Psilocybin mushrooms that are ready for distribution are shown at a lab in Oregon. With its rules finalized, Colorado will soon follow in offering guided psilocybin therapy. Colorado’s Department of Revenue recently finalized rules and regulations for psychedelic-assisted therapy, clearing the way for providers to begin offering this new model of therapeutic care in 2025. The new rules provide requirements for businesses entering the field of psilocybin as healing centers, cultivators and manufacturers.
“These therapies will naturally be controversial because they represent a complete paradigm shift in the way mental health services are provided,” said Dr. Brooke Allen, a neurologist at Roaring Fork Neurology. “Using psychedelics as a catalyst to induce meaningful change that is patient-led by their own inner healing ability is very different from the current model of dampening symptoms, and with many fewer side effects and likely better efficacy.”
Pushed ahead by the passage of Proposition 122 by Colorado voters in 2022, the state’s psilocybin therapeutic program will be the second in the nation. Oregon voters passed its program in 2020, with the first state-regulated programs launching in 2022.
While the measure passed with 53% of the statewide votes, in many of Colorado’s High Country counties, it passed by larger margins. In Pitkin County, the initiative passed by the second-highest margin with 76% of voters approving it. Summit, Routt and Eagle counties also had high support with 65%, 63% and 62% of voters approving the measure.
As dictated by a 2023 law on natural medicine regulation and legalization , Colorado’s therapy program will be overseen by two state agencies, both of which have now finalized rules to support the therapeutic framework for psilocybin.
The Department of Regulatory Agencies approved the first set of regulations in June. This created rules pertaining to the training and licensing for psychedelic therapy facilitators. The Department of Revenue rules approved in August set licensing procedures for businesses that will operate in this space. These include rules for healing centers and businesses around the cultivation, manufacturing, testing and secure storage of psilocybin mushrooms.
With the rules finalized, the two agencies are expected to set licensing fees this fall […]
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