Science

…development in scalable [synthetic] psilocybin synthesis

…technique in kilogram-scale synthesis of pharmaceutical grade psilocybin in [an] open-access journal… Making this discovery publicly available is the result of… Open Science [and Praxis] commitment to advance scientific knowledge in the field. The 1.2 kilograms of psilocybin per batch that this process delivers can be used to provide nearly fifty thousand 25-milligram doses of…

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Psychology

Decriminalization is just the start of real reform – and… users need to be part of the conversation

For… users, the potential pitfalls of [blanket] decriminalization are frightening and all too likely to happen. One fear they have about decriminalization is that authorities will drop criminal punishments, only to raise an oppressive regime of civil penalties – specifically, issuing tickets and fines… a fear is that… decriminalize [all] drugs, that’s where the experiment…

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Biography/Memoir

…DEA and FDA blame each other for keeping marijuana illegal

…representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have each told him they’re on board with legalizing marijuana. And the agencies blame each other for blocking efforts to end prohibition. In a recent interview… was asked about his professional opinion on cannabis. The host of the popular daytime program of…

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Modern Culture

[Psychedelic/entheogen] bill carries harsh penalties

The Bill is unhinged from the reality of the… space, but in the most technical sense, it does meet its mandate from the court,” Lawrie (an attorney) said. In the meantime, the penalties and limits were both harsh and arbitrary. “None of the restrictions on dealing and cultivation apply to persons who are permitted or…

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Modern Culture

…[entheogen/psychedelic] bill carries harsh penalties

The Bill is unhinged from the reality of the… space, but in the most technical sense, it does meet its mandate from the court,” Lawrie (an attorney) said. In the meantime, the penalties and limits were both harsh and arbitrary. “None of the restrictions on dealing and cultivation apply to persons who are permitted or…

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Spirituality

Psychedelics activists unveil measure to legalize plant [& fungi] healing ceremonies [within city limits]

The group emphasized that it’s concerned about the potential for commercial exploitation of psychedelics, and so this measure was designed to promote community-based treatment… will cost participants next to nothing. “People have been healing from plant-based group ceremonies for centuries,” he said. “The solution we’re offering the city is to bring the ancient wisdom and…

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Science

Home-brew… soon anyone will be able to make their own

In theory, home-brew [molecules] could deprive traffickers in countries such as Afghanistan and Colombia of their main source of revenue – money that fuels corruption and other criminal activities, destabilises governments and even funds terrorism. …high-yielding strain… in theory anyone who got hold of it could make… [health oriented, botanically-inspired molecules] in their kitchen using…

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