A major concern for researchers, medical professionals and commentators alike is the potential disjuncture between for-profit business models and public health… both Democratic and Republican legislators have been submitting measures to support more research into psychedelics, with some even presenting resolutions for the decriminalization and/or legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes. Medicalisation refers to social…
The 2022 Oregon legislative session will end without new cannabis taxes… legislation allowing city and county governments to increase local cannabis sales taxes from 3% to 10% died. During SB 1524’s hearing in the house committee on revenue, both Democrats and Republican indicated support for increasing the local sales tax city and county governments can…
Collecting psilocybe mushrooms in Washington and Oregon remains illegal, punishable with fines and potential felony charges… the sheer abundance of mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest has been well documented, but the plethora of magic mushrooms… naturally in… the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S… grow… vigorously within this habitat. “In my research of growing… and…
The effects of any flip depend on several factors: …the order in which you take the mushrooms and MDMA; how long you wait in between; the dose of each; the purity of the MDMA; your inner emotional state; your surrounding environment; and… your biology and psychology. Original Article (Psychedelic Spotlight):Combining psychedelics: is it safe?Artwork Fair…
Cultivating psilocybin spores is still illegal in much of the United States. Buying psilocybin spores with the intent to cultivate them, however, is illegal, except in Denver, Colorado; Oakland, and Santa Cruz California; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, [et al.] where growing, selling, and possessing psilocybin has been decriminalized. Original Article (Psychedelic Spotlight):What are psilocybin spores?Artwork…
The agreement – and the prior bankruptcy plan – also does not release the Sackler family from potential future criminal liability, said Oregon’s Department of Justice… It also requires the Sackler family to make a statement of regret and allow museums and other institutions to remove the Sackler name from buildings and scholarships. “Purdue Pharma’s…
Psilocybin has a quirky advantage for researchers over and above LSD and MDMA, according to Dr. David Nutt, a physician and Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College. In a world grappling with… isolation, mushrooms, especially… [psilocybe] mushrooms, offer a connection to the natural world, forging community, and healing in ways that modern pharmaceuticals, even psychedelic…
About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada’s decision to reject their applications to use restricted psychedelic drugs as part of training in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Hawkswell and lawyer Pope said they are ready to make a charter application if Health Canada does not retract its rejection. “You can’t have patients’ life,…
“This is not an underground phenomenon anymore. There are businesses that make a living out of microdosing, and obviously that changes the game a little bit,” said Balázs Szigeti, professor at Imperial College London, one of the most renowned research centres in the field. Health Canada says the national Drug Analysis Service (DAS), which operates…
Since time immemorial, people have used psychedelics for spiritual development, personal growth and expanded creativity. But rigorous research on psychedelics for self-improvement is only just starting to pick up steam. Without any clear business model emerging around psychedelics for creativity, and the large-scale regulatory changes that are necessary for the legal, non-medical use of psychedelics,…
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