Modern Culture

The war against cannabis… it’s time to call it…

Let’s face it, for the past half a century the US has been in a REAL hot war, a “forever war” against cannabis, a war against Americans on American soil. Here’s another big number: 545,602 That’s the of number of Americans arrested for cannabis related crimes in 2019… that’s more cannabis arrests than for all…

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Psychology

…therapists to be given psilocybin to better understand…

A therapist’s own, personal experience with psychedelic substances appears to play an important role in facilitating therapeutic benefits for patients… “Crucially, the psychedelic experience is impossible to describe, and the ability to support people in these very profound states of altered consciousness may depend in part on the therapist’s own experience in that environment.” By…

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Biography/Memoir

…opioids devastation…

…lawyer pushed against extending protections for members of the family, which is worth billions: Joe Rice, a lead lawyer for local governments who had sued Purdue… Judge Robert Drain said that if a deal was not in place by [Feb. 17, 2022], “all bets are open” as to whether he would protect the family again.…

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Anthropology

One year on, Oregon drug decriminalization…

 …there were 60 percent fewer total drug arrests in state over the 10 months after February 1, 2021, compared with the same period the previous year. 16,000 Oregon residents have already accessed services… the largest portion – over 59 percent – have received harm reduction services, like sterile syringes, naloxone and associated training, or safe…

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Biography/Memoir

[Ninth Circuit] federal appeals court dismisses ‘right-to-try’ psilocybin lawsuit by cancer patients

The lawsuit was filed against the DEA by three Seattle-based patients… The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit by cancer patients seeking to use psilocybin to treat end-of-life depression and anxiety… the plaintiffs argue that DEA’s position leaves no path forward for accessing psilocybin as an end-of-life treatment. Original Article (Ganjapreneur):Federal…

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Science

why do people see elves and other “entities”… DMT…

Given the strikingly similar DMT entities reported by unconnected people from around the world, scientists are now attempting to understand more about the nature of these psychedelic characters… …a study… of the 2,561 DMT users surveyed by the Johns Hopkins team, 65 percent said their encounter filled them with “joy”, while 63 percent experienced a…

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