Biography/Memoir

Oregon regulators grant first license to psilocybin edibles manufacturer

Regulators in Oregon have licensed the country’s first-ever state-legal psilocybin edibles manufacturer, the Southeast Portland company announced… The Milwaukie-based company’s brand… said in a press release… includes “dark chocolates precisely dosed with dried, homogenized mushrooms, have a chocolate-forward flavor with nutty and earthy notes from the mushrooms.” Original Article (Marijuana Moment):Oregon regulators grant first license…

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Politics

[Oregon] local governments weigh options for psilocybin regulations

[Oregon], local governments are considering ballot measures and ordinances… Warrenton, OR; on July 23 [2024], city commissioners approved a resolution to place a permanent moratorium on the November [2024] ballot. “I’m totally against the idea of even having (psilocybin) in this community. I’m totally against the idea that we as a society need to start…

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Politics

…exploring intentional psychedelic use in the modern world

The rather abrupt legislative overhaul [of Oregon’s Measure 110] demonstrates the fragility of reform efforts that bypass comprehensive public discourse. For those advocating for psychedelic and broader drug reform, this moment could galvanize efforts to engage in more direct, transparent dialogues with policymakers, stakeholders and the public. …underscores the need for nuanced conversation around the…

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Anthropology

Mushroom enthusiasts discover two new psilocybe species

Van der Merwe and colleagues’ paper documents the two discoveries, while also featuring insights on the medicinal use of P. maluti by Basotho traditional healers. Van der Merwe and colleagues’ paper documents the two discoveries, while also featuring insights on the medicinal use of P. maluti by Basotho traditional healers… this study is the only recorded firsthand report of…

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Psychology

Psilocybin… the human brain

Psilocybin was supplied by Usona Institute… (Open Science and Praxis Signatories) here we tracked individual-specific brain changes with longitudinal precision functional mapping (roughly 18 magnetic resonance imaging visits per participant). Healthy adults were tracked before, during and for 3 weeks after high-dose psilocybin (25 mg) and methylphenidate (40 mg), and brought back for an additional psilocybin dose 6–12 months…

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Science

…to know about the drug known as ‘gas station heroin’

Tianeptine has already become part of the nation’s struggle with opioids. Drug dealers have used it to make counterfeit hydrocodone and oxycodone pills… or to fill baggies made to resemble heroin packages. In their work, Jonathan Javitch, a professor at Columbia University and a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Dali and…

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Science

Stimulant users caught up in fatal ‘fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic

In the U.S., the first wave of the long-running and devastating opioid epidemic began with the abuse of prescription painkillers (early 2000s); the second wave involved an increase in heroin use, starting around 2010. The third wave began when powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl started appearing in the supply around 2015. Now experts are observing…

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Politics

Lessons to learn from Oregon on psychedelics ballot measure

The Massachusetts ballot measure is much more similar to the one that passed two years ago in Colorado… the campaign Massachusetts for Mental Health Options (MMHO) has now submitted another 14,000 signatures to secure ballot placement… “The Natural Psychedelic Substances Act”… [Initiative 23-13 (Version A) 23-14 (Version B)]… The Massachusetts ballot measure sets up a…

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Politics

Lawsuit says Oregon’s psilocybin law illegally discriminates against homebound patients who can’t travel to psilocybin service centers

“Defendant OHA’s (Oregon Health Authority’s) refusal to allow accommodations has placed disabled and terminally ill individuals where they would only be able to access needed services by turning to underground sources,” it continues. “For many terminally ill individuals, this means that they will die without having access to psilocybin services that would have substantially benefited…

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Science

Magic mushrooms may have shaped our consciousness

No toxic or lethal Psilocybe species are known. Evidence indicates that early hominids – our extinct ancestors – had been picking and eating “magic mushrooms” up to six million years ago. The practice likely influenced the development of human cognition and awareness, according to a recent review examining psilocybin’s effect on human consciousness… published in June 2024… recent studies have shown…

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