In the news…
A New Era of
Psychedelics in Oregon
The state has pioneered a therapeutic market for psychedelic mushrooms. Researchers are watching with a mix of excitement
and unease.
In a carpeted office suite, Alex Beck settled onto a mattress and, under the watch of a trained guide, began chomping through a handful of “Pumpkin Hillbilly” mushrooms.
A Marine Corps veteran who was sexually assaulted during his time in the armed forces, Mr. Beck had long been searching unsuccessfully for a way to put those nightmarish years behind him. Now he was ready for a different kind of journey, a psychedelic trip through the nether regions of his own mind…
A psilocybin batch prepared for testing at Rose City Laboratories in Portland, Ore.
Mason Trinca for The New York Times
Owner, Dan Huson will be speaking as a panelist at the 2023 reMind Psychedelics Business Forum, on November 29th at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
You should check it out.
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AUGUST 2023
Tori Armbrust, from SatoriFarmspdx, displays batches of her manufactured Psiliocybin Mushrooms, ready for testing at Rose City Laboratories.
AUGUST 2023
Rose City Laboratories, Portland, OR:
Lab Techs & Chemist pose/not pose for the Leaf Magazine photographer Moriah Ratner
Psychedellic Issue
August 1 Issue 2023
“Magic Mushrooms:
Can They Change Your Mind?”
We are thrilled to be a part of this Documentary!
Rose City Laboratories was filmed about a month ago testing Psilocybin. We don't know what to expect, except that the story covers the potential therapeutic effects of psilocybin. This aligns with RCL owner Dan Huson believes, as well as his team. Thanks to everyone at the Lab for participating... exciting times in Oregon!
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper goes inside a Jamaican Psychedelic Retreat for therapeutic mushroom consumption. with CNN’s David Culver
EPISODE PREMIERES ON SUNDAY, JUNE 18 AT 8PM ET/PT
A CNN Original, continues with immersive new reporting from CNN Correspondent David Culver, as he travels to Jamaica to explore the therapeutic benefits of medically supervised consumption of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.
photos:
• Dan watches on as crew begins filming in Micro bio with Joel.
• Joel explains Speciation Testing
• Bjorn Homogenizing samples
• Main Lab testing demo
AIRING: Friday May 12, 2023 6:30 pm
Dan shows off some of the equipment with KGW interviewer: Colten Weekley.
In the Main Lab - Rose City Laboratories - Portland, OR
On April 21, Portland-based Rose City Laboratories, LLC (RCL) announced that it had been licensed by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to test psilocybin products for the state’s therapeutic centers. It’s the first lab to receive the required OHA license, but psilocybin treatment still can’t move forward.
In January, OHA opened its licensing applications for labs vying to test state-regulated psilocybin products, along with the manufacturers that will produce those products, the service centers where they’ll be consumed and the “trip facilitators” who will supervise the treatment sessions.
At publication time, OHA had not yet licensed any service centers. Meanwhile, only three manufacturers and four facilitators have so far received licenses. OHA is still expecting the first service centers to open their doors in 2023, but it’s not yet clear how widespread access will be at that time.
RCL will test psilocybin products for the two benchmarks of a regulated drug supply: potency and purity.
LISTEN NOW
PSYCON CONVENTION 2023 | FEATURED SPEAKERS
Oregon’s First Psilocybin License Holders Set to Take the Stage
Presentation Abstract:
"Believe it or not... testing for psilocybin IS rocket Science. Rose City labs is currently the only licensed laboratory to test Psilocybin in Oregon. Since no industry standards or guidelines existed, the challenge was a slow roll and literally monumental. The journey began nearly 2 years ago with measure 109. Hundreds of hours have been dedicated to developing these processes, which humbly began with button mushrooms and other fruiting body fungi foraged from the Northwest. Longtime counter-culture advocate and Lab owner Dan Huson, together with Senior Chemist Bjorn Fritzsche retell how our team of researchers, scientists and developers created reliable testing protocols, utilized industry testing standards, and the journey toward compliance with the State's regulatory requirements. Q & A session to follow."
