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I see that the era of legalized magic mushroom group therapy is about to begin in Portland. The first location for officially dosing yourself in a crowd will be, of all places, that crazy cartoon-looking building on the east side of the Burnside Bridge. What a message to send.
Just one more way to tell every druggie in the world that Portland welcomes them with open arms, I guess. And who will profit? Guess.
[Tom] Eckert and Rachel Aidan are the co-founders of the [InnerTrek] Center: a 5,000-square-foot facility located at the corner of Burnside and MLK Blvd, filled with natural lighting, beautiful greenery painted all over the walls, and comfortable sectionals and places to sit throughout the facility.... Eckert was at the center of Ballot Measure 109, which legalized psilocybin for mental health therapy. The next goal is to help hundreds of people seeking help with psilocybin in group settings, making it the first facility of its kind to treat between 6 to 12 people at one time.
According to the KGW story, the trippers will be paying $850 a pop. You figure $8000 a day, 200 days a year, that's $1.6 million gross. But can you imagine the liabilty insurance premium?
I hope this helps some people, and doesn't harm any innocent bystanders. But this being Portland, the only law that matters any more is Murphy's. Fingers crossed for everybody involved.
$850?? Back in the day, we used to find them for free in and around Lloyd Center and PCC Sylvania, and a trip with friends out to the woods was maybe a couple of bucks in gas.
ReplyDeleteThey say a sucker is born every minute, and this business venture proves just that. Imagine paying almost a grand to trip under the ‘guidance’ of some touchy-feely Portland hipster type. Talk about a bad trip.
Kruse Way and Carman Drive, baby. Was a cow pasture until the early '80s..
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. A friend with access to a cow pasture supplied whole parties until the owner cottoned on. Was fun while it lasted.
DeleteThat must be that old house that was/is covered by plant growth on the North side of the street. I live a stones throw from there now...... and have never seen any cows roaming around there!
DeleteWe used to pick at what used to be an old overgrown airfield, or so I was told, on the West side of PCC in a valley. In the valley. It was quite the popular spot. I remember when the cops would show up occasionally, you would see the pickers emerge from the grass and scatter. Quite amusing.
LOHS '77 grad here. When Kruse opened to connect Boones Ferry to 217 it was not uncommon to observe a giant troll in a pony tail (Bill Walton) foraging around on his knees. And so it became the go-to field for many of us. Them.
DeleteNever thought chemistry was a rational way to enjoy life.
ReplyDeleteIf you search on “ timegoesby.net psilocybin” you will get a menu of stories from a lovely person who lived in Lake O after being forced out too early from her work in NYC media. Her blog, TimeGoesBy.net, was one of the best ever, simply chronicling what it’s like to get old. A vicious cancer took her far too soon, but psylocibin helped with her terror immeasurably. It’s fun to hate on “shrooms” being pursued by people chasing a high, but after knowing her and seeing how much her trip helped her cope, I can’t join the fun.
ReplyDeleteI can’t imagine tripping at my age. What a nightmare that would be. That stuff is for the young, who have little or no worries and guilts about life. And being close to death would be an absolute nightmare. Just my opinion though.
DeleteI think you're right. I did shrooms and LSD in my early 20s and no way I want to do that now.
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