Groups including the Libertas Institute, a Utah-based libertarian think tank, and the Utah Patients Coalition are backing the bill. Utah lawmakers are slated to consider [in 2023] whether to narrowly legalize psilocybin for use by patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD or who are in hospice care. Original Article (Desert News & State of Utah):Will Utah…
…psychedelic medicines may provide a pathway for trans and gender diverse people to reconnect with themselves and increase access to gender affirmation, thus reducing the need for gender affirmation from others. …the psychedelic community suffers from a highly gendered essentialized understanding in the physical sense too, where there are often two therapists in a room…
Australia is known as among the most conservative medical communities in the Western world… the approval has sent professional bodies into a flurry, caught off guard and seemingly outflanked by those outside the tent. While there are several countries such as the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Israel where psychedelics can be used outside of…
Two states, Oregon and Colorado, have now legalized psilocybin for [adult-use, with Colorado legalizing home-cultivation, as well]… as these drugs gain mainstream acceptance, more and more people will likely consider taking them, both therapeutically and recreationally. What little data does exist suggests that the chances of psychosis developing in the general population is low. One survey of…
At an arraignment hearing, a representative of the… District Attorney’s Office said the case was being dismissed against Ben Gorelick “in the interest of justice.” Carolyn Tyler, a spokesperson for the DA’s office, said the dismissal came about “in light of the voters’ decision”… Gorelick was arrested in February after police raided a warehouse in…
No retail mushroom stores are permitted under the [Oregon M109 or M110] law. But… Shroom House has at least demonstrated that such a business can exist without hastening the end of civilization. “We haven’t seen any people admitted to hospitals or arrested; it shows hundreds or thousands of people can purchase psilocybin, go do it…
…informed OLCC staff of his departure… In the job, Steven Marks won praise from lawmakers and the alcohol and cannabis industries for his steady leadership through the complexities of legalizing cannabis… the budget Governor Tina Kotek released Jan. 31 [2023] included a proposed new 50-cent-per-bottle liquor price increase. Original Article (Willamette Week):Longtime OLCC director Steve…
…talk to almost anyone who has begun tripping recently and you learn that most of them are confronting the end times, not running from them. Mushrooms have been popular in this part of the world since the 1960s… the cool, wet state is perfect for growing Psilocybe semilanceata, the slender little ‘shroom better known as the…
It turns out Shroom House was selling real shrooms… that said, Shroom House wasn’t the first – and will likely not be the last – shop where adults can obtain magic mushrooms openly. …we did a one-subject human trial confirming that a gram made for an interesting evening… customers came in droves, waiting for hours…
“We are trying to be above-ground for a reason…” said Brian Cantalupi. The rising demand… has led to hundreds of churches… “In every major city in the United States, every weekend, there’s multiple ayahuasca ceremonies. It’s not just a twice-a-year thing,” said Sean McAllister, who represents an Arizona church in a lawsuit against the federal…
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