On average, 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Marijuana has not led to one officially recorded overdose. And the study indicates it may actually have a hand in preventing them. The study set out to find if there is a correlation in opioid-related deaths and legalization of cannabis. Researchers looked at opioid-related…
“The rates of drug use among teenagers in our country are the lowest they’ve ever been for some drugs,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Teens may not be scared of marijuana, but they do view cigarettes as dangerous … Use of prescription painkillers fell to new lows, even…
If you are a proponent of psychedelic medicine, then nearly every major finding, newspaper headline, and governmental reevaluation of recent years has been music to your ears. Initial results from studies have been breathtakingly positive … convincing an anti-drug society to accept such a radical new viewpoint, and to do so with evidence, ethics, and…
“It’s recreation, so it’s to have fun, it’s to relax, it’s to lounge,” he says. “You don’t necessarily want to do that just by yourself.” Colorado Republicans have brushed off concerns from the [current] administration about the spread of recreational marijuana, throwing their weight behind a bipartisan bill at the state legislature that would officially…
Rehab centers for substance use and eating disorders could empty out as more people turn to psychedelics. Again, we’re not at this point yet. But such is the promise of psychedelic medicine. If the research pans out, the world of mental health care may look very different in the coming decades. Psychedelic treatment won’t be…
*Gastón Guzmán Huerta (August 26, 1932 – January 12, 2016), a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus Psilocybe. Unlike 4/20, 9/20 events aren’t intended as gatherings for people to get high together. Instead, they’re mostly lectures, salons, or meetups that prioritize the goals of research and policy rather than the joys…
Even if they get the right substance, White says, students might not use it safely because of a lack of education. So instead, he advocates working with law enforcement, school administrators and medical professionals to teach students about the real risks and safest methods, a process called “harm reduction.” They’ve faced some opposition from college…
Cannabis prohibition is a threat to public safety, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – a bipartisan group that brings together lawmakers from across the country to coordinate lobbying campaigns. “[T]he National Conference of State Legislatures believes that the Controlled Substances Act should be amended to remove cannabis from scheduling,” the…
Even under Trump and with the Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, marijuana prohibitionists in the US are losing the war on that drug. Now is a good time to take a hard look at their terms of surrender and the path forward to legalization of psychedelic medicines. Legalization of therapeutic botanicals pursued solely through the marketplace…
Cocaine and ecstasy users have been promised they will not be arrested if they take their drugs to the on-site festival lab run by the charity The Loop … Attendees at the Kendal Calling music festival in Cumbria this past weekend were able to get their pills and powders tested for potency and adulteration without…
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