…psychedelic dispensaries… decriminalization effort can help kick off a shift to a three-tiered model for distribution that spans clinical, ceremonial-based and recreational uses. “If we can figure out a model where all three of those coexist in a way that allows people growing natural medicine to exist next to UC San Francisco that’s distributing synthetic…
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has helped unionize… marijuana businesses. The agreement will cover… Scranton cultivation and processing facility, as well as at dispensaries planned for Scranton, Bethlehem and Stroudsburg… Original Article (MJ Biz Daily):Marijuana businesses in Michigan, Pennsylvania unionize & Vireo agrees to milestone medical cannabis labor pact in PennsylvaniaArtwork Fair Use: Christopher…
…this study’s finding that “cannabis entry decreases returns for both generic and brand drug makers is novel,” the California Polytechnic State University and University of New Mexico researchers said. …study concludes, citing the fact that Pfizer spent billions to acquire a “biotech company that focuses on cannabinoid-type therapies.” Original Article (Marijuana Moment):Pharmaceutical industry suffers billions…
Polls show that, nationally, most Americans favor allowing overdose prevention sites. And 58 percent of Pennsylvanians back adult-use cannabis legalization. Biden has previously opposed fully legalizing marijuana, but his position shifted toward decriminalization by the time he became the Democratic party’s nominee for president in 2020. That year, the Democratic party adopted decriminalizing and rescheduling marijuana through…
Thich Nhat Hanh quote… says that those who have been touched by war are the “tip of the candle” and best equipped to bring peace… Absolutely. Our government was originally conceived of simply to ensure the natural rights of its citizens- the personal freedoms, individual liberties, and natural human rights that we are all born…
Canada’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and the Associate Minister of Health decided to publicize that she met with the [Oregon] Psilocybin Advisory Board is interesting… …it potentially points to the direction that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is planning on taking when it comes to drug reform. As for the potential legalization of psilocybin or…
The first is more scientific. Simply put, you decide whether a compound is “psychedelic” by seeing which brain receptors the molecule binds with. If a drug binds with specific serotonin receptors in the brain, the 5-HT2A receptors, it is considered a psychedelic. If it does not, then it is not a psychedelic. So, based on this…
As our society moves deeper into the psychedelic renaissance, and civilians push governments to once and for all end the war on drugs, many different options are proposed. Psychedelic decriminalization, medicalization, a legalization are all suggested pathways that each carry their own benefits. So what’s the difference? However, for many, the different but similar-sounding terminology…
After reading the Soul Quest denial letter, I decided to conduct this in-depth scholarly analysis of the legal definition of religion under the First Amendment, considering the scientific research, the newly established archeological evidence, and the relevant case law. The Soul Quest denial letter leaves no doubt in my mind, and the mind of other…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is pulling back efforts to list certain hallucinogens as Schedule I substances after being challenged… an attorney experienced in cases against the DEA, said: “The public’s being listened to – but because it is putting pressure on the right levers of power in the right way.” This is the second time in [2022] that the DEA abandoned…
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