Psychology

…psilocybin shop reopens after two police raids in one week

…it appears as though the owners of psilocybin shops have no plans to shut down for good. “This is like some kind of terrible drug war anachronism from some other era that shouldn’t even be on the books and we’re hopefully going to change that,” FunGuyz lawyer Paul Lewin. According to the former Ontario Provincial…

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Science

Magic mushrooms can treat medication-resistant depression. Are they safe? A systemic review and meta-analysis

What are the notable acute adverse effects for therapeutic doses of psilocybin in the treatment of depression and anxiety? [Date Sources:] MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for publications available between 1966 and November 30, 2023. In this meta-analysis of 6 randomized, double-blind clinical trials with 528 patients, headaches, nausea, anxiety,…

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Spirituality

…‘psychedelic church’ to provide support services for… 4/20 event

The Church of Ambrosia, a self-described “psychedelic church,” announced it will be providing support services on Hippie Hill Saturday, “cancellation or not.” …the church said it would be partnering with local Haight Ashbury merchants and nonprofit groups to provide a basic “safety net” of services like water, medical aid, portable toilets, and trash pickup. Original…

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Science

Decoding psilocybin: “magical” enzymatic pathways…

Psilocybin is formed by fungi in complex biochemical processes from the amino acid L-tryptophan. The enzyme PsiM, a methyltransferase, plays an important role in this process. It catalyzes two methylation reactions in succession, the last two steps in the production of psilocybin. …a team from the Medical University of Innsbruck led by crystallographer Bernhard Rupp and the…

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Science

How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety

…now corporations are stepping up to fund clinical trials. Although this support may help accelerate researchers’ understanding of psychedelics, it also sparks concern as a conflict of interest. Considering how to reduce the impact of conflicts of interest on psychedelic studies could help avoid public health risks… more awareness is needed for how corporate interests…

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Biography/Memoir

Colorado Senate passes bill that could ban social media users who post positively about drugs – including legal psychedelics

The measure’s language… …“severely handicaps the emergent psychedelic ecosystem at all levels to educate the public and gives broad powers to a state apparatus to take legal action against individuals for expressing their opinion online,” says Kevin Matthews, director of the campaign in Denver that made the city the first in the U.S. to decriminalize…

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