“Drug experts consistently rank LSD and psilocybin mushrooms as much less harmful to the individual user and to society compared to alcohol and other controlled substances.” These words from a study by Norway’s Research Council mimic the self-reported effects of psychoactives, as well: Most users report deep or meaningful experiences while using LSD or mushrooms.…
“Being at the forefront of something like this,” she says, “as a woman, is unbelievable.” As a product, cannabis “crosses genders, ethnicities, economic backgrounds and political views,” says Sally Nichols, a leading pot investor. Original Article (Rolling Stone):Weed Warriors: Meet Six Women Shaping the Cannabis IndustryArtwork Fair Use: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin
The study referenced material dating back as far as the 1950’s and accumulates six major psychedelic studies done in the 20th century. It found that, of the 536 participants, throughout all the studies, 59 percent of them showed “reliable improvements” in their drinking up to six months after testing. This, compared to a 38 percent…
Smith’s wallet was found on the Spokane Indian Reservation on Monday, and his vehicle was discovered the next day. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team finally discovered Smith’s body concealed near a state road. Original Article (Merry Jane):Kidnapped Washington Cannabis Store Employee Found DeadArtwork Fair Use: Tapas Biswas
“It was super violating—I couldn’t believe they went into my sent emails folder and found something from a year ago that was addressed to my doctor,” Chelsea said. “They’ll go into the back and kind of go on a fishing expedition for a number of hours [on a smartphone] to see if there’s any…
Recently, I have been living among the Siona and have seen how they are able to resist and contest, relying on collective yagé encounters, the plans of an multinational oil company that intended to pursue oil exploration in their territories. As we shall show here, the ability to “see” and “heal” associated with yagé is…
“I wrote a whole book called Bad Mother [which was published in May 2009]. If I had been micro-dosing back then, I probably would have written Remarkably Calm, Compassionate Mother.” – Ayelet Waldman (author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life published in…
Don’t go thinking that ecstasy bought on the streets is good for you though, laboratory studies have shown that only pure MDMA has been proven sufficiently safe for human consumption when taken a limited number of times in moderate doses. After extensive research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now confirmed it’s…
One of the first things Petitpas Taylor did after being sworn in was to visit a supervised drug injection site in B.C. The day the Public Health Agency of Canada released its latest fatality statistics, the minister stopped by the Shepherds of Good Hope in Ottawa, a homeless shelter with a program designed to help…
Perhaps it’s also a joke that a law-enforcement agency has the final word on a medical issue. Despite the regulatory barriers, dozens of scientists—myself included—have been engaged in research on the harms and benefits of marijuana for decades, and the evidence shows that the drug has many helpful therapeutic uses … Therapeutic benefits such…
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