“Since I started taking kratom, since I had gotten off of the pain pills, my life has basically opened up dramatically,” Levy told HuffPost. “I got a new job. I’m building a friendship up with my sister that I haven’t had in a long time. I’m not lazy anymore. I don’t want to isolate myself.…
“Botanical medicine, Quave learned, not only predates civilization — it is older than humanity itself. Our earliest human ancestors continued such traditions, and until relatively recently, plants were our primary source of medicine. Although ethnobotany and the longstanding co-evolution with plants that preceded it have provided us with some of our most essential medicines, their…
“For those of us who work in addiction, our existing treatments are not impressive, they’re disappointing, and at a minimum, why not give this a try?” said Peter Hendricks, an addictions psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He’s in the middle of running a double blind clinical trial treating cocaine users with therapy coupled…
“LC-MS revealed that psilocybin, tryptamine and several other compounds having hallucinogenic properties were in the lichen — making this lichen a unique specimen. A species of lichen found in the Ecuadorian Amazon region is thought to contain psilocybin — one of the first species outside of ‘magic mushrooms’ to contain psilocybin. Lichens are a species…
If Health Canada approves Haden’s research, psychedelic drugs could be legal in Canada within the next five years.” “Haden described the job as “somebody that oversees a psychedelic session, and provides a context for an experience that somebody has with psychedelics.” In layman’s terms, the supervisor essentially makes sure the trippee has a good trip.”…
“Canada is set to legalise cannabis next year – sparking a multi-billion dollar industry that will overtake alcohol sales, a new study suggests.” The decision could kick-start the economy and eclipse the combined sales of beer, wine and spirits, according to the report from consulting firm Deloitte. The report, titled Recreational Marijuana: Insights and Opportunities,…
The playlist isn’t based on the musical taste of the subjects or the researchers in the project. We have learned that in high-dose sessions, especially during the onset and intense period of entheogen effects, the supportive structure of the music is more important than either the guide’s or the volunteer’s personal musical preferences. The psilocybin…
Although there are still research bans on the drugs, scientists are getting creative about obtaining funding, while governments are facing increasing pressure to allow medical research on psychedelic substances. After the ’80s and ’90s, LSD went away for a little bit—people call it the LSD drought of the 21st century. I think it fell a…
Stressing a distinction between legalisation and decriminalisation, he said it would remain a crime to sell, distribute or profit from illicit drugs. But it would not be a crime to be a drug user or addict. “This will be a wider discussion under the next government but once people get their head around the argument,…
It’s Trudeau’s call now. The nationwide cannabis legalisation may be a good thing, but he also needs to convince other countries that it’s not just a Canadian thing. Canada’s legalisation of marijuana, for both recreational and medicinal purposes, will be a historical moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and such a thing will not go…
Recent Comments