PORTLAND — The active ingredient of psychedelic mushrooms, psilocybin, has been listed as a Schedule I drug since the 1970s. That means the federal government thinks it has no medical application whatsoever — and high potential for abuse.

But Oregon’s attorney general has approved language for a ballot measure which would make psilocybin legal if passed.

But what would that look like? How would people get the drug? And how would the state ensure it is used safely?

“Nobody’s going to be taking psilocybin home with them to administer to themselves, which means that there will be none in public, no one driving,” said Tom Eckert, one of the leaders of a campaign to legalize psilocybin.

Eckert and his wife, Sheri, are the co-sponsors of the Psilocybin Service Initiative, a push to get legalization on the 2020 ballot. The first thing they want voters to know is that they’re not following the model of legalization used by cannabis proponents.