Results showed that neuroticism declined substantially the week following the ayahuasca ceremony and remained substantially below baseline levels three months following the ceremony. “We found substantial changes in personality traits, particularly neuroticism, following ayahuasca use,” says Brandon Weiss, a psychologist at Imperial College London and the lead author of the paper. “These changes persisted over…
Proponents of the legalization of psychedelics… Seattle’s City Council approved a resolution… to decriminalize a wide range of activities around psychedelic drugs, including the cultivation and sharing of psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, ibogaine and non-peyote-derived mescaline. The… measure extends what is already Seattle city policy not to arrest or prosecute people for personal drug possession to…
HB 2429 would expand access for right-to-try to not only those with terminal illnesses but also those who are afflicted with debilitating or life-threatening conditions as well. Missouri has had its own version of right-to-try since 2014… “Eligible patient”…has a debilitating, life-threatening, or terminal illness… …proposal reads, “The offense of possession of more than ten grams but…
Assemblyman… recently introduced A.8569 in the Assembly to allow the medical use of psilocybin and create a $2 million fund to help state residents who qualify pay for the mushroom-based treatment. …proposes creating a section in the state Public Health Law titled Medical Use of Psilocybin. Patients or caregivers could receive identification cards lasting one…
Adults can now [Jan. 1, 2022] purchase up to two ounces of cannabis flower from licensed retailers… …under amended rules issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Original Article (Norml):Oregon: new rules increase the amount of cannabis adults can purchase per transactionArtwork Fair Use: Mostafameraji
…patients’ call for medical access only bolsters the potion of the lawmakers making the push, regardless of whether the wider population understands the efficacy of psychedelic medicine. The same thing was seen with cannabis. Its scope of value was seen as very narrow in a medical setting at first. But the years would prove it…
In the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Health commissioned a scientific study to evaluate the risk of retail psilocybin sales, and it concluded that they posed little risk to individuals or public health. Though retail cannabis sales are available in many states, the retail sale of psychedelics does not currently exist in the United States… In contrast, in the…
Magic mushrooms… cannot be patented. In December 2017, one of the godfathers of the contemporary psychedelic renaissance, Bob Jesse, penned a manifesto for the commercial era of hallucinogens, one that echoed as far and wide as when Timothy Leary famously evangelized, “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” in 1966. Jesse delivered a very different kind of…
WHEREAS, The provisions of this act shall be known as the “Legalized Homegrown Psilocybin Mushroom Act of 2022.” …[and] would amend state statute to make it so it “shall not be a violation” of state law “to cultivate psilocyn or psilocybin.” Original Article (Marijuana Moment & Kslegislature):Kansas lawmaker files bill to legalize psilocybin possession and…
The comments came at a psychedelics workshop Volkow’s agency cohosted with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) [in Jan. 2022]. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow said people are going to keep using substances such as psilocybin—especially as the reform movement expands and there’s increased attention being drawn to the potential…
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