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Stop policing psychedelic science

If the federal decision to classify these substances as having no medical value was premature, then understanding the benefits (and dangers) of psychedelics in a rigorous and empirical way has been hindered by bureaucracy and authorities policing research laboratories. Strassman likewise said he’d like to see psychedelic substances rescheduled, though he realizes researchers are caught…

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When pot goes from illegal to recreational, schools face a dilemma

“… [the] School District is bringing in a neuroscientist to talk to health classes about the impacts of marijuana on brain development. “…[It] is developing a science-based marijuana education program that takes a more holistic approach”. -Section chief for environmental epidemiology and toxicology ​ “Marijuana is unique, because … this is a substance where you…

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Why a high society is a free society

I have never taken drugs other than alcohol, nicotine, caffeine and medicinal drugs. Of these, I have for many years not taken the two former. I think it is inimical to a good life to be dependent for pleasure and personal fulfilment on substances which gloss or distort reality and interfere with rationality; and yet…

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First country in the world authorizes countries to sell pot over the counter

The government hopes the state-grown pot will “guarantee the quality and the purity of the product” citizens consume. “Cannabis will be dispensed in pharmacies starting in the month of July,” president of the National Drug Board, Juan Andres Roballo, told a press conference Thursday. Original Article (High Times):First country in the world authorizes countries to…

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Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime

That total does not include the dollar value of other seized assets, like cars, homes, electronics and clothing. These seizures are all legal under the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows authorities to take cash, contraband and property from people suspected of crime. But the practice does not require authorities to obtain a…

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Microdosing: the people taking LSD with their breakfast

At 28, he is living with quite severe mental health problems – “depression and anxiety as a result of childhood trauma, that led to borderline personality disorder and PTSD”. He says the prescription medication he has been given results in more side-effects than benefits. “I’ve found that these substances, psychedelics, give me the benefits without…

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