Science

Compass Pathways announces completion of recruitment for the Phase 3…

March 28, 2025By

 Final participants are completing pre-dosing activities, including antidepressant medication washout where necessary. The trial is part of the largest randomized, controlled, double-blind psilocybin treatment clinical program ever conducted… COMP360 is being investigated as a potential… treatment for mental health conditions, administered with psychological support. Original Article (stocktitan):Compass Pathways announces completion of recruitment for the phase…

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Science

Psilocybin put rat brains ‘back together’ after mild head trauma

March 26, 2025By

In a preprint of the paper, the authors explain how psilocybin was able to restore brain function in adult rodents after a series of mild, repetitive head injuries, designed to mimic the sort of damage that typically affects athletes, military personnel, the elderly, and victims of domestic violence. While the same benefits of psilocybin may not occur in human brains,…

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Politics

Florida lawmakers approve bills to outlaw psychedelic mushroom spores

March 24, 2025By

With respect to psychedelics mushrooms, it would make it illegal “to transport, import, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or give away spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material which will contain a controlled substance, including psilocybin or psilocyn, during its lifecycle.” With respect to psychedelics mushrooms, it would make it illegal “to…

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Spirituality

A Federal judge in Utah orders local officials to return a religious group’s psychedelic sacrament

March 23, 2025By

That raid happened on November 11, 2024, less than eight months after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had signed the state’s version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). That law likely protects Singularism’s psychedelic rituals, a federal judge ruled last month [Feb. 2025]  Jensen wrote in a September 2023 letter to the Provo City Council and Mayor…

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Politics

Doctors group calls for decriminalizing use and personal possession of psychedelics

March 21, 2025By

The report from Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR) says decriminalizing use and possession of psychedelics by adults “provides a viable path to reducing mass incarceration, addressing systemic inequities, supporting public health, and lays the foundation for rational drug policy reform.” “Criminalizing the personal use and possession of psychedelics is a costly misuse of resources,”…

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Spirituality

“Sincere religious belief” is an evolving standard for psychedelic churches

March 19, 2025By

Interest has grown in establishing legal churches centered around the use of such substances, particularly as states like Oregon and Colorado have legalized forms of psychedelic-assisted therapy. …does not follow a rigid set of prescribed beliefs but instead encourages adherents to explore their own spiritual experiences…  This court’s order underscores that religious practice does not need to conform to…

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Modern Culture

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment…

March 19, 2025By

Colorado law does not allow retail sales of psilocybin, unlike cannabis, which can be sold both recreationally and medically in the state. But it allows adults 21 and older to grow, use, and share psychedelic mushrooms for personal use. Despite the retail ban, adjacent businesses have mushroomed. Inside the warehouse and laboratory of Activated Brands…

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Modern Culture

Denver Shroom Fest canceled due to “some bad luck”

March 13, 2025By

On Thursday [3/13/25], organizers announced the second annual event, which was scheduled for June 15, has been cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances and some bad luck.” Co-founder Jonathan Cherkoss suggested the festival may not return in future years either. “Denver Shroom Fest was a huge success, and collaborating with Colorado’s vibrant mushroom community was an incredible experience.…

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Biography/Memoir

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read yanks controversial cannabis audit

March 12, 2025By

Former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned in disgrace in May 2023 after reporting from Willamette Week revealed she had taken a $10,000-per-month consulting gig for the cannabis company La Mota while her office’s Audits Division reviewed the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Secretary of State Tobias Read on Wednesday [3/12/25] announced that he has withdrawn an Oregon Liquor and…

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