Science

Scientists to examine how mushrooms become magic

…people have… found that compounds such as psilocybin can have psychotherapeutic benefits. However, that has not addressed their evolution in nature… …scientists from the University of Plymouth are conducting a first-of-its-kind study using advanced genetic methods and behavioral experiments to address previously untested hypotheses into the origin of psychedelic compounds in fungi. Original Article (Phsy.org):Scientists to…

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Health secretary… talked to FDA about Marijuana scheduling review…

…the review of marijuana’s federal scheduling status will be tasked to the Food and Drug Administration… “The president was very clear – he wants this done as quickly as possible,” U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said, “It’s not new science, but there’s lot of information to gather because in many states…

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What does kratom do?

While there is always room for more research to be conducted, as of now, studies have shown that kratom has many benefits… kratom leaf has been chewed for at least 150 years in Southeast Asia… Kratom has been shown in studies to have antidepressant and appetite-suppressant properties. In one animal research, researchers discovered that kratom…

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How does psilocybin rewire the brain?

60 people participated in two psilocybin trials and had their fMRI brain scans analysed by scientists… scans were taken before and after treatment… The results showed that the psilocybin treatment reduced connections within brain areas that are tightly connected in depression. According to this research, scientists found that psilocybin rewires the brain for up to…

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Politics

What is Colorado proposition…

…the supervised therapeutic use of psilocybin and psilocin, two psychoactive compounds in magic mushrooms, for adults ages 21 [&] decriminalize the personal possession, growing, use and sharing of those substances, as well as ibogaine, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, for adults 21 years old and up. Denver became the first city in the U.S. to…

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How MDMA resensitizes the brain

…in mice, MDMA can reopen the critical period for social learning after it should have closed permanently. In 2019, neuroscientist Gül Dölen’s laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, found that the psychedelic drug MDMA resensitizes the brains of adult mice so they can learn from their social environment in a way that’s normally…

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…proposed magic mushrooms legal landscape in New Jersey

It would also be permissible for New Jersey citizens to grow mushrooms at home… …“authorizes production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness; decriminalizes, and expunges past offenses involving psilocybin production, possession, use and distribution,” the use of psilocybin, if this bill were to be enacted, would be governed by the Department of…

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5 cities in Lane County might ban psilocybin-related businesses allowed under M109

…local governments can ask voters to prohibit psilocybin-related businesses through ballot measures. Voters in Cottage Grove, Creswell, Dunes City and Junction City will cast ballots on a full ban of psilocybin-related businesses within city limits… Coburg voters will decide whether to enact a two-year ban while the state develops a licensing and regulatory program. Original…

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