Anthropology

Cannabis Museum celebrates legal weed in Uraguay

“A new Museum of Cannabis opens in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo” Aiming to exhibit different ways to use cannabis, celebrating the fact that the South American country was the first to regulate consumption, production and sales of the plant. Original Article (AZ Central):Cannabis museum celebrates legal weed in UruguayArtwork Fair Use: AndrewJGallacher

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Psychology

Psychedelics can treat anxiety and depression, but there is a catch

…there are few side effects. but there is a catch: the experiences must be rigorously contextualized, written down, analyzed, etc. Dr. Griffiths noted that patients received extensive support, which may have deepened and secured their life-affirming transformations. “People will take psilocybin at a rave or at Burning Man” — the art and performance desert festival…

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Spirituality

Why psychedelic history matters

“What’s different about the psychedelic renaissance of the 21st century, of course, is that it’s here and actually happening, with once marginalised ideas entering the mainstream in legitimate ways…what might actually be significant about the psychedelic renaissance of the 21st century is that it’s the first psychedelic renaissance from which the past can be viewed…

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Psychology

A dose of a hallucinogen from a ‘magic mushroom,’ and then lasting peace

“Published… the results from that study, and a similar small, controlled trial, were striking. About 80 percent of cancer patients showed clinically significant reductions in both psychological disorders, a response sustained some seven months after the single dose. Side effects were minimal…The N.Y.U. researchers assessed patients the next day and found the effects to be…

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