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…association launches to expand patient access to psychedelic medicines

November 21, 2024By

The Association for Prescription Psychedelics (APP) announced its launch… to integrate proven, efficacious, and evidence-based prescription psychedelic medicines into the health care system for eligible patients across the country. The organization’s founding members include B.More Inc., Compass Pathways, Lykos Therapeutics, and MindMed. APP’s patient advocacy organization partners include Apollo Pact. Original Article (PRN Newswire):New association launches to expand patient access…

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2 arrested, psilocybin mushroom cultivation site shut down

November 19, 2024By

Officers seized approximately 10,000 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms in various stages of cultivation. Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies, Santa Rosa [CA] police detectives, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officers served a search warrant… finding a large psilocybin mushroom cultivation operation inside the warehouses. Original Article (SF Gate):2 arrested, psilocybin mushroom cultivation site shut downArtwork Fair Use: Judgefloro

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Compass veers off course, delaying phase 3 psychedelic data and laying off 30% of staff

October 31, 2024By

Compass will part ways with approximately 30% of its workforce, including some management positions… one year ago, the company expected to have data from the first phase 3 trial of its COMP360 psilocybin therapy in treatment-resistant depression by the summer of 2024. Compass CEO Kabir Nath framed that delay in the context of the FDA’s rejection of…

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Man accused of distributing psilocybin mushrooms to 20 Boulder County high school students faces 40 counts

October 25, 2024By

Benjamin Harmon, 24, faces a total of 40 charges, including 21 felonies for distributing drugs to minors, at times within 1,000 feet of a school, sexual assault on a child using force and sexual exploitation of a child, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said… The investigation was launched by the University of Colorado after…

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Ballot question 4 to legalize psychedelics…

October 23, 2024By

If the measure passes, Massachusetts residents over 21 would be able to grow, possess, and use certain natural psychedelics – but the commercial sale of the substances would remain prohibited. Supporters – including the Washington, D.C.-based New Approach PAC and Massachusetts for Mental Health Options – have raised more than $6 million dollars in support…

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Magic Mushroom research company and founders charged in million-dollar scheme

October 10, 2024By

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a company with fraud for researching, producing, and distributing psilocybin (Magic) mushrooms and making illegal financial gains in the process. Charges were filed against Minerco and… founders Bobby Shumake Japhia, and Julius Makiri Jenge… in the District Court for the District of Columbia. They stand accused of…

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DEA bids to exclude expert witnesses from psychedelics-ban hearing

October 4, 2024By

The DEA wants to place DOI and DOC, which are currently unscheduled, in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act – the most restricted category, for drugs deemed to have “High abuse potential with no accepted medical use.” The agency revived these attempts in December 2023. …the DEA’s filing includes a particularly lengthy section dedicated to discrediting…

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…magic mushrooms… them…

October 3, 2024By

“There isn’t really a psychedelic ‘underground’ anymore, said Jules Evans. “Everything is overground, not in the sense of legal, but in the sense of visible”. Consumer demand for psychedelic experiences remains, and players in the illegal market who were once discreet are becoming bolder. Chase, who started Psilouette in 2022 after leaving his corporate job…

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…the… psychedelic mushroom…

October 3, 2024By

Securities Exchange Commision (SEC) filings reveal that… atai Life Sciences disposed of around 2.7 million Compass Pathways shares for gross proceeds of just over $16 million. That represents around a third of atai’s stake in Compass. Meanwhile, Colorado is reaching its second year of decriminalizing [and legalizing] mushrooms and DMT for personal use and growth… “This 70-year effort to criminalize…

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