PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When first reporting on Shroom House on Thursday, there were only a few customers coming and going.
Friday was a different story. People were standing in long lines outside Shroom House on West Burnside.
Some customers told us they were coming to get them for medical reasons.
“I personally experimented with mushrooms as a way to treat bipolar type two as well as depression,” said Jesse, a customer at the store. “There’s been a lot of studies showing that consumption of psilocybin can lead to the disintegration of entrenched brain channels.”
Others told us they were there to use the psychedelics recreationally.
“Well, I voted for psilocybin mushrooms in the election in 2020. And so I’m here to take part in that,” said Jesus Bogas, another customer at the Shroom House. “I understand there’s some legal technicalities with it, but I’m here to see what that’s all about. It’s an enlightenment and it’s what I like to do.”
However, the bottom line is: state officials say the sale of psilocybin mushrooms is illegal in Oregon — now and in the future.
Oregon voters only passed the use of psilocybin overseen by a licensed therapeutic professional. The state doesn’t even start accepting applications until next year.
Based on bank statements from former employees, Shroom House is operating under a company named Alive N Well Hospitality LLC.
The Oregon Secretary of State’s records shows the owner’s name is “Steven Tony Tachie.”
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