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…psychedelic investor

“People say that dying is natural, but it’s really things going wrong in your body,” [Christian Angermayer] says. “Science is just beginning to better understand the reasons for ageing and dying, and a disease that we understand will eventually be cured.” “We are not coming after the hippies growing this organically at home,” he says……

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Washington D.C. decriminalizes psychedelic [plants & fungi] while Oregon decriminalizes all drugs

Natalie Ginsberg, director of policy and advocacy at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)… “Measure 110 is the first instance of the decriminalization of psychedelic substances MDMA and LSD in the country…” …MDMA is the psychedelic substance that people are arrested for most in the U.S.” …after the city of Denver previously became the…

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Oregon… legalized psilocybin. what does this mean?

Some are not as excited about the prospect of [Oregon’s] less medical approach to psilocybin legalization. COMPASS Pathways, a UK-based biotech startup invested in psychedelic therapies as a solution to clinical depression, expressed reservations about Oregon’s model. “We share the same goals as those involved in legalization efforts, i.e. to help patients with mental health challenges who…

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DEA… burning four tons of marijuana per day

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently reached out for help burning “at least” 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour for eight hours straight. Every year, DEA seizes millions of marijuana plants and literal tons of raw cannabis, which eventually end up being destroyed. To avoid potential contact highs, there must be ”proper ventilation” and “no smoke buildup”…

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Oregon is on…

Carolyn Fine, co-founder of the Psychedelic Equity Project, a group that works to foster social justice in the psychedelic community… “The campaign has been dismissive of issues of equity,” she said. “It’s working within a system that’s already stacked against certain people.” To Fine, it seems the marginalized people who would benefit the most from…

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Health Canada approves license for BC company to grow psilocybin mushrooms

 …received a licence from Health Canada to cultivate Psilocybe mushrooms, commonly known as “magic mushrooms,” in their 7,000 square-foot facility. Under its Health Canada licence for the production and extraction of psilocybin from mushrooms, the company intends to develop standardized extraction methods for the mushrooms… “We are thrilled to start growing mushrooms at our laboratory…

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…magic ‘shroom harvest

…a Vancouver-based company, has completed the first-ever legal harvest of psilocybe mushrooms in Canada. the first publicly-traded company to be issued a licence from Health Canada to produce and extract psilocybin from mushrooms. “Mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine for literally thousands of years, and, hence, they are just that much closer to these…

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In emails, Sacklers fret over wealth, opioid business

According to Forbes, the Sackler family made $12 billion to $13 billion in profit from OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma—much more than what was previously known, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing court records. On Wednesday [10/21/2020], Sackler family members associated with Purdue agreed to pay a $225 million penalty to resolve a Justice Department civil probe…

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OxyContin maker to plead guilty to federal criminal charges, [indirectly “pay”] $8 billion, and will close the company

Twenty-five state attorneys general wrote to US Attorney General William Barr last week [mid-October] arguing against the plan to create a government-controlled company out of the assets of Purdue Pharma, arguing that the government should not be in the business of selling OxyContin. The company doesn’t have $8 billion in cash available to pay the…

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