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…
Windsor Coun. Renaldo Agostino… who represents the downtown on city council [Ontario]. “And you know what the truth is? One day, if that business is allowed to open, I’d be more than happy to welcome it.” A spokesperson for the stores [FunGuyz] who identified himself as Chris Stewart says they’ve been raided over 120 times……
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…
Psilocybin is decriminalized but there won’t be recreational dispensaries… conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city’s 90,000 veterans, who’ve become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder… “We have an opportunity to support veterans, and it’s a really easy one to say ‘Yes’ to,” said Lane Belone, a special…
“Literally a grandma could take my video, watch it, and produce LSD,” says Willy. “This was like a fucking movie between the FBI contacting us and going to Pakistan. Just so many things had to line up correctly for this to happen, says Willy. “It’s never happened to date, and it’s been over 86 years…
A new analysis of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted annually by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), found broadly that “perceptions of harm associated with substance use have been steadily declining for most substances since 2015.” While risk perception has declined across multiple substances over the…
…as people merge getting high and self-care… we need a new way to make sense of it. In today’s chaotic marketplace… the internet also transformed supply and demand… the idea of drugs as a social evil and the belief that only doctors define what is medical is being challenged… the distinction between licit “medicine” and…
The agency is now prohibiting the use of three compounds in the mushroom – muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscarine – given safety concerns identified in its review of the evidence. Exactly how the FDA will decide to enforce its decision remains to be seen… “[FDA] is clearly addressing this mushroom,” says Kevin Feeney, a lawyer…
The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a failed drug war, according to a new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy. The report recommended expanding the availability of opioid agonist therapy such as methadone and buprenorphine, syringe service programs, overdose prevention centers,…
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