psilocybin Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Bills to allow some, regulated access to psilocybin unlikely to move forward

By Lauren Gallup February 21, 2025

Gymnopilus luteofolius, a type of mushroom which contains the psychoactive component psilocybin growing in Port Orchard, Washington. A group is Washington is drafting a state ballot measure to legalize a number of plant- and fungi-based psychedelics for personal use, including psilocybin mushrooms. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Alan Rockefeller.

Washington state lawmakers still can’t pass bills to allow for some legal access to psychedelics. With Feb. 21 as the cutoff for bills to move out of policy committees, two pieces of legislation that would have allowed regulated and supervised access to psilocybin for adults won't be moving forward — Senate Bill 5201 and House Bill 1433. The bills faced opposition from Read More

Tacoma City Council lowers enforcement priority for psilocybin, similar substances

By Lauren Gallup January 30, 2025

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, a type of mushroom that has psilocybin, a psychoactive compound, photographed in Issaquah, Washington. The use of entheogens like psilocybin has been shown to treat some mental health conditions. Photo by Alan Rockefeller, courtesy of WikiMedia.

Tacoma has joined a number of Washington cities and at least one county in a growing movement to make enforcing activities related to the use of psychoactive substances, such as psilocybin mushrooms, a lower priority for law enforcement. On Tuesday, the Tacoma City Council unanimously passed a resolution to lower enforcement priorities for entheogen-related activities. Read More

Psilocybin: Psychology, Policy and Possibilities – With Sam Chapman

By Ashley Beard January 5, 2023

Sueann sits in front of a computer screen where Sam Chapman appears on zoom. Click for story.

What do you really know about psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms? Research on the substance has lagged behind in the U.S. but, recent grassroots movements and a non-profit in […]Read More

Psilocybin: Psychology, Policy and Possibilities – ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 41 – With Sam Chapman

By Ashley Beard January 5, 2023

Sueann Ramella interviews Sam Chapman virtually on April 19, 2022. What do you really know about psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms? Research on the substance has lagged behind in […]Read More