For decades in the U.S., police officers have served as the frontline troops in a militarized war on drugs in which millions were jailed for non-violent offenses. But a small cadre of serving and former police officers, in the U.S. and across the world, are – like Gergerian – finding that when used responsibly and therapeutically, some of the…
Events allowing the display and sharing of psilocybin mushrooms have already taken place on a smaller scale in Denver… slated for June 9 [2024]; Denver Shroom Fest… the city’s “first psychedelic mushrooms festival”… “This is more so a cultural celebration. It’s really like a festival, so we’re going to have live music, food trucks, vendors,…
At first, the goal was to use psychedelics to heal veterans (as indicated by MAPS’s public relations between 2005 and 2012). Then, in 2012, Doblin shifted to suggesting that psychedelics might be used to heal traumatized active-duty soldiers. Now, MAPS’s founder calls for military recruits to be dosed upon enlistment. This latest turn was announced…
Sean McAllister of McAllister Law Office [in the State of Colorado]; Executive Officer of the Denver Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel and Decriminalize Denver legal advisor for Measure 301 in 2019 that removed criminal penalties for the possession and cultivation of psilocybin in the city… …the best way to stay out of trouble is to…
Grant Hartley, the Multnomah County director of Metropolitan Public Defenders, predicted the new citations [built into HB 4002] would overload the system. His office is already short-staffed, with public defenders averaging 100 cases apiece, he said. “We have a humanitarian crisis,” Hartley said. “It’s embarrassing to see people out on the street. But injecting thousands…
It would be one thing if arguments against the decriminalization of psychedelics were being made. But that’s not the case. Instead, the lumping together of psychedelics and opioids seems to have gone largely unnoticed, setting up personal use of psychedelics to become an unintended casualty of Oregon’s opioid crisis. By treating all drugs as an…
Backers of Oregon’s psychedelic mushroom law made big promises when they pitched Measure 109 to voters in 2020. Oregonians would get access to a life-changing compound in a safe, legal setting, and, after a two-year startup period, it wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime. But two years have come and gone, and Oregon Psilocybin Services is…
As is often the case when it comes to drug topics, emotions have taken precedence over facts. Not only is it inaccurate to say that Measure 110 failed, but we actually can say after a century of opioid prohibition in the U.S. that drug criminalization has not worked to make anything better. It is true…
…features of the current bill that the lawmaker said her amendment removes would have explicitly required the task force to make recommendations “for the sale and taxation of natural psychedelic substances.” …establish a “Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances” that would be overseen by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA). Originally, the “Task…
…mushroom extract demonstrated a stronger and more prolonged impact on synaptic plasticity… Metabolomic analyses indicated distinct metabolic profiles between the mushroom extract and synthetic psilocybin… Original Article (Neuroscience News & Nature):Mushroom extract outperforms synthetic psilocybin in psychiatric therapy & Effect of chemically synthesized psilocybin and psychedelic mushroom extract on molecular and metabolic profiles in mouse…
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