Spirituality

Oregon grew more cannabis than customers can smoke. Now shops and farmers are left with mountains of unwanted bud.

“This time last year, it was basically all mom-and-pop shops,” says Mason Walker, CEO of Cave Junction cannabis farm East Fork Cultivars. “Now there are five or six companies that own 25 or 30 percent. Stores are selling for pennies on the dollar, and people are losing their life savings in the process.” Deep-pocketed companies…

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Message from Santo Daime Dutch Churches in response to [one] verdict that makes Santo Daime illegal [outside the United States]

We are a praying people. During our ceremonies, we sing, meditate, pray… we believe it is not up to the one group of believers [scientific materialists, religious dogmatics, authoritarian dictatorships, insular tribal interests, etc.] to criminalize the other group [devout religious/spiritual practitioners and a myriad of diverse individuals and their relationships with particular plants]. ​​…

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Sacred Source Sanctuary: persecuted church or illegal pot dispensary?

“People from organized religions were persecuting me for my belief in cannabis as sacrament. Demanding their secular members invade temples where believers obtain sacrament and learn the ways of peace, these persecutors relentlessly attacked with words of hatred and violence.” — from the sixth of “The Nine Epiphanies. ​This is a confederation of eight… churches…

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Healing with psychedelics

…many intelligent people who used psychedelics repeatedly in their youth did so in a party setting and have never experienced the psychological and spiritual benefits that emerge in an intentional session. The difference is dramatic. Research at major medical centers over the past few years have shown remarkable results in the treatment of conditions such…

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States mull ‘sanctuary’ status for cannabis businesses

*first international church of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, USA U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam declined comment on the pending bills. ​ Some states that have legalized marijuana are considering providing so-called sanctuary status for licensed cannabis businesses, hoping to protect the fledgling industry from a shift in federal enforcement policy. Original Article (Leafly):States…

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Support psychedelic justice

We believe people who use psychedelics shouldn’t be vulnerable to criminal punishment – and ultimately we want to build a world where legal psychedelics make sense. We’re working to end arrests and criminal penalties for people who use or possess psychedelics and other substances – a step several countries like Portugal and the Czech Republic…

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A City [and State] without stigmatization…?

Each cent invested in… harm reduction programs not only saves lives, but also saves money. It’s true. ​ …a city of humane drug policy, successful services, and prevention programs. Drop-in centres, shelters for the homeless with drug consumption rooms, heroin substitution therapy, coffeeshops, smart shops,… tolerant police, and adequate city authorities. From the Article (Drogriporter):A…

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