Anthropology

…tribe… cannabis on largest reservation in State

Both Native tribes will cultivate cannabis flower for medicinal purposes, in opposition to Minnesota’s existing restrictive medical marijuana program. …which only allows for certain cannabis products to be sold in the state – smokeable products, and THC-edibles and drinks are not permitted. Minnesota’s medical marijuana regulations rank among the nation’s toughest, but as a sovereign…

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Modern Culture

City… decriminalizes psychedelic plants and fungi

City Council voted unanimously Sept. 21 2020 in favor of a resolution declaring… …that authorities won’t investigate and arrest anyone for planting, cultivating, buying, transporting, distributing, engaging in practices with or possessing “entheogenic plants” [ayahusaca, psilocybin mushrooms, iboga, etc], or plant compounds. Original Article (AP & MSN):City of Ann Arbor decriminalizes psychedelic plants and fungiArtwork…

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Politics

Oregon psilocybin…

Their original initiative, IP-12, provided for sweeping penalty reduction and decriminalization; their new initiative [IP-34, now Measure 109]… explicitly criminalizes psilocybin [mushroom] possession outside a therapy center Measure 110 would make possession of psilocybin [not mushrooms] no longer a criminal act. Original Article (Leafly):Election 2020: Oregon psilocybin and drug decriminalization initiatives guideArtwork Fair Use: Thomas…

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Medicine/Healing

Parallels between psychedelic and digital mainstreaming

…no stranger to the psychedelic scene having collaborated with Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Terence McKenna, Ralph Metzner, Mark Pesce, and Erik Davis. …the mental health epidemic as an externality of capitalism, and placing our trust in… cures [that generate profits at the expense of individual and natural rights]. Will [the current pandemic] be to…

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Politics

In Mississippi, medical marijuana pits the people vs. the politicians

There’s a reason Initiative 65 has found such widespread support: It was crafted with Missippians in mind. The creators of MM2020 sought to design a conservative program that Mississippians could rally behind.  The politicians’ Alternative 65A is rife with vague language and a lack of specifics. It offers no framework for providers, or even a…

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Biography/Memoir

We need to talk about [the psychedelic investor class] supporting the police, the military, and violent white supremacism

…[a] willingness to accept funding from all-things-conservative financier Rebekah Mercer and ATAI Life Sciences’ founder Christian Angermayer, and its unwillingness to speak out against Peter Thiel, the chairman of Palantir and recent investor in defense-contractor startup Anduril. As long as its strategy relies on supporting the police and the military (institutions that exist to perpetuate white supremacism, class warfare, and imperialism) it’s…

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Science

Scientists induce psychedelic-like experiences from a placebo alone

New research recently published in Psychopharmacology provides evidence that inert placebo pills can induce psychedelic-like effects, including perceptual alterations. The findings highlight the importance of expectations and context when ingesting psychedelic substances. The researchers told the participants they were being given iprocin – a homologue of psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms – and that they…

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