California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday [October 7] that would have decriminalized the possession and personal use of a short list of natural psychedelics, including “magic mushrooms.” The veto marks a stark deviation from Newsom’s liberal image. Newsom was a strong advocate of Proposition 64, a 2016 ballot measure he championed as lieutenant…
The report by a coalition of scientists, academics and activists from all over the world (currently co-ordinated by Health Poverty Action) outlines the key ways in which drug policy impedes climate justice… if those in public office have been corrupted or otherwise undermined by corruption, it is much more likely they won’t be securing the…
…like with cannabis, there are loopholes… growing… Lewis said the biggest impediment is politics. As micro-dosing and psychedelic therapy with mushrooms becomes more mainstream… some suggest it is only a matter of time before it goes the way of cannabis and is legalised. The owner said they are prepared for the seemingly inevitable police raid…
…why numerous… reports laud the positive wellbeing effects of psychedelic mushrooms. An increased resilience to stress and a reduction in compulsive behaviors among the rodent subjects. Moreover, enhanced connectivity to the brain’s thalamus, implicated in decision-making and concern filtration… In the recent study published in Nature – Molecular Psychiatry, Associate Professor Mikael Palner and PhD…
Detroit police… raided a psychedelic religious institution, Soul Tribes International Ministries. Police searched the building, seized substances and shut down the facility, calling it an illegal operation… “As a result of the operation, which involved DPD personnel, BSEED (Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department) inspectors, and the work of our city attorneys, illegal controlled substances…
The Portland, Maine’s, Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee… passed the resolution on a 3–0 vote… amended the bill to cover home cultivation of natural entheogens for personal use and sharing without compensation. Criminal enforcement would not change for selling, dispensing, possessing on school grounds or driving under the influence of the substances.…
“We want to make it uncomfortable for people to be selling fentanyl in the central city… there will be more people watching, more detective work, more ability to see where things are getting sold and going after those folks,” said Tina Kotek. Following the passage of Measure 110, possession of small amounts of fentanyl is…
…expounding on the debate of criminalization vs. regulation, he asserted, “It’s futile to continue this failed War on Drugs. This approach only fosters disdain for the law and encourages evasion.” He also shed light on the stark realities faced by youth, remarking, “In no state is it harder for a youngster to buy a joint…
Gavin Newsom was, as he often has been on controversial issues, ahead of the curve – the highest-ranking state official to back green-lighting weed. But Newsom is uncharacteristically undecided – and behind the curve… …on another controversial drug-related issue before him now: San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener’s proposal to decriminalize psilocybin, aka magic mushrooms… and the…
A new study published in the European Journal of Pain last month [July 2023] found that both macro and micro doses of classic psychedelics — LSD, psilocybin, DMT, mescaline — led to better pain relief compared to conventional medication in volunteers surveyed. “Participants reported that full doses seem to achieve better perceived results in pain relief than…
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