Gone are the days of “I didn’t inhale” politics, apparently. Here are the days of people running for federal office while posting pictures of themselves smoking joints and growing marijuana plants. Congressional candidate Amanda Siebe… indication, the next class of Congress could be the most transparently pro-marijuana in history, embracing not just legislative reform but…
How unusual it is for us to do nothing. In the Amazon, intentional isolation continues today in an ascetic practice known as a diet, or dieta in Spanish. This practice is grounded in the animist perspective that plants, animals, and even landscapes possess a spirit. The dieta is a means of entering into an experiential relationship with non-human beings. In…
The vehicles must be equipped with GPS to “ensure that the most direct delivery route is followed.” For dispensaries that plan to provide curbside or at-the-door pickup, there are also unique regulations they must comply with such as ensuring that the entire transaction is still captured on video. Original Article (Daily Trojan):DC allows medical marijuana…
This work has shown that the new dynamic model of the whole brain is capable of addressing one of the major challenges in neuroscience: to explain the paradoxical flexibility of brain function despite having a fixed anatomical structure. An international team of researchers has developed a computational biophysical model of the entire brain that integrates…
…production [of psilocybin] in bacteria [such as e-coli] comes with a wide range of concerns [some of which] can be addressed by using yeast instead. In yeast, the scientists prove that psilocybin can be produced de novo, which means that you can produce the molecule by simply growing the yeast with sugar and other nutrients,…
“…I want nothing to do with those kinds of folks who want to decriminalize psychedelics,” he says [a 32-year-old former Uber employee and co-founder]. …[he is part of] one of many companies trying to repurpose hallucinogenic molecules as the next blockbuster drug… has acquired the exclusive rights to eight clinical trials that are exploring the…
The new study, published in the Scientific Reports journal, includes two different sub-studies exploring the short- and long-term effects of ayahuasca use. In the first sub-study, researchers from Spain and Brazil administered a psychiatric interview and a number of questionnaires to 40 subjects who never used ayahuasca before, but planned to do so. The interview and questionnaires were…
A new Danish research study, recently published in the Psychological Medicine journal, found that cannabis can reduce the risk of digestive disorders and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The researchers found that patients with schizophrenia were more likely to develop digestive organ disorders, including IBD and gut-brain interaction disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…
Studies have shown that it may alleviate pain and aid in reducing alcohol and opioid dependence. The mechanisms for these actions are thought to be mediated through the mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors… also has an affinity for several other receptor types that may be involved in its effects. Original Article (Psychedelic Review):Kratom compound…
Cannabis is a beautifully complex plant that contains hundreds of therapeutic compounds known as cannabinoids and terpenes. When consumed these compounds work together in an interactive synergy called the “entourage/[ensemble] effect.” This means the plant’s individual therapeutic benefits are magnifying and expanding each other, so that the medicinal impact of the whole plant is greater than the sum…
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