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Traditional drug treatments, along with many side effects, have an effectiveness rate between 10 and 25 percent, whereas the first round of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research found an 83 percent level of effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the promising research, Oregon activists worked hard to see the legalization of psilocybin for mental health treatment, which would allow mental health centers to begin incorporating it into their care plans.<\/p>\n<p>In Nov. 2020, Oregon voters passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2020\/11\/oregon-becomes-first-state-to-legalize-psychedelic-mushrooms.html\">Measure 109<\/a>, making it the first state to legalize psilocybin. 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