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…psychedelic users self-medicating, but few discuss with healthcare providers…

…more than a third of Canadian respondents who use natural psychedelics do so to self-medicate. …their health care provider’s attitudes and perceptions… can greatly influence their willingness to disclose their psychedelic use. Is it that surprising that there would be resistance to reveal use… to health care professionals? Certainly not… researchers concluded that healthcare providers…

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…magic mushroom [edibles]

Featured in High Times… potential of psilocybin mushrooms while reaping the health benefits of CBD… cultivator, supplier and exporter of… psilocybin products and biomass… in the gift shops… packaging… alongside tanning oils and sun hats. Think: gluten-free, direct trade and locally-farmed dark chocolate bars… organic psilocybin mushrooms, prioritizing purity and potency… more enjoyable and palatable……

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…the future of psychedelics

…there is so much more we have to learn, and it all begins with talking to one another. Progress relies on an established reality, the proven facts that will convince healthcare providers, politicians and eventually the public at large that these substances can improve our quality of life. Original Article (Rolling Stone):The battle for the…

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…setting yourself up for a good trip…

Like cannabis, psychedelic substances have been used across the globe for many purposes. And, like cannabis, psychedelics are relatively safe and have a low chance of dependence. And again, like cannabis they are not without risks, and there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the chance of harm. With cannabis buds, it is…

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…dispensaries openly sell ‘magic mushrooms’

…there’s a thriving market for the fungi and other psychedelics in L.A… gummies containing a psychedelic “mushroom blend” come in colorful toadstool-shaped pouches in flavors including Passion Tango Lemonade… there’s growing support… …a few miles from the first, customers hand their driver’s licenses over to a receptionist who asks them to turn their hats around…

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Psychedelic… trust… information

In a new study just published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Kruger and colleagues are the first to systematically examine the sources of information used by people using psychedelics… articles published in scientific journals, psychedelic non-profits, and researchers based in colleges or universities were the most trusted sources of psychedelic information. Government agencies and pharmaceutical…

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Make room for mushrooms…

…people have been using psychedelics for community gatherings, religious ceremonies and healing purposes for centuries… according to 2021 research published in the… journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, psychedelic use in rituals… around the world, “from the Americas, to Eurasia, to Australia, and Africa.”…help us dismantle those precepts that result in deeply unequal societies in the…

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Do psychedelics actually make you more creative?

Natasha Mason of Maastricht University in the Netherlands investigated how psilocybin – the active psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms – impacts creative cognition. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the researchers found that a moderate dose of psilocybin improved spontaneous creative insights but decreased deliberate, task-specific creativity. They also found that the frequency of novel ideals…

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Colorado… psilocybin… home-grow

Nicole Foerster of Decriminalize Nature Boulder County… psilocybin a person can grow and possess [and share]… …any encroachment on those positions, Foerster said, “would be considered a rollback of the personal use section” of the measure… Kevin Matthews [who said, “I don’t like the word ‘fight’ – they’re prepared to defend the measure… I didn’t…

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…black psychedelic…

…disproportionate drug arrests, cultural stigma regarding drugs, and lack of visibility in the space… inaccessibility, and cost. BIPOC are not included in clinical trials nearly in the same frequency as white people. Most research right now is white-centered, and it is not a secret also that the scientific community also lacks diversity. Original Article (Psychedelic…

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