The new study is “an important part of the bigger picture of where we are headed as a nation” with psychedelics, says Dr. Joshua Siegel of Washington University in St. Louis. “It’s important to understand what’s happening in terms of the health care side of things. It’s important to understand what’s happening recreationally and legally.”…
Five psychedelic substances… in Colorado, including psilocybin. That means personal possession, cultivation, use and sharing are not illegal or grounds for arrest… according to the statute, anyone over 21 who grows, manufactures, uses, possesses or shares a “personal” amount… is not breaking state or local laws. The greeter at a 21-plus party in Denver offers…
…transcend the clinic and be used positively by the masses (not just the clinically depressed or suffering)? The answer is a resounding “Yes.” …I will be covering several areas in which psychedelics are being used outside the clinic. There’s an array of companies and leaders working with master plants and psychedelics in a variety of…
In a little-noticed section of a report on the nation’s worsening drug overdose epidemic released late last year, the American Medical Association (AMA) urged states and local communities to consider allowing overdose prevention sites [OPS]… to operate as a public health strategy. “At this point in the nation’s epidemic, the AMA urges states and communities…
Wall Street’s sudden exuberance for hallucinogens has rankled longtime advocates and philanthropists, who dreamed of making low-cost psychedelics widely available for mental health and personal growth. Instead, many now see a very different future for drugs like psilocybin and LSD: as expensive, specialty medications controlled by a handful of biotech companies… “We’re a victim of…
If I was in charge of drug policy, first I’d acknowledge that our current criminalized drug scheduling system is based on nothing but ignorance and bigotry and issue an apology for all the harms caused by the policies of prohibition and criminalization. I’d get rid of the drug schedule system entirely. I’d immediately end all…
Gov. Tina Kotek signaled Wednesday [1/31/24] she is willing to sign a bill that would once again make possessing small amounts of drugs a criminal offense in Oregon… “It’s a complex proposal and I’m watching it evolve and we’ll see where it ends up,” Kotek said. The remarks are the strongest Kotek has made to…
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration for a 90-day period during which collaboration and response will come from a command center downtown… an incident command structure akin to those used during emergency events such as the coronavirus pandemic or severe weather incidents. The…
The bill from Del. Guy Guzzone (D) and five cosponsors would establish a “Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances” under the state Department of Health… will be required to study and make policy recommendations on, including “systems to support statewide online sales of natural psychedelic substances with home delivery” They would need…
…reasoning [against Oregon’s Measure 110] presumably is that decriminalization encouraged drug use and attracted more drug users to the city, boosting demand and therefore black-market activity. But the violence that attends such activity, which is notably absent from legal markets in drugs such as alcohol, is entirely a product of prohibition. Just as Measure 110…
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