Colorado is poised to allow psilocybin edibles at healing centers, but no extractions and only one species of mushrooms are allowed.
By Thomas Mitchell
July 31, 2024 Many of the areas of contention are similar to marijuana industry discussions around packaging, edibles, extraction and the introduction of publicly traded companies. Brandon Johnson
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Colorado could limit the state’s emerging magic mushroom industry to one strain and severely restrict the use of psilocybin extractions, according to the final draft of proposed natural medicine regulations.
Once approved, the 120-page set of rules will serve as the foundation for Colorado’s medical magic mushroom industry. The newly created Colorado Natural Medicine Division must finalize mushroom industry regulations by October, with mushroom grower and healing center applications available for submission on December 31.
While natural medicine stakeholders generally approve of the proposed rules, a handful of the proposals have come in for criticism, as NMD executive director Dominque Mendiola acknowledges.
"This is just the first phase of our implementation, certainly with a lot more work ahead," she said during a day-long meeting with psilocybin stakeholders on July 25. "What we present today remains subject to change."
State officials have drawn from months of stakeholder meetings, collaboration with the state’s Natural Medicine Advisory Board, and examples of Oregon psilocybin regulations as they prepare for Colorado to become the second state in the country to offer magic mushroom facilitation at licensed facilities.But July 25 was the last day the public could chime in, and ring the bell they did.Many of the areas of contention echoed marijuana industry discussions regarding packaging, edibles, extraction and the introduction of publicly traded companies. Just One Psilocybin Strain There are dozens, if not hundreds, of species of psilocybin mushrooms, but only one will be allowed in Colorado’s regulated system for now: psilocybe cubensis. Common forms of psilocybe cubensis include Golden Teacher, Hillbilly, Penis Envy and a handful of others, but growers and facilitators had hoped for more options.Although the proposed limit isn’t quite like only allowing one strain of cannabis to be sold at dispensaries, advocates argue that Colorado’s mushroom program will be deprived of other beneficial […]
No Extraction, Edibles Allowed: Psychedelic Mushroom Industry Rules Near Finish Line
