“It is nobody’s business to judge anyone’s form of ceremony, spiritual perspective, lineage, politics, or opinions.” -Jonathan Goldman of Santo Daime Church in Oregon Generally in terms of safety and long term mental health, responsible entheogenic communities provide a safe container for participants while also providing ongoing integration, peer support and care. The antidote to…
…there are more than 300 species of psilocybin-containing mushrooms… A paper published in the journal Fungal Biology summarizes centuries of psilocybin use among shamans and guides who treated people for a host of ailments, from anxiety and rheumatism to toothaches and stomach pain… A study published in Evolution Letters sets out the evidence for this…
Peaceful civil disobedience, a longstanding American tradition, will take place at the doorstep of the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia… where activists say they will block entrances to the building to draw attention to the right of terminally ill cancer patients to use psilocybin. …prepared to commit an act of peaceful civil disobedience…
It won’t be long before politicians trip together to resolve their differences… billionaire German investor Christian Angermayer, says. Right now, though, the charm offensive isn’t working so well. An exchange-traded fund tracking psychedelic stocks has lost two-thirds of its value since peaking last year. While some of these companies haven’t suffered as much… the comedown…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday [4/5/2022] voted down an emergency measure to ramp up enforcement against the District’s many unregulated cannabis businesses – storefronts and delivery services that “gift” weed with the purchase of other goods, like t-shirts and potted plants. The bill, introduced…. by Council Chairman… would have granted D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board…
The Oregon Health Authority’s proposed rules for legal psilocybin services in the state “may have a negative impact on lower income individuals,” according to the regulatory body… on the second page of the 44-page notice of proposed rulemaking… “…an appropriately regulated market… encourages members of the public to access psilocybin services through the ORS chapter…
Critics of legal marijuana cite the potential for confusion among law enforcement agencies keeping up with evolving regulations, concern about minors gaining access to the drug, a potential drop in property values, and more for maintaining marijuana’s status as an illicit drug…. all in all, the… administration seems to be pretty anti-weed.… it seems increasingly likely that a bipartisan effort to…
…a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers… The study found that among people who have had a single psychedelic experience that altered their beliefs in some way, there were large increases in attribution of consciousness to a range of animate and inanimate things. For example, from before to after the experience, attribution of consciousness…
Fourteen cities nationwide have passed similar legislation allowing people to cultivate, use and distribute the psychedelics… there are no documented cases of fatalities as a result of overdosing on psilocybin mushrooms or entheogenic plants, according to the American Addiction Centers. Council member Luke Londo said the measure’s passage makes the investigation and arrest of adults…
Jon Dennis finished by explaining… “the religions would no longer have to operate underground”… …emphasized that the nature of such services embodies concepts such as divinity, sacredness, and spirituality. Original Article (Harris-Bricken):Oregon psilocybin and religious practicesArtwork Fair Use: dbking
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