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Making the invisible visible: …psychiatry, midwifery, and psychedelics

 I draw on the records of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center LSD Training Program Study and the papers of Grof to explore the “unexpected entanglements” between psychiatry, midwifery, and psychedelics. Grof observed “astounding parallels” between psychedelic experiences and the clinical stages of delivery, believing that the common denominator between the two was the trauma of…

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London’s first magic mushroom dispensary opened its doors downtown…

Experts draw parallels between illegal pot shops that preceded legalization of marijuana… open seven days a week, sells magic mushrooms, psilocybin… gummies and chocolates, and micro-dose capsules that contain smaller amounts of psilocybin… …the store’s first-time customers, ranging from twentysomethings to seniors, began filing into the… business at 11 a.m. to browse… inside the Fun…

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…DEA license to grow psilocybin

Ohio State University is about to grow psychedelic mushrooms… the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a license to Ohio State University that allows researchers to cultivate psilocybin mushrooms for use in scientific studies. The new license issued by the DEA allows Ohio State and Inner State, Inc. to grow whole psilocybin mushrooms to…

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Oregon’s first [adult-use] psilocybin… center to start serving clients

Licensed… centers mean that the first-of-its-kind industry can now be tested… …the Eugene center would be serving clients this month [May 2023]. Cathy Rosewell Jonas is the founder and owner of Epic Healing Eugene [LLC] and is also a licensed social worker. Original Article (Seattle Times):Oregon’s first psilocybin treatment center to start serving clientsArtwork Fair…

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Why psilocybin is… prime option… Oregon

Availability, natural occurrence and longevity of studies were among the chief logistical reasons with almost every person… “…the abuse and danger potential of psilocybin product is less than cannabis and far less than alcohol. So, I would image that at some point these products might become more widely available, even recreationally available. And the program…

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Oregon’s… mushroom… church…

James Hin has opened the PSILO Temple, a church in Eugene, where psilocybin is the sacrament for the dozens of congregants… …his church is protected by both the First Amendment and the Religious Freedoms Restoration Act of 1993, passed by Congress… Hin says he operates openly and makes psilocybin available at almost no cost because…

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…magic mushroom options…

…microdoses of psilocybin can be accessed from a vending machine, or mixed into a latte like a shot of flavouring, and larger doses for recreational use can be carefully selected with the help of a staff member. Proprietor Dana Larsen reels off the effects of various strains. “Big Mex is very pleasant and has that…

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AMA moves toward psychedelic therapy reimbursement…

The American Medical Association (AMA) is expected to issue the first code for psychedelic therapy reimbursement, following the approval of a joint application submitted by MAPS PBC [partnered with MAPS and Rick Doblin] and [Peter Theil & Christian Angermayer backed] COMPASS Pathways… On March 3 [2023], the AMA published its Panel Actions summary which included…

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Oregon secretary of state… resigns…

Gov. Tina Kotek… called for the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to investigate Fagan’s actions and for the Department of Justice to look at the cannabis audit… Kotek said she supported Fagan’s decision to step down. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is stepping down amid calls for her resignation after she took a… cannabis consulting…

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…new… psychedelics…

London-based Compass Pathways PLC, which has adopted the conventional biotech strategy of modifying naturally existing psilocybin into a patentable drug and taking it through clinical trials. The firm, founded in 2020, boasted a stock market value of $2 billion in November 2021, but its shares since have slumped 80 percent. Small Pharma, a small Canadian…

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