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(iii) The director of the department of agriculture or the 1 director's designee; and 2 (iv) As appointed by the director of the authority, or the 3 director's designee: 4 (A) A military veteran, or representative of an organization that 5 advocates on behalf of military veterans, with knowledge of 6 psilocybin; 7 (B) Up to two recognized indigenous practitioners with knowledge 8 of the use of psilocybin or other psychedelic compounds in their 9 communities; 10 (C) An individual with expertise in disability rights advocacy; 11 (D) A member of the nursing profession with knowledge of 12 psilocybin; 13 (E) A psychologist with knowledge of psilocybin; 14 (F) A mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or 15 social worker with knowledge of psilocybin; 16 (G) A physician with knowledge of psilocybin; 17 (H) A health researcher with expertise in health equity; 18 (I) A representative of the cannabis industry with knowledge of 19 regulation of cannabis businesses in Washington; 20 (J) An advocate from the LGBTQIA community with knowledge of the 21 experience of behavioral health issues within that community; 22 (K) A member of the psychedelic medicine alliance of Washington; 23 and 24 (L) Up to two members with lived experience of utilizing 25 psilocybin. 26 (d) The authority must convene the first meeting of the 27 stakeholder group no later than June 30, 2022. 28 (e) The authority must provide a preliminary brief report to the 29 governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 30 2022, focusing on (f)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection, and a 31 final report by December 1, 2023. The authority may form 32 subcommittees within the stakeholder group and adopt procedures 33 necessary to facilitate its work. 34 (f) The duties of the authority in consultation with the 35 stakeholder group shall include, but not be limited to, the following 36 activities: 37 (i) Review the Oregon health authority's proposed rules for the 38 regulation of psilocybin and assess the impact the adoption of 39 substantially similar laws and rules or Senate Bill No. 5660 would 40 p. 986 ESSB 5187.SL