Reedsport and Redmond, Oregon, vote November 3 on keeping psilocybin businesses out
On November 3, 2026, voters in two Oregon cities decide whether to keep state-licensed psilocybin businesses out: Reedsport on a permanent ban, and Redmond, as reported by local papers, on a two-year extension of its moratorium on service centers. Results aren't in yet, and we'll report them.
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What's on the ballot
Reedsport. The City of Reedsport's referred question, for the November 3, 2026 election, asks: "Should electors ban the establishment of psilocybin related businesses within the City of Reedsport?" A yes vote would establish the ban; a no vote would allow such businesses. The city says voters approved a temporary two-year ban in November 2022, and that the council passed Ordinance 2024-1215 in November 2024 to make the ban permanent, which is the ordinance now referred to voters. The council's statement says a permanent ban is needed to "protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens." The city posted the notice on June 5, 2026.1
Redmond. According to the Redmond Spokesman (October 9, 2026), Redmond voters decide whether to extend the city's moratorium on psilocybin service centers for another two years: yes extends it, no ends it.5 Both the Spokesman and The Source Weekly (August 25, 2026) report that the city council sent the question to voters on August 11, 2026, and that Redmond voters approved the original ban in 2022 with 53 percent and extended it in 2024 with 55 percent; The Source Weekly puts the council vote at 6 to 1.56 We haven't confirmed the county measure number or the ballot wording from an official source.
Why these questions come up in November
Oregon's psilocybin law lets a city or county adopt ordinances that "prohibit or allow" licensed psilocybin manufacturers, service centers or both, and requires the governing body to submit any such ordinance "to the electors of the city or county for approval at the next statewide general election." When a prohibition is adopted, the Oregon Health Authority stops licensing those premises until that election.2 That's why the questions land on general election ballots such as this one.
Why Washington readers follow it
Washington has no licensed psilocybin program; psilocybin and psilocyn remain Schedule I substances under state law.7 Oregon's program is open to visitors. The Oregon Health Authority says clients "do not need to live in Oregon," must be 21 or older and need no prescription. It adds that an individual "can only purchase psilocybin products at a licensed service center during an administration session," and that "Products may not be purchased and taken off-site."3
The authority doesn't report Washington State residents as a separate group (the "Washington" line in its county list is Washington County, Oregon). Its 2025 summary counts 5,935 clients who received services. Its separate breakdown by county of residence lists 1,753 clients under "Other Within USA," 183 under "Outside USA" and 446 under "Don't want to answer."4 Where centers may open matters to those travelers. The Source Weekly reported in August that Bend has three psilocybin service centers, which it calls the only ones east of the Cascades,6 so Redmond's answer shapes what's available in Central Oregon. Reedsport's question tests whether a coastal town that opted out by vote in 2022 still wants to.
For Washington's side of the border, the almanac's visitors' entry sets out the law, the timeline covers Oregon's 2020 vote, and myths checked covers the common mix-ups about what Oregon's program allows.
Sources
- Referring Measure, Election November 3, 2026. City of Reedsport, posted June 5, 2026.
- ORS 475A.718: Adoption of ordinances; referral to electors for approval. Oregon Legislature, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 475A.
- Accessing psilocybin services. Oregon Health Authority. Checked November 2, 2026.
- Oregon Psilocybin Services 2025 Year-End Data Summary. Oregon Health Authority.
- Redmond voters to decide on psilocybin treatment centers in November. Redmond Spokesman, October 9, 2026.
- Redmond asks voters to decide on extending psilocybin mushroom ban. Clayton Franke, The Source Weekly, August 25, 2026.
- RCW 69.50.204: Schedule I. Washington State Legislature.
- ORS 254.056: Date and purpose of general election and primary election. Oregon Legislature, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 254.
Related entries
Visiting Seattle: what the law says about magic mushroomsCannabis yes, psilocybin no: the law at Sea-Tac, on ferries, at the Canadian border, on Alaska cruises and in Oregon.
Psilocybin in Seattle and Washington: a dated timeline, 1937 to 2026140 dated events from 1937 to 2026: the law, the science, the research and the culture, each with its source.
Magic mushrooms in Seattle: myths checked against the recordEighteen claims about psilocybin in Seattle, each checked against statutes, council records and studies.
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