Politics

…U.S. district attorney… prosecuting small-time marijuana growers

Coloradans will be surprised to learn that Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office has targeted low-level residential marijuana growers for federal prosecution, some of whom receive ten-year mandatory prison sentences. The U.S. Attorney can decline to focus on drug cases at all… the data show the feds don’t only target larger operations. The overwhelming majority of the…

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Medicine/Healing

Bill would allow medical marijuana use on the job, protect employee marijuana use off-hours

Despite being the first state to allow recreational pot sales, Colorado still doesn’t have protections in place for people who are denied jobs or fired for off-duty cannabis consumption or testing positive for THC. But if House Bill 1152 passes as currently written, recreational cannabis use off the clock would no longer be a fireable offense, and…

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Politics

…legalizing… one species of [psilocybin] fungi

Though the [Oregon] rules have yet to be adopted or even completed… California is expected to pass a Senate Bill in 2022 to… [allow] personal… psilocybin… Original Article (Psychedelic Spotlight):Oregon psilocybin advisory board proposes legalizing just one species of psychedelic fungiArtwork Fair Use: Baelde

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Politics

…Oregon drug decriminalization…

…the goal of the council is to meet people where they are at… 2020 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that just over 18.08% of Oregonians need but are not receiving treatment for substance use… more than 16,000 Oregonians accessed services through the new grant program set up under Oregon’s……

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Biography/Memoir

…presidential hopeful

Casey Hardison is… running for president, “This is not a joke… I am not trying to be absurd. I am trying to cause transformation… you’ve imprisoned my body, but you can’t imprison my mind… I mean business, I am committed to this conversation, and I will be vindicated in time,” Hardison said. Though Hardison hopes…

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Biography/Memoir

[Active dose of 25mg of psilocybin] can alter a person’s core metaphysical beliefs…

Findings from the journal Scientific Reports suggest that psychedelic drugs can alter a person’s core beliefs about the nature of reality, consciousness, and free will. After taking psychedelics, participants’ views tended to sway from physicalism to supernatural beliefs, and these changes lasted up to six months… the extent that participants felt ‘emotional synchrony’ with other attendees predicted…

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Biography/Memoir

…judge extends Sacklers’ U.S. litigation shield…

Members of the Sackler family have denied the allegations. Purdue’s bankruptcy judge has paused litigation against members of the Sackler family since 2019… If the Sacklers’ legal protection were allowed to expire, the family and Purdue would be swept up in a “a firestorm of uncoordinated litigation” [says Purdue Attorney]… Attorney Joe Rice, who represents…

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Politics

Psychedelic… win growing respect

MDMA has yet to break down legal barriers the way psilocybin has, probably because of suspicion about its origins in a laboratory rather than a natural source. But it’s winning greater acceptance. The same can be said of LSD, the best-known of psychedelic drugs. It, too, has won growing respect from users and professionals alike……

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Modern Culture

What to know before trying psychedelics…

…it’s natural to feel apprehensive about an unfamiliar experience, like trying psychedelics for the first time. But, “good preparation can reduce the likelihood of unpleasant effects and make the experience more meaningful and impactful.” …educational and reliable information about psychedelics can help you feel more confident going into the experience… you can also talk with…

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Anthropology

Mushroom rabbi grows ceremonial psilocybin for Denver congregation…

Scenes like this have become more commonplace… much like cannabis, it’s taken decades to reverse the stigma around psychedelics and investigate their benefits… as shrooms and other psychedelics have experienced increased exposure… police raided… cultivation facility in north Denver… where the group grew more than 35 strains of mushrooms for use at its events… …pushes…

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