Kratom is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia that has been utilized for millennia to treat pain and illness, and improve mood, among other uses … The FDA recently announced it was classifying Kratom as an opioid, paving the way for criminalization … The FDA’s current decision to classify Kratom as an opioid is both…
*Deaths from Eating disorders in 2012 per million persons. Statistics from WHO, grouped by deciles (Yellow 0-0) (Light Orange 1-1) (Orange 2-2) (Red Orange 3-3) (Red 4-25) Timothy Brewerton, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina says: ‘What’s unique to MDMA is the oxytocin system (AKA the ‘love…
So, it turns out that the UK produces more cannabis than anywhere else in the world. And legal is the word to consider here. Even though it’s not legal for UK residents to possess marijuana in any form, as it is a class B drug and could land you 5 years in prison, the Home…
Fentanyl binds much more strongly to these receptors meaning a much larger dose of the antidote is needed. Emergency staff in the US have been known to administer a dozen or more doses of naloxone in cases of fentanyl overdose with no appreciable effect. Since the 1960s the fentanyl backbone has been modified and…
After Gottlieb’s statement [about Kratom], nine scientists who study substance addiction sent a letter to DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson, saying that the FDA was wrong in connecting kratom and opioids and that there remains no proof that the dietary supplement caused deaths. Rolling Stone reached out to Gottlieb for an interview, but a…
And even if kratom can be dangerous, banning it violates the administration’s defense of Right to Try laws: potentially dangerous medicines are nevertheless valuable if their expected benefits exceed their risks. Doubts about effectiveness aside, the prima facie reasoning behind the FDA’s crackdown can be found in a press release from November 14, 2017, in…
“[It’s] part of what’s being called the “holistic plant movement”. “Powerful yet gentle holistic plant medicines are the genuine article. They heal people, and they save lives.” [and] “This is what we’ve been searching for, and what’s desperately needed to attack the modern-day addiction epidemic head-on. Our plant medicine treatments work like no other…
It’s frightening how expensive this kind of research is. I’m very keen on trying to alter how drug policy classifies these compounds because the research is much more costly, simply because LSD is a schedule 1 controlled substance … Brain research is expensive and to carry out complementary studies at multiple sites requires a substantial…
“My view is that any drug that is less harmful to the person that uses it than alcohol should be available as an alternative to alcohol – in a form where the harms are minimised.” “Regulated access to drugs that are less harmful than alcohol will reduce the harms of alcohol, hopefully reduce the use…
*first international church of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, USA U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam declined comment on the pending bills. Some states that have legalized marijuana are considering providing so-called sanctuary status for licensed cannabis businesses, hoping to protect the fledgling industry from a shift in federal enforcement policy. Original Article (Leafly):States…
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