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…
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…
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…
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
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…
A 2023 peer-reviewed study in psychopharmacology found that the percentage of participants who identified as believing in God or a higher power increased from 29% to 59% after psychedelic use. Rabbi Harry Rozenberg points to and interprets many specific stories in the Torah as evidence of psychedelic use throughout Jewish history. One example he gives, is the…
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…
“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,…
This summer [2024], the Oregon Capital Chronicle kicked off a raft of reporting on lack of customer demand in the OPS system, noting at least one service center closure… [At]… Harris Sliwoski… we’ve since become aware of a few more, and others operating on a limited or part-time basis. Fundamentally, the program is also imbalanced. There are…
A House bill that would create a psilocybin exception for the state’s drug classifications passed its first reading today. The measure would only go into effect if the FDA approves synthetic psilocybin. The trigger bill, officially titled FDA-approved Crystalline Polymorph Psilocybin Use, was voted to move to a committee hearing 12-1. However, no one’s quite sure how far…
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