Medicine/Healing

LSD and magic mushrooms can alter personality making people try new experiences

Many have even reported therapeutic advantage of the [LSD and psilocybin] which scientists described as working in a manner similar to that of antidepressants. [LSD and psilocybin] may be popular at parties but they also seem to have some long term results for individuals. Original Article (Deccanchronile):LSD and magic mushrooms can alter personality making people…

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Psychology

How you speak predicts if psychedelic therapy will help you

But how can you tell if psilocybin might help someone? The way you speak may reveal whether a psychedelic… could help treat depression or anxiety. Robin Carhart-Harris and his team at Imperial College London have been testing psilocybin – a hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms – in people with treatment-resistant depression. Their pilot study found…

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Anthropology

Will psychedelic mushrooms be on Denver’s ballot in November?

A growing contingent of Denverites are advocating for the medicinal efficacy of psilocybin, ​ …the initiative… is not completely unprecedented. According to Colorado Public Radio, New Mexico effectively legalized the cultivation of psilocybin via a 2005 appeals court decision. Furthermore, Oregon and California both recently reduced possession charges for a variety of banned substances, including…

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Anthropology

The uncertain future of iboga, a psychotropic plant of Gabon

Iboga seems victim of its growing popularity abroad and could disappear, worried environmentalists. Gabon also ratified in 2012 the “Nagoya Protocol” which provides for a “sustainable” trade of biodiversity resources … Absorbed as a bark powder from its root, iboga, a shrub endemic to the equatorial forest of Central Africa, gives “visions” and allows “to…

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Spirituality

A City [and State] without stigmatization…?

Each cent invested in… harm reduction programs not only saves lives, but also saves money. It’s true. ​ …a city of humane drug policy, successful services, and prevention programs. Drop-in centres, shelters for the homeless with drug consumption rooms, heroin substitution therapy, coffeeshops, smart shops,… tolerant police, and adequate city authorities. From the Article (Drogriporter):A…

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