The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has proposed an increase in the manufacture… psilocin and psilocybin for clinical trial and research purposes… stated that its objective was to assist in the development of new federally approved therapies. …increased its production goals for psilocin and psilocybin, which are the main psychoactive components of magic mushrooms. Initially, the…
More than two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020… the ruling, which is exactly what the Sacklers demanded, grants releases from liability for harm caused by the company’s aggressive and sometimes illegal marketing of the discontinued opioid OxyContin and other opioids. In addition to the Sacklers themselves, hundreds of individuals and organizations…
…[is mandated] to develop a long-term strategic plan that ensures safety, accessibility, and affordability on psilocybin services. Measure 109 requires the Board to create a system for psilocybin services that is safe, equitable, and accessible… Original Article (Truffle Report):Oregon psilocybin board partners with harvard’s poplarArtwork Fair Use: Another Believer
The right to use psychedelic[s] is currently navigating through the legislature, with places like Oregon, Washington DC, [et al.] decriminalizing psychedelic plant-based drugs… A revolution is sweeping mental health. Not since President Nixon declared war on drugs have researchers and traditional practitioners been able to share the results. The early data shows that plant-based therapy…
As a staunch libertarian, he [states he] sees cannabis prohibition as a basic infringement on personal freedom, as well as a destructive public policy that adds to America’s mass-incarceration problem… looks to a 19th-century French economist for wisdom. “For a law to be respected,” Koch says, paraphrasing Frédéric Bastiat, “it must be respectable.” Koch is…
…the IRS’s approach to Section 280E stands in direct conflict to the law in many states as well as the DOJ’s enforcement policies. Justice Thomas has long been skeptical of the federal government’s power to criminalize local marijuana use… Justice Thomas argued that the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] exceeded Congress’s power as applied to the…
The report marks the first time a state government entity has run over… comprehensive research on psilocybin… adverse reactions to psilocybin listed in the report included… mixing… with other drugs like cannabis… …adverse reactions to psilocybin listed in the report [also] included hypertension, nausea and gastrointestinal complications when consuming whole mushrooms… the report concluded that…
British American Tobacco [BAT] said it wanted to “accelerate” its transformation by reducing the health impact of its products. BAT took a stake in Canadian medical cannabis maker… It also signed a deal to research a new range of adult cannabis products, initially focused on cannabidiol (CBD). Original Article (BBC):Cannabis part of the future says…
…measure is known as the Blumenauer-McClintock-Norton-Lee amendment… …amendment removes the word “medical” from the current language — thereby extending these protections to both qualified patients and to adults, as well as to those licensed in both the medical and recreational industries. Original Article (Norml):Upcoming congressional house vote on marijuana policyArtwork Fair Use: Cannabis Pictures
Closing arguments are expected in the West Virginia trial next week [7/26/21 – 7/30/21]. Local West Virginia communities had opted out of the proposed nationwide deal to pursue one on their own. States will have 30 days to decide whether to join the global accord then more time to try to convince their cities and…
