Anthropology

Hemp flowing…

In late 2021, Oregon State University received a $10 million grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems for a five-year study to define economic opportunities for hemp in the western United States… Hemp is a… crop for carbon sequestration, absorbing about 11,000 pounds, or 5 metric tons of CO2 through photosynthesis during…

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Politics

…city on earth

“I love how we’ve normalized the idea that people can set up hundreds of booths… selling cannabis and mushrooms in downtown Vancouver while the cops stand around in circles with their hands on their pockets,” says Dana Larsen. Original Article (Dana Larsen):…city on earthArtwork Fair Use: Public domain

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Politics

Oregon’s psilocybin program…

“Like any new program we’re going to have to… revisit and then make changes. I am really optimistic about those changes being made,” says Jessie Uehling, assistant professor of fungal biology at Oregon State University. [Brothers Terence & Dennis McKenna introduced psilocybe mushroom cultivation to Westerners.] Focusing on… one species “will help ensure a safe…

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Politics

[Equity]… Oregon… magic mushrooms?

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA)’s Psilocybin Services Section hasn’t finalized any of the proposed framework. How much will psilocybin sessions cost? Short answer: A whole lot. Long answer: One major critique of Oregon’s pending psilocybin program is that sessions will probably cost more than the average person can afford. Original Article (Portland Mercury):Oregon has legalized…

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Biography/Memoir

Original magic bus

The wildly painted bus got stopped by the police… the Pranksters were never arrested. They carried orange juice laced with LSD, which was legal at the time. “When people ask what my best work is, it’s the bus,” Ken Kesey said in 2000. “Those books made it possible for the bus to become.” … “Oregon…

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Politics

Survey: 37% of US cannabis operators say they’re not profitable

A new study blows any assumption that the U.S. cannabis industry as an easy business to make a profit – with 37% reporting they’re operating without one… but when businesses leave, local economies suffer… Mayberry has seen conditions are very difficult on small growers operating on shoestring budgets… the technologist believes legislation needs to change…

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Spirituality

Entheogenic practitioner…

“It is nobody’s business to judge anyone’s form of ceremony, spiritual perspective, lineage, politics, or opinions.” -Jonathan Goldman of Santo Daime Church in Oregon Generally in terms of safety and long term mental health, responsible entheogenic communities provide a safe container for participants while also providing ongoing integration, peer support and care. The antidote to…

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Science

[Fungal biology]… thousands of years…

…there are more than 300 species of psilocybin-containing mushrooms… A paper published in the journal Fungal Biology summarizes centuries of psilocybin use among shamans and guides who treated people for a host of ailments, from anxiety and rheumatism to toothaches and stomach pain… A study published in Evolution Letters sets out the evidence for this…

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Politics

Protestors target the DEA in support of psilocybin for terminally ill patients

Peaceful civil disobedience, a longstanding American tradition, will take place at the doorstep of the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia… where activists say they will block entrances to the building to draw attention to the right of terminally ill cancer patients to use psilocybin. …prepared to commit an act of peaceful civil disobedience…

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