Upcoming speaking · online
Amy Charlesworth at Global Psychedelic Week 2026
November 5, 202611:00 AM PST
Regulation, Legal Frameworks & Access
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Upcoming speaking · online
Press & advocacy
Portland Votes to Deprioritize Psychedelic Enforcement
Features Amy Charlesworth’s comments on access to healing and the need for new options for veterans and first responders living with trauma.
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Weekly Psychedelic Policy Briefing: September 30th, 2026
Features Amy Charlesworth’s comments on Oregon’s withdrawn psilocybin rulemaking and concerns about restrictions on what licensees can teach and say in public.
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We Did It, Portland: How a Community Turned Years of Care Into Public Policy
A community account of Portland’s natural psychedelics ordinance, featuring Amy Charlesworth’s testimony to City Council.
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Portland, Oregon City Council Votes To Deprioritize Police Enforcement Against Psychedelics
Amy Charlesworth discusses why the ordinance matters for people seeking healing, including veterans living with trauma.
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Portland, Oregon Passes Ordinance to Designate Natural Psychedelics as Lowest Law Enforcement Priority
Amy Charlesworth comments on the unanimous vote and the limits of the new policy for personal, non-commercial use.
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Portland City Councilors advancing ordinance adding psychedelic health and safety chapter to city code
Amy testified in support of making personal, non-commercial psychedelic use a low law enforcement priority.
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Portland considers deprioritizing psychedelics
Coverage of the council vote and public testimony, including a new Portland Psychedelics Advisory Commission.
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Deprioritize policing of psychedelic mushrooms, Portland councilors say
Coverage of Portland councilors' proposal to deprioritize policing of psychedelic mushrooms.
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Oregon officials drop effort to hike psilocybin business licensing fees
By Jack Gorsline. Features Amy alongside Center for Psychedelic Policy founder Sam Chapman, with Amy on why the fight over licensee free speech isn’t over.
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Oregon’s psilocybin program helps people improve mental health, federally funded study shows
Amy, interviewed as an independent licensed facilitator, on how regulatory costs trickle down to clients.
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Community voices for Portland’s natural medicine ordinance
Amy is featured among the licensed facilitators and veterans speaking in support of the ordinance.
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Advisory Board: Amy Charlesworth
CPP profiles Amy’s work at the intersection of psychedelic policy, clinical implementation, and equitable access for veterans, first responders, and end-of-life care.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Purging
Amy discusses physiological explanations for purging alongside the cultural and spiritual significance people may associate with it.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Mushrooms vs. Ayahuasca
Amy discusses the intensity of ayahuasca ceremonies, the importance of screening, and why she suggests mushrooms as a starting point for newcomers.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Psychedelics and Pets
Amy points to early research on psychedelics in animals, contributing to a discussion of the emerging evidence and ethical considerations.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Dose of Their Own Medicine
Amy shares how her own psilocybin experience and military-veteran background inform her work with clients.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Overprepared
Amy explains how trying to control a journey through excessive preparation can create pressure and expectations.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Ready for Round 2?
Amy discusses the difference between readiness for another journey and avoiding the work of integration.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Pick a Guide
Amy offers a checklist for choosing a facilitator, from training and supervision to first aid and scope of practice.
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Ask a Guide Anything: Licensed vs. Underground
Amy describes the regulated model’s standards for production, handling, testing and quality control.
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Media & advocacy.
Press coverage, public testimony, and conversations on psychedelic healing, policy, and veteran mental health.
Upcoming speaking · online
Bud LordsSep 30, 2026
Psychedelics TodaySep 30, 2026
Portland Psychedelic SocietySep 30, 2026
Marijuana MomentPsychedelic State(s) of America · Sep 30, 2026
Psychedelic State(s) of AmericaSep 30, 2026
KXLSep 24, 2026
KPTV FOX 12Sep 24, 2026
The OregonianSep 2026
Marijuana MomentPsychedelic State(s) of America · Sep 2026
Marijuana MomentPsychedelic State(s) of America · Aug 2026
Portland Psychedelic Society Action Fund2026
Center for Psychedelic Policy2026
Tricycle DayOct 23, 2026
Tricycle DayOct 16, 2026
Tricycle DayOct 9, 2026
Tricycle DayMay 8, 2026
Tricycle DayMar 6, 2026
Tricycle DayFeb 27, 2026
Tricycle DayJan 16, 2026
Tricycle DayJan 9, 2026
More psychedelic policy reporting by Jack Gorsline:
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“It is in my experience with psilocybin and psychedelics that I am alive today.”
Amy's testimony to Portland City Council, as reported by KXL, September 24, 2026
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