Psychology

Using psychedelics to treat mental illness

Arguably the most dangerous part of psychedelics is our lack of understanding… Schedule I drugs allegedly have no medicinal use, but there is now strong evidence to refute that. Mental illness is a public health crisis. Veteran suicide rates are immense. Homelessness is being linked to mental health at an alarming rate. At what point…

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Psychology

Hitting the brain’s reset button

If psilocybin or LSD can reduce DMN activity, it stands to reason that it might help those patients feel better. “People get locked into these very negative loops of thinking and feeling,” says Dr. Stephen Ross, an addiction psychiatrist at NYU who led the recent study on psilocybin. “It’s possible that by deactivating these kind…

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Modern Culture

…Legalize Weed

A supermajority of Americans support legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use. 61 percent of Americans support legalizing recreational use, while 88 percent support legalizing medicinal cannabis. Further, 71 percent of Americans oppose federal intervention in states that have legalized some form of marijuana. Original Article (Slate Magazine):Democrats, Listen to the Resistance. Legalize Weed.Artwork…

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Spirituality

Canadian companies add cannabis coverage to health insurance

Loblaw Co. and its various subsidiaries employ nearly 200,000 Canadians. The announcement represents the largest corporate acceptance of medical cannabis in North America. In fact, an enormously symbolic change occurred just last week. Loblaw Companies, which owns the supermarket chain Loblaws and the drug store chain Shoppers Drug Mart, announced that employee benefit plans would…

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