Modern Culture

Dead & Company honors a classic Grateful Dead show in fantastic Eugene debut

On Saturday night, Dead & Company made their highly awaited debut at Eugene, OR’s Autzen Stadium, the beloved college town stadium (go Ducks!) which the Grateful Dead frequented over the course of their career. A pair of appearances at Shoreline Amphitheare in the Grateful Dead’s native San Francisco Bay Area awaits the band this Monday and Tuesday, July 2nd and 3rd.  Original Article (Liveforlivemusic):Dead…

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Science

Can magic mushrooms treat cocaine dependency?

Scientists at the University of Alabama–Birmingham’s (UAB) School of Public Health are now conducting a clinical trial to see whether psilocybin can help break cocaine addiction. “Our goal is to create a tool or drug that provides significantly better outcomes for individuals addicted to cocaine than those that currently exist,” said Sara Lappan, Ph.D., a…

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Biography/Memoir

Comment by the Russian information and press department on Canada’s steps to legalise cannabis for recreational use

*Main Directorate for Drugs Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Evidently, the “drug liberalisation” carried out by the Canadian authorities will become a serious obstacle on the way to the strategic goal… building a drug-free society. On June 19, 2018 the Canadian Senate passed Bill C-45 on legalising the recreational use of…

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Biography/Memoir

Stem holdings inc. executive elected president of the chamber of commerce downtown merchants in Eugene, OR

Before joining Stem Holdings Inc, Dr. Geoff Ostrove was formally the President of one of the first companies in Oregon to receive a recreational cannabis production license. He holds a PhD in Communication & Media Studies and Masters of Community & Regional Planning. Geoff has a professional background in public policy, having worked as a…

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Politics

Texas and New Hampshire Democrats add recreational legalization to their official platforms

New Hampshire’s new platform was passed by acclamation, meaning it did not require a vote to pass, while in Texas the entire platform passed by a voice vote. Democrats in both states supported alternative approaches to drug policy which shift the focus away from law enforcement. “We believe that marijuana should be legalized, taxed and regulated,”…

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Politics

FDA ends probe into kratom salmonella link

The Food and Drug Administration has ended its investigation of a small salmonella outbreak linked to kratom …no single source of the outbreak was ever identified, but kratom was considered the “likely source.” There have been several other salmonella outbreaks this year, including infections linked to melons, raw sprouts, dried and shredded coconut, live poultry,…

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Spirituality

Judge dismisses Cannabis Church’s case defending weed as religious sacrament

In response, Bill Levin, who founded the church in 2015, said: “Cannabis is safer than Curtis Hill.”  Levin also said he plans to appeal. In her order dismissing the case, judge Sheryl Lynch did not address the defense’s contention that the church’s members are insincere about practicing a religion.  Marion County [Indiana, USA] Superior Court Jude Sheryl Lynch…

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