See PSYCON PRESS RELEASE
April 24, 2023
by Lizzy Acker | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Rose City Laboratories in Southeast Portland tests everything from water to cannabis. Now, they are the first laboratory in the state that is licensed to test psilocybin as part of Oregon’s psychedelic mushroom legal program.
April 21, 2023
Contact: Afiq Hisham, 971-273-3374, PHD.Communications@oha.oregon.gov
Oregon Health Authority issues first psilocybin laboratory license
PORTLAND, Ore. – This week, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) licensed the state’s first laboratory for testing psilocybin products within the regulatory framework created by M109, the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act. OHA issued the license to Rose City Laboratories, LLC.
By Ryan Haas (OPB)
March 24, 2023 6 a.m.
Updated: March 24, 2023 8:43 a.m.
High costs to enter the psychedelics market in Oregon has some concerned it will stifle the young industry.
Joel Noble, Micro Bio Technical Director prepares Fungi Samples for QPCR speciation test for OPB Interview
Owner Dan Huson discusses the
OHA Licensing Procedures
Senior Technician Tyler Byrne, Lab Tech Anand Carpenter Shrestha and R&D Chemist Bjorn Fritzsche prepare Fungi test samples during OPB walkthrough and interview
testing psilocybin potency:
5 Questions for Laboratory
Chemist Bjorn Fritzsche
By Jane C. Hu, The Microdose
Fritzsche discusses how potency testing works and the future of Psilocybin in Oregon
Rose City Laboratories
gains Full ORELAP Cannabis
Testing Accreditation
in time for new OLCC March 1st testing requirements
portland lab gets state approval
to test psilocybin
By Anthony Effinger • January 25, 2023
Rose City Laboratories won approval in all four categories, including potency and species determination, next: State License.
ROSE CITY LABS GRANTED FULL ORELAP ACCREDITATION FOR PSILOCYBIN TESTING
Press Release Date: 01/25/23
Rose City Laboratories, Inc PORTLAND, OR
OLCC grants full ORELAP Lab Accreditation in Oregon for Psilocybin testing
the shroom house shrooms
NEW TO MARKET PLANT VIRUS DIY TEST KITS PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
Press Release Date: 12/02/2022
Rose City Laboratories, Inc. PORTLAND, OR
Announces it’s emergence into the retail marketplace with new wholesale program for their DIY KITS.
What’s Happening around us…
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Oregon Health Authority slow to help thousands in NE Oregon with polluted drinking water
BY: Alex Baumhardt - January 17, 2023
Oregon Capital Chronicle
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RECALL OLCC issues recall of cannabis vape products; cartridges contain prohibited additives
BY: KTVZ news sources
Published January 12, 2023
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FINALLY: Oregon Releases Final Psilocybin Rules; Applications Open January 2022 What's the Update?
BY: Vincent Sliwoski
LEXOLOGY: Harris Bricken Law
more news…
Oregon Cannabis 2023:
Forecast & Report
PUBLISHED: January 18, 2023
By: Vince Sliwoski
Post election, our Oregon State government looks different. For this reason, contacts I’ve spoken with the (OLCC) … to forecast what may happen with the new cannabis laws.
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Oregon’s Updated
Asbestos Rules
Oregon Asbestos Program
By: State of Oregon DEQ
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality regulates the handling, removal and disposal of asbestos-containing material to protect public health and the environment.
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Is your Tap Water Safe?
Check by County
PUBLISHED: November 2022
By: Center for Accountability
Is your tap water safe? Check your county for common contaminants: Coliform-Arsenic-Nitrates-TTHM-Halo Acids-Ethylene Dibromide-Fluoride & more…
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Mold in your Home?
Questions Answered
PUBLISHED: 2022
By: Oregon Health Authority
Molds are fungi that grow in many shapes, sizes & colors. In nature molds break down dead & decaying material. Indoors - molds can cause structural damage destroying materials…
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