PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – On Thursday, there were only a few customers coming and going from Shroom House in Portland, Oregon.
Friday was a different story.
Nexstar’s KOIN observed people standing in long lines outside of the business that day, waiting for a chance to purchase psilocybin mushrooms.
As KOIN previously reported, however, state officials say the sale of psilocybin mushrooms is illegal in Oregon — now and in the future.
That fact may be confusing to some, especially since Oregon voters passed Measure 109 in 2020, effectively creating a two-year development period during which Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) has worked to set up systems and processes for the licensing and regulation of psilocybin products and provision of psilocybin services.
But in those cases, the use of psilocybin must be overseen by licensed therapeutic professional. The state also doesn’t even start accepting applications until next year, meaning there are no licensed facilitators or service centers at this time.
That apparently isn’t stopping the Shroom House, whose owner denied operating a dispensary but rather a “health and wellness shop.”
Customers, too, didn’t seem phased while waiting in line.
“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 KOIN they were...
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