Oregon’s psychedelic mushroom regulators accused of conflict of interest

Chair of board advising on legalisation of psychedelic mushrooms resigns after being accused to standing to profit from own rules

The chair of a board advising on the legalisation of psychedelic mushrooms in Oregon has resigned after being accused of standing to profit financially from the potentially $1bn industry he is helping to shape.

In 2020, after a landmark US-first vote, Oregon legalized the therapeutic use of psilocybin. But the ructions at the board could throw the whole industry into disarray.