May 17, 2025

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A pricing sheet at Rose City Laboratories, the first approved lab in Oregon to apply for a license and meet Oregon Health Authority requirements for testing the purity and potency of psilocybin mushrooms.
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Björn Fritzsche, research and development chemist at Rose City Laboratories, explains the testing process for psilocybin mushrooms at the Portland lab, March 17, 2023.
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A psilocybin mushroom awaits testing.
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Mushrooms are ground during the testing process.
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Rose City Laboratories is the first lab in the state to apply for a license and meet Oregon Health Authority requirements.
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Björn Fritzsche explains the testing process.
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A map of Oregon highlights which counties are "psilocybin friendly," displayed at the lab. These are the areas where psilocybin service centers will be able to open in Oregon.
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Rose City Laboratories owner Daniel Huson.
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Rose City is the first lab in the state to apply for a license and meet Oregon Health Authority requirements for testing the purity and potency of psilocybin mushrooms.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB

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