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What a Portland Reporter Learned When He Tried Psilocybin Therapy Himself

What a Portland Reporter Learned When He Tried Psilocybin Therapy Himself

Update: 2025-09-23
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Since 2020, when Oregon legalized psilocybin therapy, Willamette Week's Anthony Effinger has been one of the most rigorous reporters covering the industry. But recently he went on a different kind of reporting trip, he found the cheapest legal facilitator within our city limits and decided to experience a legal mushroom therapy  himself. Today, Effinger shares his personal experience using psilocybin to address his own mental health challenges, and what it taught him about Oregon's industry.


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What a Portland Reporter Learned When He Tried Psilocybin Therapy Himself

What a Portland Reporter Learned When He Tried Psilocybin Therapy Himself

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