After lengthy discussion during its July 18 2022 work session, the Newberg City Council [in Oregon] unanimously voted during the business session in favor of a permanent ban and referring the question to the voters. Rogers said his limited research on the subject determined that psylocibins can be used for treatment of depression, anxiety and…
New Jersey just launched its recreational marijuana industry three months ago, and now its architect is proposing that the state legalize psilocybin, the… compound found in magic mushrooms. The bill drafted by Sen. Nick Scutari allows anyone over 21 to use the psychedelic drug and to grow it at home – no prescription necessary… Original…
“Decriminalization isn’t a popular thing for companies and corporations and venture capital,” Rodgers said. “Decriminalization is for the people.” [Colorado] Initiative 61 would halt legal penalties for the possession, use, growth, gifting or delivery of these substances for people over 21. It goes further than Denver’s decriminalization initiative, which deprioritized criminal penalties for psilocybin possession…
Deschutes County is the latest of several Oregon counties that have chosen to ask voters to restrict or allow the drug’s manufacture and use. Deschutes County is not the only one in Central Oregon that is weighing psilocybin therapy. Crook County officials are drafting an ordinance that would ask voters if they want a permanent…
DEA scheduling proceedings – terminated: “DEA is withdrawing the proposed rule…canceling the public hearing & terminating the pending hearing proceedings” The five compounds, all tryptamines, are: 4-Hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-OH-DiPT), 5-Methoxy-alphamethyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT), N-Isopropyl-5-Methoxy-N-Methyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT), N,N-Diethyl-5-methoxytryptamine (5-MeO-DET), and N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine (DiPT). Original Article (Microdose buzz):DEA reverses decision to ban 5 psychedelicsArtwork Fair Use: Boston
…crackdown on… use in society would also see casual users of cocaine and cannabis facing fines and having to attend drug courses. First-time offenders required to pay for and attend a drug awareness course… the proposals, which follow the publication of the 10-year drugs strategy in December, will be subject to a 12-week public consultation.…
“The first time my mom took me out to the garden, I was five and what they were learning about me was in order to deal with my trauma and the things that had happened, plants were really healing,” said Summers. “As an herbalist and as someone that also wants to help people, I’ve just…
The most recent report for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CSJ) produced by the House of Committee on Appropriations includes a novel section concerning psilocybin, where it demands a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis concerning state, local and tribal psilocybin programs’ limits. More specifically, “The report shall: (1) review the impact of Controlled Substances Act enforcement…
White House Drug Czar Rahul Gupta recently said that the Biden administration is looking at cannabis legalization policies around the country as it reviews drug policy reform proposals… the current plan to monitor states for clues about better federal cannabis policy is significant. “For the first time in history, the federal government is embracing the…
The new AMA policy also calls for an end to probation, parole, or other court-ordered supervision for cannabis-related offenses that are later decriminalized or legalized. The American Medical Association announced… it has approved a resolution calling on states that have legalized or decriminalized cannabis to expunge the records of arrests and convictions for marijuana-related offenses…
