In fact, local-based initiatives have even been leading local reform… now it seems we are on the precipice of a psychedelic renaissance, that could once again see the federal government joining the revolution. The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is federal law and this classification creates constraints on psychedelic research and access across different states, just…
…when asked whether they would support legalization of some or all psychedelics for other purposes, 28 percent were in favor of legalization for religious or spiritual purposes, while 26 percent were in favor of recreational legalization. One survey carried out in August 2022 among 181 U.S. psychiatrists found many took issue with the federal classification of some…
Since both Wunderground and Puff Coffee are based in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR respectively… both cities have decriminalized entheogens (aka psychedelics)… the reason they feel confident in this shroom experiment… a psilocybin-infused coffee made in collaboration with Puff Coffee, the new coffee venture of Stumptown Coffee… “As a country, we witnessed OxyContin being approved…
This time it’s local: Two-thirds of Oregon counties will decide whether to allow or ban… psilocybin. The state’s psilocybin opt-out policy is consistent with most states’ cannabis legalization laws: Residents can vote to ban sales, but not re-criminalize possession… opt-out votes can have unintended consequences… localities that prohibit state-regulated cannabis retail stores tend to protect…
Compass… phase 2B data, which has yet to be formally published in a peer-reviewed journal… with five patients (6.3%) in the 25-mg group and six patients (8%) in the 10-mg group experiencing serious adverse events during the follow-up period…. These adverse events included suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior. The first Phase 3 trial has been…
Robin Feldman, an expert on pharmaceutical intellectual property at the University of California Hastings College of Law… …said the conflict over psychedelics reflects the larger problems of a patent system that saddles Americans with some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world. “It’s not pretty when you look under the hood,” she said.…
Death from LSD is extremely rare but selling large amounts of the drug to a minor carries a heightened risk, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sweet said. A Eugene man who sold liquid LSD that ended up in the hands of a 13-year-old boy who died after using the drug was sentenced… to three years in…
…it will be up to local groups and individuals willing to participate in the… process to ensure that the personal use… isn’t weakened during implementation… Ultimately, we recognize that all reforms are a push-and-pull of what people who think about policy all day want to see and what legislators, donors, drafters, lobbyists, opposition blocks, funders…
Springfield officials expressed support for continuing to explore the possibility of a drug treatment court, but Mayor Sean VanGordon said the city is “a long way from the finish line.” The city is prepared to apply for funding to start a drug treatment court as soon as the federal funding window opens, said Presiding Municipal…
The Eugene Police Department seized an estimated 18 pounds of suspected fentanyl… in what the department says is the largest fentanyl seizure in its history. The pills were a mixture of blue- and rainbow-colored, according to photos of the seized drugs from EPD. The seizure comes five months after EPD reported the department’s previous largest…
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