Mushroom Edibles Are Legal in Oregon Now

Oregon regulators have given the state’s first license for psilocybin edibles to a company called Spiritus Oregon. The company announced they had been awarded the license last July, according to Marijuana Moment, which first broke the news.

Spiritus Oregon manufactures mushroom chocolates and gummies under the brand Horizon Edibles, with doses ranging from 2mg to 25mg. On its website, the company claims to use full-spectrum extracts that contain not just psilocybin, but the full range of alkaloids found in magic mushrooms such as psilocin, baocystin, norbaocystin, norpsilocin, aeruginascin, and beta-carboline. 

The Oregon Health Authority has only issued several different classes of licenses for its burgeoning magic mushroom industry: testing labs, service centers where customers can receive the treatments, and facilitators who administer the trips. The first manufacturer license went to the women-owned Satori Farms PDX in March 2023, according to Mariuana Moment. 

On its Instagram account, Horizon Edibles described itself as providing “the most precisely dosed psilocybin products in Oregon.” “While most other manufacturers only test the potency of their products a single time before they reach clients, ours are tested multiple times,” the brand continued, noting that its mushroom chocolates are tested at three different stages of the manufacturing process. This has allowed its products’ psilocybin content to deviate only between 0.2 to 0.5mg. Oregon allows 20 percent deviation in the amount of psilocybin in products, but Horizon Edibles maintains that its precision guarantees a more standardized experience for consumers—which is essential because psychedelic trips can already be unpredictable and variable depending on many other factors. 

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Horizon Edibles also claims to be offering a more advanced form of ingesting mushrooms through its use of extracts. The company makes its chocolates and gummies by extracting psilocybin alkaloids from dried magic mushrooms, a process that removes the fibrous materials called chitin that can often cause gastrointestinal discomfort when eating raw shrooms. 

“Customers expect products to be as safe as anything they would buy in a grocery store and we’re here to provide that,” said Michael Briggs, president of Horizon Edibles, in a press release. 

Oregon voters approved Measure 109 in 2020, which became the nation’s first regulatory framework for legal magic mushroom treatments. Unlike recreational cannabis, legal shrooms in Oregon can only be accessed at licensed service centers, and the first such centers opened in 2023. However, recent reports have indicated that very few people can afford these services, which can range from $800 to $2500 per trip. While Oregon has approved licenses for 25 service centers, some have already begun to fold, and the future of the industry hinges on companies and regulators finding ways to make these treatments more accessible. 

Horizon Edibles’ mushroom chocolates and gummies will be available at service centers around the state this summer.

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