Party members in Canada overwhelmingly vote for decriminalizing drugs. It’s likely a first for North America. The City of Vancouver, BC has officially recommended that the Government of Canada “immediately” decriminalize the personal possession of all drugs, including hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. Decriminalization is a relatively simple process. It would involve removing sections…
South America 1599 – To ensure the legality of their deeds, before each military action Velon’s captains read aloud in the presence of a notary pubilc the famous Requirement, a standard legal document exhorting the heathen to accept the true faith. United States 2007-2017 -Since 2007, The United States DEA has taken 32 billion in cash from people…
The fact that the hippie has been sacrificed in scientific analysis for the determination of medical properties of an alleged panacea tells us an important quality of our science – that science is underpinned by relationships of power, and true knowledge, knowledge of what is essential, is undermined by that very companionship. Note : Elder is…
Oregon has the opportunity to serve as a model for the country in treating drug use for what it is—a public health issue. Similar legislation would allow Oregon to adopt proven, evidence-based, and data driven approaches to best help drug users, their families, and the community. An emergency room physician in Maryland, USA, Dan Morhaim, MD…
South America 1599 – Marching inland, [Governer of Santa Marta] Juan Guiral Velon attempted to vanquish an entire civilization [Tairona]. In the midst of the carnage, the Spaniards never forgot their ultimate mission. United States 2018 – Jeff Sessions Drug War “Power Grab” Bill, SITSA, if passes, would give him have unchecked power to ban drugs [and plants] and…
The new figures aren’t surprising to opioid policy experts such as Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University. “They indicate that, in many places around the U.S., the response continues to miss the mark.” Beletsky [said]. “These data are devastating, and further underscore the need for an all-hands-on-deck approach…
Researchers will dose participants with psilocybin while they receive psychological support. The firm hopes more countries will join the project as and when respective health bodies approve the use of psilocybin for clinical trials. “If our studies are successful, we could be applying for marketing authorization in two to three years,” she said, describing depression as “a…
We do not have an overdose crisis. We have a poisoned drug supply. Fentanyl and its analogs are killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. Alarmingly and with ominous future implications, fentanyl-laced cocaine fatalities in Ohio are now outstripping fentanyl-laced herion fatalities. Who is adding fentanyl and carfentanil to the cocaine supply? Disconnected from…
Even the old guard is taking note of this development, recognizing the new generation’s skill in working with psychedelics and the advances in their therapeutic use. [Jack Kornfield writes}, “It has to be done carefully and with the boundaries that the Buddha offered regarding ethics—not to harm yourself and not to harm others.” Those pushing…
Findings from a study presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association suggested that symptoms of social anxiety in autistic adults may be treatable with a combination of psychotherapy and MDMA … Research discussed also explored how LSD, psilocybin (known colloquially as “magic mushrooms”) and ayahuasca (a brew used by indigenous people of the…
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