Portland in the News: Oregon’s New Psilocybin Advisory Board; Safer Streets; & Spring in Portland | March 25, 2021

Oregon is looking into reinvesting cannabis tax dollars into social equity programs.

As Covid numbers go down and a sense of normalcy returns, Portland is considering keeping parts of the Slow Streets program.

And his week Oregon’s leaders formed the state’s first-ever Psilocybin Advisory Board.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Portland Monthly: Big Changes Could Be Coming for Cannabis in Oregon

• Portland Monthly: In a State Divided by More Than the Cascades, Can Oregon’s Flagship Public Radio Station Bridge the Gap?

• Oregonian: Portland Timbers’ 2021 MLS season schedule is set

• New York Times: Can Magic Mushrooms Heal Us?

• Oregonian: Early spring at Portland’s gardens and parks

• Bike Portland: Portland eyes next phase for Covid-inspired ‘Safe Streets’ initiative

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