Science

Psilocybin’s ‘efficacy and safety’ for bipolar II depression demonstrated by American medical association study

“12 patients met both response and remission criteria” at the end of a 12-week study period, the trial found, meaning that measures of the diagnosis had dropped by more than half and fell below a minimum threshold. Results… published by the American Medical Association “suggest efficacy and safety” of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of bipolar…

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Politics

3 men charged… magic mushroom…

Three men have been charged after psilocybin (magic mushroom)… allegedly sold at an Oshawa business. Two Oshawa men, ages 39 and 62, and a 26-year-old Richmond Hill man are charged with possessing a controlled drug or substance for the purpose of trafficking and possessing proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000… police executed a search warrant…

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Politics

State-regulated psychedelics on a collision course with FDA

Outside narrow exceptions for research, the production, possession, and sale of psychedelics are federal felonies. Consequently, state-licensed psychedelic businesses violate federal law when producing or dispensing psilocybin… In Oregon… some businesses ignore these restrictions and advertise their services as treatments for depression or addiction… In October 2023, the FDA issued a warning about off-label prescribing…

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Science

Domestication… constrained genetic diversity in magic mushrooms relative to naturalized populations

According to a study published… in the journal Current Biology, commercially cultivated varieties (or cultivars) of psilocybin mushrooms like Psilocybe cubensis aren’t as genetically diverse as their naturally grown counterparts and show signs of inbreeding. This finding was based on a genomic analysis of 38 different Psilocybe cubensis found growing in the Australian wild compared…

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Biography/Memoir

Psilocybin… court case

Lawyers Paul Lewin and Jim Dean are… arguing these important issues. This will be the first freedom of thought case in Canada. FunGuyz spokesperson, Samer Akila, served a Notice of Constitutional Question on the federal and provincial governments putting them on notice that he intends to legalize psilocybin in his London, Ontario court case. Mr. Akila says the psilocybin laws are contrary…

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Politics

…psychedelic… advance… 2024 ballot

Advocates looking to advance their ballot questions to the 2024 state elections cleared another hurdle Wednesday, December 6, 2024 when they submitted thousands of signatures to the secretary of state’s office. Massachusetts for Mental Health Options, the group behind the psychedelics question, said they turned in more than 95,000 signatures to Galvin’s office. Supporters showed…

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Massachusetts weighs the… future of… psychedelics…

In Massachusetts… there would be… protections for underground trippers… as in Colorado… [but unlike Oregon’s M109 which doesn’t protect personal cultivation or sharing of psilocybe mushrooms ] no one would be arrested for growing and sharing a reasonable amount of mushrooms. New Approach [PAC] may pour millions into a sophisticated campaign. The state could erect…

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Biography/Memoir

Get your drugs tested

“Had a great morning opening our second Get Your Drugs Tested location at 245 W Broadway,” he said. “Been talking to reporters all day about our innovative free community drug-checking service, and the upcoming City Hall hearing about our 247 W Broadway mushroom dispensary license,” said Dana Larsen. Original Article (X formerly knowns as Twitter):Get…

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Biography/Memoir

Magic mushroom co-op… attention

“There would be a way for somebody to give away medicine for free and charge for bonafide harm-reduction or support services,” McAllister said… Critics of his co-op “don’t understand how the support center operates,” Darren Lyman says. “I don’t sell products. I provide support.” According to Sean McAllister, a cannabis and psychedelics attorney, Colorado’s natural…

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Mushroom Dispensary

In 2019 I founded Get Your Drugs Tested, a free service which analyzes street drugs for users. It’s now the world’s busiest… of its kind – 58,000 samples analyzed. Funded entirely by sales of cannabis & mushrooms from my dispensaries. Original Article (X [formerly known as Twitter]):Mushroom DispensaryArtwork Fair Use: Dana Larsen

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