Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana were all listed as terrorist groups in a Wednesday [2/19/2025] State Department release. “This cannot be an opportunity for the U.S. to invade our sovereignty,” Mexican President Claudia…
It’s formally called the “Amendment for the Licensing and Operation of Cannabis Cafes in Oregon.” The primary obstacle to that, she says, is Oregon’s 2016 Indoor Clean Air Act. OCCC’s amendment would make cannabis cafes exempt from the general state smoking restrictions as long as they operate with safety standards, such as extensive ventilation systems…
…night at Shrooms Cafe at 139 E. Main Street, [Ashland, Oregon] next door to O’Ryans Irish Pub… a large open room filled with music and colored lights. “We want to be an example that casual dosing is an experience that is light, fun and social. We’ve been conditioned that it’s bad, or is a drug that’s manufactured.…
A lobbyist requested House Bill 2218 on behalf of Compass Pathways… “This bill does not decriminalize or legalize psilocybin or any other psychedelic substance, nor does this bill allow access to drugs that have not been FDA-approved,” said Tess Bettler, a representative from Compass Pathways, in written testimony to the House health committee. The bill would specifically legalize…
A Seattle doctor lost his legal bid to use psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, to treat terminally ill cancer patients under a… ruling by the country’s largest federal appeals court. The US Drug Enforcement Administration acted within its authority in barring Sunil Aggarwal from prescribing the psychedelic, a three-judge panel for the US…
Rhode Island lawmakers held a hearing on a newly reintroduced bill that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. “I’m optimistic that we’d be able to actually move this into law this year. And for what this bill does, so we’re clear, this is…
In a seemingly normal El Paso County house, the Psychedelic Church of Colorado Springs has been open for one year and has gained more than 300 members. Benji Dezaval is the church’s founder. He says he is legally allowed to hand out magic mushrooms because of a law Coloradans passed in 2023, which decriminalizes the gifting and…
Tara Austin… an expert in behavioural science and a self-described “psychedelic utopian”… calls psychedelics a frontier in “the new civil rights movement” for what many call “cognitive liberty”, or the right to explore and perturb inner space as much as our exterior lives. They might seem eccentric, but in many ways it is Paul Stamets…
The city of Tacoma has made a significant move in the realm of drug policy reform by passing Resolution 41609, effectively deprioritizing entheogen-related activities in local law enforcement’s agenda. As reported by the City of Tacoma’s official website, the resolution was brought forward by District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell, with support from Mayor Victoria…
Poison control calls… most cases were relatively mild. Of callers who used hallucinogenic mushrooms, 28% reported minor or no effects on their health, 44% reported moderate impacts and 4% reported major problems. The most common complications were (presumably unpleasant) hallucinations or delusions; agitation; fast heart rate; nausea or vomiting; confusion; and pupil dilation. The most…
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