“Far from trying to avoid the law, Mr Kasarik’s preparedness for repeat offending is based on wanting the drug LSD regulated by the state government, so he and others can buy and use it safely.” An LSD user for a decade, Mr Kasarik has been so open about his”tripping” that he outed himself online, and…
“As cops educate more cops and prosecutors educate more prosecutors, the sooner the madness ends.” By talking about the many byproducts of the war on drugs (over incarceration, civil forfeiture, police militarization, poor police community relations, overdose deaths, immigration, etc.), we can paint a correlation for people. This reformation also creates an atmosphere for increased…
“What’s the difference between a drug, a pharmaceutical, a narcotic, an entheogen, and a medicine? How do you categorize them? How do you deal with them? How do you deal with their legal and social status? I think society needs them now more than ever.” You might think that there was something illegal about using…
“Across generations, many of those synthesising and supplying it have been motivated not by greed, but by a belief in its power to transform the world for the good. While today, placing faith in acid alone seems, at best, hopelessly naïve, there’s no denying the growing body of research showing that hallucinogenic drugs can dramatically…
“As a former federal public defender and drug law reform advocate — and as a someone who has struggled for years to find relief from debilitating mood swings — Waldman argues that U.S. prohibitions on psychedelics should be lifted so that people can have access to potentially life-saving relief from depression, PTSD and addiction.” Most…
“On a personal level, psychedelics have seemingly cured the chronic depression that made my inner world miserable for 20 years. They’ve also helped me be a more thoughtful and creative person.”… The anti-depressant effects experienced by Mauss appear to be testable and reliable. Also, his belief that psychedelics changed his personality for the better holds…
Cannabis has been a big part of my life—I am proud to say that I was the biggest cannabis supporter at Harvard Business School. I believe cannabis helped me get accepted to Harvard Business School, and it certainly helped me graduate and figure out what is next. When I finished business school, I looked in…
A south Jersey man injured on the job at a lumber company will have his medical marijuana tab paid by his employer’s workers compensation insurance, according to a state administrative law judge ruling in what appears to be the first decision of its kind in the state…Administrative Law Judge Ingrid L. French said based on…
“Enter the microdose: A tiny fraction of a dose of LSD, which simultaneously releases serotonin and makes the receptor sites more available for activation.” I had discovered something way more valuable—a tiny little trick for kickstarting my creative drive. One that didn’t leave me hungover the next day, but going strong with an afterglow. After…
“[When they hired me] they forgot to get me to sign a confidentiality agreement — and boy did I know the dirt. They called me in and said ‘name your price, $10,000 a month? $20,000? What do you want Belita?’” she said during her presentation in Denver. But instead of cooperating, Nelson stormed from the…
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