Ballot measure 109 is on the ballot for this November. If the petition passes, it will create access to psilocybin services throughout Oregon and lower the penalties for possession of psilocybin to a violation.
The Oregon Psilocybin Society (OPS) was formed in 2016 by Portland psychotherapists Tom and Sheri Eckert. The main purposes of OPS are to bring psilocybin service to Oregon by putting forward a ballot measure in 2020 to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in the state through the Psilocybin Service Initiative (PSI 2020). From the PSI 2020 website:
“The intent of the 2020 Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon is to advance a breakthrough therapeutic model currently being perfected in research settings at top universities around the world. The service model involves a sequence of facilitated sessions, including assessment and preparation, psilocybin administration, and integration afterwards. We envision a community-based framework, where licensed providers, along with licensed producers of psilocybin mushrooms, blaze trails in Oregon in accordance with evolving practice standards.”