Politics

State-regulated psychedelics on a collision course with FDA

Outside narrow exceptions for research, the production, possession, and sale of psychedelics are federal felonies. Consequently, state-licensed psychedelic businesses violate federal law when producing or dispensing psilocybin… In Oregon… some businesses ignore these restrictions and advertise their services as treatments for depression or addiction… In October 2023, the FDA issued a warning about off-label prescribing…

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Science

Domestication… constrained genetic diversity in magic mushrooms relative to naturalized populations

According to a study published… in the journal Current Biology, commercially cultivated varieties (or cultivars) of psilocybin mushrooms like Psilocybe cubensis aren’t as genetically diverse as their naturally grown counterparts and show signs of inbreeding. This finding was based on a genomic analysis of 38 different Psilocybe cubensis found growing in the Australian wild compared…

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Biography/Memoir

Psilocybin… court case

Lawyers Paul Lewin and Jim Dean are… arguing these important issues. This will be the first freedom of thought case in Canada. FunGuyz spokesperson, Samer Akila, served a Notice of Constitutional Question on the federal and provincial governments putting them on notice that he intends to legalize psilocybin in his London, Ontario court case. Mr. Akila says the psilocybin laws are contrary…

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Politics

…psychedelic… advance… 2024 ballot

Advocates looking to advance their ballot questions to the 2024 state elections cleared another hurdle Wednesday, December 6, 2024 when they submitted thousands of signatures to the secretary of state’s office. Massachusetts for Mental Health Options, the group behind the psychedelics question, said they turned in more than 95,000 signatures to Galvin’s office. Supporters showed…

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Politics

Massachusetts weighs the… future of… psychedelics…

In Massachusetts… there would be… protections for underground trippers… as in Colorado… [but unlike Oregon’s M109 which doesn’t protect personal cultivation or sharing of psilocybe mushrooms ] no one would be arrested for growing and sharing a reasonable amount of mushrooms. New Approach [PAC] may pour millions into a sophisticated campaign. The state could erect…

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Biography/Memoir

Get your drugs tested

“Had a great morning opening our second Get Your Drugs Tested location at 245 W Broadway,” he said. “Been talking to reporters all day about our innovative free community drug-checking service, and the upcoming City Hall hearing about our 247 W Broadway mushroom dispensary license,” said Dana Larsen. Original Article (X formerly knowns as Twitter):Get…

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Biography/Memoir

Magic mushroom co-op… attention

“There would be a way for somebody to give away medicine for free and charge for bonafide harm-reduction or support services,” McAllister said… Critics of his co-op “don’t understand how the support center operates,” Darren Lyman says. “I don’t sell products. I provide support.” According to Sean McAllister, a cannabis and psychedelics attorney, Colorado’s natural…

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Politics

Mushroom Dispensary

In 2019 I founded Get Your Drugs Tested, a free service which analyzes street drugs for users. It’s now the world’s busiest… of its kind – 58,000 samples analyzed. Funded entirely by sales of cannabis & mushrooms from my dispensaries. Original Article (X [formerly known as Twitter]):Mushroom DispensaryArtwork Fair Use: Dana Larsen

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Biography/Memoir

Psychedelic experts gather at Portland Art Museum

The world’s leading experts, lobbyists and government leaders involved in legalizing [and decriminalizing possession, cultivation, and sharing of] psychedelic drugs in Oregon gathered… at the Portland Art Museum. “We’re about to find ourselves in the coming years at the forefront of this work and movement again when we begin to bring in pilot projects and…

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Biography/Memoir

Supreme Court… opioid settlement…

Members of the Sackler family have denied wrongdoing but expressed regret that OxyContin “unexpectedly became part of an opioid crisis.” … another sign read, “Deadliest white collar criminals – the Sackler cartel.” …the Sackler family members withdrew billions from Purdue before agreeing to contribute up to $6 billion to its opioid settlement. The deal conflicts…

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