In… public comments on behalf of the Sacklers, White told me why the family believed the litigation against them and their company is legally dubious, factually misleading and politically motivated. The claims are gargantuan: An expert plaintiffs’ witness in the nationwide MDL in Cleveland recently estimated that it will cost nearly half a trillion dollars…
The London-based biotech is advancing the drug, [one of the many] active ingredient[s] in magic mushrooms … Compass has partnered with academic centers, primarily in the U.S. …is advancing the clinical program while also working on earlier-stage projects. The biotech… focuse[s] on psilocybin therapy in the belief it could leverage existing knowledge of the drug…
Unanimous verdicts are required under the Constitution, regardless of how many “convictions” have rested on 10-2 or 11-1 votes … Oregonians might like to think they are better in this regard, as they live in a liberal state that talks up human rights. But a closer look shows that the actual practices of the state’s prosecutors bear…
The increasing success of FDA-approved cannabinoid therapeutics helps drive the interest in psychedelics. ClinicalTrials.gov lists more than 400 trials involving cannabinoids. As its effectiveness is shown, the compound gains traction within the pharmaceutical industry as a possible active ingredient in a variety of therapeutics. “We were fortunate to watch the cannabis industry grow into a…
In contrast to the primary hypothesis, psychedelics had no long-lasting effects on the ADE (alcohol deprivation effect) in male and female rats… …when administered in a high dosage regime that is comparable to the one used in clinical studies… Original Article (Nature):Psilocybin and LSD have no long-lasting effects in an animal model of alcohol relapseArtwork…
While the health benefits of psychedelic mushrooms… are still very much under debate, you can try out this wellness approach for yourself — that is, if you have a couple thousand dollars to spare. When you consider that the average American spends about $271 per day on international vacations (or about $1,900 for a week including airfare), the…
…the issue with the “Dame, Zettai” motto is that it conflates all controlled substances as something unknown and scary, without any historical and societal context… As of June 6, 2002, possession of magic mushroom carries a penalty of up to seven years’ imprisonment… While this authoritarian approach may have been permissible in the past, it’s…
The success of the campaign “just shocked people,” [Kevin Matthews of IP-301 which allows individuals to cultivate psilocybin-containing mushrooms at home for personal use] said… through a combination of education, outreach and innovation – as well as the open-mindedness of the local electorate – the campaign prevailed. More remarkable than the policy change in Denver,…
…mental health clinic that provides IV ketamine infusions to treat mood disorders and chronic pain, is keeping its… facility open… Chief Operating Officer Sam Mandel says, “Our aim is to help patients and their families make well-informed decisions about their mental health by providing the latest data in a compassionate manner.” Original Article (Digital Journal):Ketamine…
The legal pressure on the prominent family behind the company that makes OxyContin, the prescription painkiller that helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic, is likely to get more intense … Having Sackler family members named as defendants in Massachusetts “indicates that the government attorneys believe they have the ‘smoking guns’ necessary to broaden the potential liability…
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