[It is possible to]… grow sacred plants, fungi and related materials indoors or in greenhouses around the world. The human right to work with traditional sacred and newly discovered entheogenic plants is seeing increased public attention and policy progress. As demand grows, sustainable and ethical sourcing of entheogenic material is increasingly important. For ethical access to…
Mental states of surrender or preoccupation at the time of ingestion explain variance in mystical or adverse psilocybin experiences. Mystical experiences relate to long-term positive change. The capacity to recognize this optimal preparatory mental state may benefit therapeutic use of psilocybin in clinical [and other] settings. Original Article (Springerlink):Replication and extension of a model predicting…
Jessica Rochester, president of Céu do Montreal, which obtained one of the first two ayahuasca exemptions in 2017, [said]… it was the first time such an exemption was granted for religious purposes. She said it took more than 15 years to complete the process due to a number of hurdles. Rochester said she has formed…
Weeks after the FDA approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine spray for depression [named esketamine, at a cost of $885.00 per mg vs. ketamine (generic), which is already available at a cost of $1.59 per 100mg)] a group of investors joined forces in the largest-ever private financing round for a psychedelic medicine biotech company. “We were…
I believe spiritual values can again become the primary motivation for the scientists. It should be obvious that this direction for science would be a lot healthier for all of us and the planet, than science directed, as it is now primarily, towards generating weaponry or profit. As a psychologist, I have been involved in…
What is Religion or Belief discrimination? a. The Equality Act of 2010 says you must not be discriminated against because: b. You are (or are not) of a particular religion. c. You hold (or do not hold) a particular philosophical belief. d. Someone thinks you are of a particular religion or hold a particular belief.…
“I think philanthropy is what responsible businesses do. It’s not a choice so much as the next logical step,” Cullen said. Tim Cullen ran into an unexpected obstacle recently when he decided it was time his cannabis business should start donating money to nonprofit organizations … “I have been shocked at how few places will…
“Legalization changes everything,” Laycock said. “Religious use may not violate state law in some of these states. And if it does, legalizing recreational use but not religious use clearly discriminates against religion.” As more states ease access to marijuana, churches that offer pot as a sacrament are proliferating, competing with medical marijuana dispensaries and pot…
A body of civil law governing access to psychedelic substances does not exist yet. It is necessary to write the law. Psychedelic law is essentially a subcategory of commercial law since fundamentally psychedelic substances are just goods that travel in commerce; however, they must be considered separate and apart from other substances due to their…
“One of the implications of the continued growth of psychedelic festival culture is that the community of psychedelic users is becoming, with the help of the internet, more organised and more cohesive”. Furthermore, now this ‘spiritual movement’ has community meeting spaces, with their own rituals, traditions, codes and conventions. At these gatherings there is a very…
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