Oregon State Hospital – and the state’s broader mental health system – is failing and unable to stop the cycle of people repeatedly not getting help until they be arrested, state lawmakers heard Thursday. The challenges are countless: people often cannot access the care they need until they are arrested and sent to the public …
Oregon must strengthen its laws to protect doctors who perform abortions or gender-affirming care from lawsuits and lawsuits, a legislative task force recommended Wednesday. It’s among several recommendations from the Task Force on Reproductive Health and Access to Care, which House Speaker Dan Rayfield convened this summer after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe …
Now that Colorado voters have passed the Natural Medicine Health Act, the state has several steps to take before Colorado actually sees a regulated industry for psychedelic mushrooms. The measure allows licensed “healing centers” to provide access to psilocybin and psilocyn, the psychoactive compounds found in many species of mushrooms, for therapeutic purposes. It also …
