congratulate Cathy Jonas of EPIC Healing Eugene on being the first licensed service center in the state,” said Angie Allbee, Section Manager of says Oregon Psilocybin Services. “This is such a historic moment as psilocybin services will soon become available in Oregon, and we appreciate the strong commitment to client safety and access as service center doors prepare to open.”

Oregon Psilocybin Services is in charge of licensing and regulating magic mushroom therapy services. Last month, they licensed three psilocybin facilitators to David Naftalin, Alexander Polvi, and Jeanette Small. These facilitators will be allowed to lead sessions with clients in licensed therapy centers. According to OHA, the state began accepting applications for facilitator licenses on January 2 of this year.

“We want to congratulate the first facilitators to be licensed in Oregon,” said Angie Allbee, Oregon Psilocybin Services Section Manager. “As your work in providing non-directive psilocybin services takes shape, we thank you for your dedication to client safety and access as we move closer to opening service centers.”

In 2020, Oregon voters approved the therapeutic use of magic mushrooms. OHA says they expect psilocybin therapy centers to begin accepting clients later this year. All four licensing types — manufacturing, laboratory, service centers, and facilitators — will have to go through a process to acquire authorization and establish their operations.

As of now, there are three companies authorized to make psilocybin in the Oregon — Satori Farms PDX LLC, based in Portland, Uptown Fungus, based in Walterville, and Satya Inc., based in Medford. OHA also granted Rose City Laboratories, LLC a laboratory license to test psilocybin products.

“Laboratory testing ensures the safety of psilocybin products, and accurate labeling of psilocybin potency allows clients to participate in administration sessions with products that meet their needs,” Allbee added.

To date, three manufacturer licenses, one laboratory license, five facilitator licenses, and 84 worker permits have been granted.

OHA and OPS say they plan to issue more licenses to service centers and laboratory applicants in the coming months.

Anyone interested in accessing psilocybin services can learn more on OPS’s webpage.

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