Anthropology

Will Michigan be the 1st State to legalize recreational psychedelics?

Two… senators brought forth the bill: Sens. Jeff Irwin and Adam Hollier. Thursday, September 3rd, 2021, the Michigan Senate introduced SB 631 which would officially legalize the cultivation, delivery, creation, and possession of recreational psychedelics derived from plants, which include compounds like psilocybin and mescaline. This would be on a personal level only, with the bill stating that…

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Biography/Memoir

The Sackler deal… will it hold? Oregon Attorney General weighing an appeal…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said she was weighing an appeal… the questioning of Sackler in the 337-page deposition centered on Purdue’s marketing of OxyContin. Following the release of the revealing deposition’s contents – which Purdue fought for three years to keep secret… the settlement denies the thousands of plaintiffs – whose lawsuits total a staggering $40 trillion – their…

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Biography/Memoir

DEA to increase psilocybin… production for research purposes

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has proposed an increase in the manufacture… psilocin and psilocybin for clinical trial and research purposes… stated that its objective was to assist in the development of new federally approved therapies. …increased its production goals for psilocin and psilocybin, which are the main psychoactive components of magic mushrooms. Initially, the…

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Biography/Memoir

Federal bankruptcy judge grants Sackler family sweeping immunity in $4.3 billion opioid settlement

More than two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020… the ruling, which is exactly what the Sacklers demanded, grants releases from liability for harm caused by the company’s aggressive and sometimes illegal marketing of the discontinued opioid OxyContin and other opioids. In addition to the Sacklers themselves, hundreds of individuals and organizations…

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Science

…DMT increased growth of neurons by 40% in preclinical study at sub hallucinogenic dose

Significant growth was also observed at concentrations as low as 100 picomolar. These concentrations are well below measured levels in humans required to achieve psychedelic breakthrough.  This initial data set is from… in vitro experiments designed to provide information on the dose and duration of infusion needed to achieve maximal cortical neurite outgrowth as well as…

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Biography/Memoir

Oregon psilocybin board…

…[is mandated] to develop a long-term strategic plan that ensures safety, accessibility, and affordability on psilocybin services. Measure 109 requires the Board to create a system for psilocybin services that is safe, equitable, and accessible… Original Article (Truffle Report):Oregon psilocybin board partners with harvard’s poplarArtwork Fair Use: Another Believer

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Modern Culture

The worldview-changing drugs poised to go mainstream

It’s difficult to know how it will play out, but… it may be only the start of a significant transformation in cultural and scientific attitudes… how the mainstream will handle its trip isn’t clear. Outside psychedelic usage, more people have had mystical experiences than you might think. From 1962 to 2009 – the last year…

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Modern Culture

[Psychedelic use rose 4% to 9%…]

…overall among college students, nearly the same totals as non-college students psychedelic use] in 2020, while alcohol fell 6%. “Historically, college students have reported the highest levels of binge drinking compared to same-aged youth who are not enrolled in college. This is the first year where binge drinking was similar between the two groups,” Schulenberg…

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Politics

Denver psychedelics [official psilocybin policy panel president &] activists… allow gifting and communal use

President of the city’s official Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel, said the purpose of the proposal will be to ensure that people “have the liberty to gather in private group settings to celebrate and commune with psilocybin mushrooms without worrying about law enforcement intervention.” Denver activists who successfully led a 2019 campaign to make the…

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