Though Oregon is the only full state to decriminalise magic mushrooms, these are all of the cities or counties in the United States where psilocybin is currently decriminalised… Denver, Colorado – May 2019 Oakland, California – June 2019 Santa Cruz, California – January 2020 Ann Arbor, Michigan – September 2020 Oregon – November 2020 District…
Mushroom hunting is an ancient practice… Mushrooms grow in a variety of habitats, and magic mushrooms are most commonly found in manure deposits, grasslands, forests, gardens, and disturbed areas. P. cubensis and Panaeolus cyanescens are well-known manure-loving species. P. semilanceata grows on grasses, but is saprophytic and grows on decaying grass. Forest lovers like P. azurescens,…
To link DMN [Default Mode Network] disintegration to a mental state as particular as ego-dissolution is to conveniently ignore years of non-psychedelic research findings. Returning to psychedelics, to claim that the DMN is the neural seat of the ego — and that its disintegration represents ego loss — is an ambitious reverse inference. To prove…
The latest push to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania is bringing two lawmakers together from opposite parties with very different backgrounds. “It’s time for us to move forward in Pennsylvania,” said Regan, a former U.S. marshal who played a role in crafting the state’s medical marijuana program… having this first-time bipartisan, bicameral effort to legalize…
The panel will recommend that council decriminalize the practice of gifting psychedelic mushrooms to other people and also decriminalize communal use of psilocybin. The panel… recently wrapped up a report looking at the effects of decriminalization and suggesting the next steps for the city…. a new proposal that would further decriminalize the fungi. Original Article…
The City Council of Arcata made the decision unanimously to decriminalize the personal possession and growing of psychedelics… Danielle Daniel, Lead Organizer of Decriminalize Nature Humboldt… “The Arcata City Council’s decision to decriminalize entheogens within city limits was both courageous and honorable.. with decriminalization more Arcata residents will have access to the support they need to heal…
…the private sector is hoping to capitalize on the ongoing medicalization of psychedelics through manufacturing, drug development, and clinical administration of these substances and their proprietary, patentable derivatives. It isn’t news that there are certain for-profit companies that have been openly challenged on their questionable practices in this process of monetization. When examined closely… U.S. patent laws…
The CEO of Burning Man, Marion Goodell decided it was safer to have a “Virtual Reality” burn during the pandemic, so… cancelled it for the second year in a row. The “burner” community decided to have their own “free burn” anyway and asked the government for a permit. Then, to discourage the renegade burn from…
The city had already taken decriminalization steps when it comes to personal drug possession, having a policy to not arrest or prosecute in those situations. The new resolution aims to protect those who cultivate and share psychedelics for “religious, spiritual, healing or personal growth practices.” While the resolution passed, it is not an ordinance, which…
Psychedelics are useful not for the hallucinations they provide but for the hallucinations they remove… …the personal journey of hedge fund investor Sa’ad Shah and his involvement… favoring the FDA regulatory route over the Oregon route… “Shah welcomes big pharma and big institutions to enter the fray in the interest of spreading the chemical gospel…
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