Luther Strange was championing… arguments against opioid lawsuits, he was also working behind the scenes as a paid attorney for members of the Sackler family… he’s a former US Senator from Alabama. …AGs are sticking to their demand that the Sacklers forfeit more of the personal fortune they amassed from opioid sales, valued at more…
Hurdles of legality in cannabis is an example for the psychedelic community to realize there doesn’t need to be some complex regulatory framework. Solely decriminalizing and allowing interactions with these plants and fungi to be more personal with home growth and local education structures will allow for non-criminal relationships with plants and fungi to develop.…
Manufactured anywhere, from DIY bathroom labs to huge chemical factories, synthetic drugs are cheaper and easier to make… because there is no reliance on the cultivation of plants. Drug policy experts and law enforcement have all recorded a boom time for synthetic drugs, which are made entirely in labs that often mimic the effects of…
On Oct. 16, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for advancing the conversation around… [entheogens]. The resolution… pledges support for adult use. The most commonly recognizable are psilocybin-containing fungi, commonly referred to as “magic mushrooms.” Original Article (Illinoispolicy.org):Chicago city council call for decriminalization of magic mushrooms Artwork Fair Use: W.carter
…details of the arrests [of two minors] indicate that the department didn’t violate the spirit of the decriminalization ballot initiative. The decriminalization initiative only covers personal possession, growth and consumption for people 21 and older; juveniles aren’t protected. Original Article (Westword):Denver police arrest two minors for mushroom possessionArtwork Fair Use: lite
*DEA Museum Opening [He] has not been charged or arrested. By the time [DEA] agents walked out of [the] apartment, they’d taken 906 live psychedelic mushrooms, 20.42 ounces of dried mushrooms … “Remember to use psilocybin safely and responsibly,” says Kevin Matthews, who led the campaign to get Initiative 301 passed by Denver voters. “And…
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)… after determining that the agency had fulfilled a requirement to process applications for research-grade marijuana manufacturers. The suit, brought by the Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), argued that the marijuana grown at the University of Mississippi—currently the only facility that’s federally authorized to cultivate…
Is this the beginnings of a plant-based psychedelic renaissance going on in… parks, house parties and festivals? If so, what’s going on? Why – are young people getting into the psychedelic fungi? Since peaks in the late-1990s and mid-2000s, we are now seeing the green shoots of magic mushroom revival. According to Home Office data, there’s been…
The Sacklers have expressed sympathy but refuse to take responsibility for the nation’s opioid epidemic. US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain agreed to pause the lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler’s until next month with the intention of stopping suits longer so a settlement can be worked out. Drain gave the company, state attorneys general and lawyers…
“We know young people are taking them, so we have to be pragmatic about it and not bury our head in the sand.” -Police Minister Stuart Nash Drug testing at festivals in Australia and the United Kingdom had dropped hospitalisation rates by 95 per cent. Original Article (Stuff.co.nz):Independent drug-testing tents at festivals ‘a fantastic idea’,…
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