“It is curious to me that what I see as the two greatest threats—environmental crisis and [political] tribalism—these drugs directly address both those mindsets. They undermine our tendency to objectify nature, to think of ourselves as separate from it. They undermine tribalism in that people tend to emerge from these experiences thinking that we are…
The study, led by UC Davis chemist David E. Olson, was published Tuesday, June 12th, in the journal Cell Reports. The discovery of this neurite-promoting property could shed light on why these chemically distinct drugs all appear helpful in treating depression, anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, Olson said. In test tubes as well as…
If this bill passes, Sessions would have unchecked power to ban drugs [and plants] and apply harsh penalties at his whim, with no oversight and no basis in health or science. The Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act is misguided legislation that would give Sessions’ Justice Department broad new powers to ban…
The House bill also gives Congress 180 days to write and pass legislation reversing a temporary scheduling order, but says nothing about reversing a permanent scheduling order [by Jeff Sessions]. Why the House would tie its own hands in a matter like this is mystifying … SITSA establishes a statutory maximum of 10 years in…
This is a book (Michael Pollan’s new book, (How To Change Your Mind: What The New Science of Psychedelics Tells Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence) about LSD and magic mushrooms from which religious conservatives can learn a great deal. I encourage you to read it with an open but critical mind. Let me…
Law enforcement officials made it clear that the targeting of low-level sales will end. To add icing to the cake, the charges against all 47 people arrested in the first five months of 2018 will be dismissed. The 47 people who were arrested so far in 2018 were approached by undercover officers posing as buyers.…
While using cannabis to treat inflammation and muscle soreness isn’t a new concept, just five years ago most athletes would’ve laughed at the thought of using cannabis to enhance their workouts. Today, however, more runners are reporting both the athletic and recreational benefits of ingesting lightly dosed edibles and other infused products before going for…
The idea that you might actually be able to cure mental illness rather than just manage its symptoms inspired her to write to Robin Carhart-Harris [of Imperial College London], who hired her to help out with the [psilocybin] depression study, the lab’s first foray into clinical research. Watts guided several sessions and then conducted qualitative…
Over the last several days, I have been truly humbled by the outpouring of support and generosity by the defenders of kratom. The truth is on our side – kratom is safe, not highly addictive, and helps millions of people live a happier life. Last week, we asked you to help us achieve our goal…
The state has taken another massive step toward embracing cannabis’s medical benefits—by allowing children to take medical marijuana at school. The law only applies to cannabis oil and other “non-smokeable” marijuana like CBD oil, and requires that students have a medical marijuana card and written permission from their parents and school principal. Basically, the law…
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