Science

[National Institutes of Health 2021 Grant]; psilcoybin in the treatment of tobacco use disorder…

“The funding side of the government has been the last to the party for a long time,” says Matthew Johnson, who studies psychedelics at Johns Hopkins University. Grant Project Number 1U01DA052174-01A1: We hypothesize that psilocybin (compared to niacin) will cause increased biologically-confirmed 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at 12-month follow-up. Based on pilot data, we will test cognitive/psychological mediators…

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Politics

DEA still insists marijuana has no ‘accepted medical use’

[The United States 91st Congress’ (which met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1971, during the final weeks of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the first two years of the first presidency of Richard Nixon) enacted]… Controlled Substances Act [CSA] gives the Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA] the authority to reschedule…

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Psychology

…on Easthampton decrim…

The upcoming vote on the part of Easthampton, Mass. is expected to decriminalize possession of all drugs, while enabling adult residents to cultivate [entheogens]. Owen Zaret, Easthampton council member and sponsor of the decriminalization resolution. “It’s time that we recognize their different therapeutic uses as well as the lack of harm of recreational use,” he…

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