One of the three magic mushroom stores raided by Vancouver police this week has already reopened, and the owner says his other two are restocking and will be back in business on Friday [November 3, 2023]. He said thousands in cash and drugs worth tens of thousands of dollars were seized. “People go through a lot…
..the Psychedelic Club of Denver… host[ed] The Psychedelic Cup, Colorado’s first psychedelic mushroom competition open to the public, on November 2nd, 2023 at Mile High Station… …together, celebrate… local mycologists’ expertise, and learn more about the mushrooms we grow and consume… everyone over 21… join the competition and witness how their mushrooms stack up against others…
During interactions with investigators [on November 2, 2023], Weston claimed that the type of mushrooms he was growing were not illegal… Weston Soule, 21, was charged with possession with intent to sell narcotics and operating of a drug factory. When asked about activities inside of the main residence, Weston did not consent to a search…
Longtime pot activist Dana Larsen has publicly promoted his foray into the retail of mushrooms and other psychedelics such as DMT, LSD, peyote and kratom. He launched storefronts at the locations that were raided Wednesday [11/1/2023] starting in 2019. Larsen claims his operations are “under attack by the city,” and is urging supporters to attend…
A federal appeals court has ruled against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in a lawsuit over a Washington State doctor’s petition to reschedule psilocybin. The court said DEA failed to explain its reasoning when it denied the petition, and it ordered the agency to provide a more complete justification… “Given the inadequacy of the DEA’s denial…
It’s the search for meaning, purpose, and spirituality outside conventional religious institutions. Many non-religious people are finding solace in psychedelic churches. There, psychedelic journeys and communal connections allow them to experience key elements of religious life. [For example]… don’t require belief in God or the supernatural. Instead, they aim to address questions of purpose, meaning,…
The FBI is now investigating if he was under the influence during these events… as a pilot, he is prohibited from using federally banned substances regardless of their in-state legality… on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, an attorney for Emerson entered a plea of not guilty on all counts… And if cannabis legalization has shown us…
Eureka City Council approved a measure decriminalizing entheogenic plant medicines and fungi such as psilocybin mushrooms within the Eureka city limits. A local teacher, Rachel Riggs, told the council that she believes psychedelics can provide unparalleled healing in a community with an elevated rate of adverse childhood experiences… “Entheogens are anti-addictive [and are] among the…
…while memes and social media played up on the mushroom angle, most the content failed to mention that Emerson also told law enforcement that he hadn’t slept for more than forty hours, and that it had actually been two days since he had eaten those shrooms. The national stories have made no mention of toxicology…
For those who have long worked on psychedelics research, the sudden expansion in access in Oregon and [home-grow] Colorado, along with cities like Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., have prompted a mix of elation and trepidation. Oregon… requiring neither a doctor’s supervision nor a specific medical diagnosis… [Colorado… home cultivation and sharing for adults…
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