The strategic architecture behind this renaissance has been, in large part, built on alliances with military, [corporate,] and law enforcement at various levels, [including for-profit corporations utilizing non-disclosures agreements to silence free speech]. A psychedelic substance with powerful dissociative effects, ketamine has been promoted as a template for psychedelic therapy and is also increasingly used…
That medical science has made these recent clinical breakthroughs doesn’t seem to matter where the law is concerned; the legitimacy lent by these scientific findings are not reflected in the current legal and enforcement landscape. Many psychedelics remain categorized under Schedule I of the DEA’s Controlled Substances Act, meaning that, among other supposed dangers, they…
For their study, the researchers analyzed data from 171,766 adults who responded to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2015 and 2018. After controlling for a number of variables – including age, sex, household income, education and the use of other drugs – the researchers found that those who reported having ever…
Under the new law, possession and use of entheogenic plants and fungi will be among the District’s lowest law enforcement priorities. Because Congress oversees policy in the capital city, the new D.C. psychedelics measure will go into effect after a 30-day review period during which time federal lawmakers have the opportunity to block the reform,…
…argues that psilocybin should be made available under state and federal right-to-try laws… [seeking] approval to cultivate psilocybin mushrooms and use them in treatment. This isn’t the first time DEA has found itself battling lawsuits over the criminalization of controlled substances that hold therapeutic value… [reflecting the need to] realize the promise of state and…
…for-profit ventures don’t get a free pass. They can also cause harm, and they often do. [Christian Angermayer, funder of ATAI/COMPASS states] “In no way do I believe the for-profit medical model will negatively impact the lives of indigenous shamans… one point which is very dear to my heart in this context is decriminalization. Nobody…
Supposedly, we are living through a “psychedelic renaissance.” Psychedelic science portrays itself as a vanguard revolutionizing mental health care, while remaining firmly focused on developing treatments defined within these same antiquated models. As psychedelic advocates and practitioners with decades of experience, having worked with thousands of people, we believe we need a serious examination of…
If… nervous about using shrooms… [some suggest]… 1 gram dried. Ingesting this amount will feel mostly like a new kind of buzz that simply lasts a long time. Up to around 1.5 grams will feel like an even stronger buzz, but with [likely] no perceptible change in your vision or hearing or in how well…
I suggest we all first ask ourselves, “Is this an ethical tool that could really help me to improve?” There are many excellent options that will give you a solid “yes” to the latter… choose species that grow well, grow widely, and grow quickly. Start small, start conservative, and ask more questions than you think…
You’re studying how psilocybin may help children with autism. What is the connection between psilocybin, autism, and the microbiome? I’m predicting that in the next 10 years, you’re going to have 10 to 20 distinct autistic sub disorders. And they’re going to be treated differently. We know the dopamine system is part of the problem…
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