“I'm not allowed to touch the mushrooms”: 5 Questions for Oregon-based facilitator Josh Goldstein

Here is an excellent recent article from the good psychedelic news source - The Microdose. The article starts: "Josh Goldstein grew up in the Reagan era thinking he would never do drugs — and then he went to the University of Oregon. The spring of his freshman year, he took mushrooms for the first time, which made him eager to explore more mind-altering substances. He continued taking psychedelics recreationally, and in 2012, he joined the Church of Santo Daime, where he took ayahuasca two to three times a month. Goldstein became one of the church’s leaders and led ayahuasca ceremonies. He also facilitated ayahuasca experiences for clients as an underground guide. Last year, when Oregon began preparing to launch psilocybin services, Goldstein enrolled in a training program to become a licensed psilocybin facilitator. After graduating from the program, he started working as a facilitator with Bendable, an alternative mental health nonprofit that connects people with psychedelic therapy. Goldstein helps train other facilitators and guides psilocybin sessions with clients in Bend, Oregon. He facilitated one of the state’s first psilocybin sessions with retired builder Jim Carroccio, who we interviewed in July.  We spoke with Goldstein about his role as a licensed facilitator, and how it differs from his work in the underground."

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