Many of those psilocybin experts now regret having helped the couple [behind Compass Pathways] … Quartz spoke with 9 psilocybin experts who advised Goldsmith and Malievskaia, but today express concerns about the company’s motives and aims … a company that both gains regulatory approval in North America and Europe for medical use of lab-synthesized version of psilocybin and…
“This was an idea that I had, where if we can teach young people not to take drugs,” Trump said, “it’s really, really easy not to take them.” President Trump on [10/27/2017] directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency, taking long-anticipated action to address a…
“It’s easy to say, ‘It’s the law, I’m sorry, guys, I can’t do it. It’s the law. I’m sworn to uphold the law,” he says. “Look, the history of this country is about change brought about by people having the courage to say, ‘This law makes no sense.’ “ Rendell says his brazen position takes…
A healthcare investment firm that’s backing studies of “magic mushrooms” to treat depression raised $25m of capital… …already in talks with banks about a potential listing in Canada next year, a step for which it seeks a valuation of $800m or more, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. After being shunned…
“Look what I brought for show-and-tell today.” … “Has he tried to eat anyone’s face yet?” … “I wish we could show this to his girlfriend like, ‘You love this?” -Three Oregon deputies’ on cellphone videos while an inmate was in a padded jail cell and flailing around uncontrollably from a drug overdose. Perry [an Iraqi veteran] arrived…
Fentanyl-laced or “particularly pure,” fentanyl, or furanyl fentanyl [are the three substances apparently causing the overdoses, according to interviews conducted by the Register Guard]. [Furanyl fentanyl] was… made illegal in November 2016. Similar to heroin and morphine, but is a hundred times more potent, produces a longer-lasting high and is more difficult to treat if a person overdoses, the…
Bernard was finally granted parole after being sentenced to 13 years for allegedly possessing two joints of marijuana. …this grave injustice directly from the man whose case drew national attention as an example of extremely harsh drug sentences in the United States, and how an entire family is tragically affected when a parent is sent…
Within just one year, the area used to cultivate poppies in Afghanistan has increased to 420,000 hectares from 328,000 in just one year. This, along with improved opium yields, has increased global opium production by 65 percent in 2017. 10,500 tonnes of opium were produced in 2017 — the highest since the UNODC first began…
The response to the Observer’s F.O.I. request showed that it was not just prison officers sneaking in the items, but also health workers, trainers and other support staff. Drugs were found 13,119 times in prisons in England and Wales last year, the paper said – the equivalent of more than 35 incidents per day and…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb started the interview by explaining that the FDA has approved synthetic versions of cannabinoids and pharmaceutical-grade derivatives of marijuana—and arguing that those products are preferable to using botanical cannabis for medical purposes. When the conversation turned to federal marijuana laws, Gottlieb drew a stark contrast between legalization and decriminalization… “Well, you know, there’s…
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