Modern Culture

…for…

The mushroom community in Colorado built around this ‘Grow, Gather, Gift’ model has yielded some incredible results and world-class data.  …an example of community self-regulation through the development of testing standards and data sharing… Colorado has been a hotbed of mushroom entrepreneurism over the last two years since Proposition 122 was passed with a 54%…

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Medicine/Healing

…a compelling case for the use of magic mushrooms in pain relief

Indeed, in April [2024], the Yale School of Medicine published the results of the first randomised control study of psilocybin for pain relief. Although it enrolled just 10 CH [Cluster Headache] sufferers, half of those who received psilocybin as opposed to a placebo reported a reduction in attacks. Precisely how psilocybin interrupts the cycle of headaches is an open question. Brain scans suggest…

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Modern Culture

Psychedelics group wants to protect Portland… users of… plant- or mushroom-based psychedelics… from cops

Portland advocates for psychedelic drug use are hoping to put an initiative on the city’s 2026 ballot that would protect people who use what they call non-toxic and non-addictive plant- or mushroom-based psychedelic drugs from arrest. Under the proposed initiative, non-toxic and non-addictive psychedelics would be designated police officers’ “lowest priority for enforcement,” according to the initiative…

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Biography/Memoir

…Vancouver drug activist targeted

The B.C. government says more than $100,000 seized in police raids of Vancouver mushroom dispensaries should be forfeited as the proceeds of crime. …activist Dana Larsen, who is named as a defendant in the civil forfeiture lawsuit, said he will fight to get the cash returned… Larsen said his lawyer suggested they have a good…

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Biography/Memoir

…Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

Trump… signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of… online marketplace Silk Road… He was convicted in 2015 on seven counts related to the site, including distributing narcotics on the Internet… Original Article (The Hill):Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross UlbrichtArtwork Fair Use: Public Domain

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Spirituality

Muslims navigate the tension between psychedelics for mental health and Koran teachings

Yasir Qadhi is chair of the Fiqh Council of North America, which issues religious rulings, or fatwas… [says], “Technically, psychedelics don’t fall under the exact same category as alcohol.” Islam is the second-largest faith community in the world… whether Muslims will see this as an outlawed substance, medical healing or mystical revelation remains an open…

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Biography/Memoir

Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people in prison for drug offenses, including some who are locked up on marijuana charges

Sarah Gersten, executive director and general counsel at [LPP] Last Prisoner Project, said… “historic decision offers hope – not just for those freed today, but for all the individuals still incarcerated for cannabis and their families that have been impacted by the War on Drugs. President Biden’s actions remind us that meaningful change is possible when…

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Modern Culture

Denver Shroom Fest… another…

“Our team is hard at work making sure Denver Shroom Fest 2025 is even bigger, better, and Shroomier than last year,” the announcement said. The event marked something of a coming-above-ground party for the local psychedelics community. Exploring the booths at Denver Shroom Fest 2024 was a trip – psychedelic substances were all on full display,…

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