“Measure 110 [in Oregon] is arguably the biggest blow to the war on drugs to date.”, says Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which was behind the hard-drugs measure. It received 59% yes votes and 41% no votes, with roughly 1.9 million votes counted, according to unofficial partial results from the secretary…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last week [in the month of Dec. 2020] that a man convicted of possession of psilocybin mushrooms was wrongfully tried because his use of the psychedelic was part of his religious practices. Unlike the First Amendment freedom of religious belief under the U.S. Constitution, New Hampshire’s Constitution explicitly protects…
While the mushroom provides us with plenty of useful metaphors, each psychedelic and plant medicine has its own unique spirit, and the molecules most aligned for one’s growth… we have all the necessary instruments at our disposal for a radical shift in human consciousness and the cultivation of a more harmonious human family. Though I…
Magic mushrooms… cannot be patented. In December 2017, one of the godfathers of the contemporary psychedelic renaissance, Bob Jesse, penned a manifesto for the commercial era of hallucinogens, one that echoed as far and wide as when Timothy Leary famously evangelized, “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” in 1966. Jesse delivered a very different kind of…
WHEREAS, The provisions of this act shall be known as the “Legalized Homegrown Psilocybin Mushroom Act of 2022,” [and] would amend state statute to make it so it “shall not be a violation” of state law “to cultivate psilocyn or psilocybin.” Under the proposal, possession of more than 50 grams but less than 100 grams…
In a court filing in September [2021], the church disclosed that Senator Chuck Grassley has been lending a hand as it has fought for the exemptions. Specifically, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s… office has tried to help the church get answers about requests it filed with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The…
One concern raised by Oregon’s Health Equity Subcommittee is the ability of people with disabilities to access psilocybin if they cannot travel to a licensed service center… to address this concern Senators Salomon and Lovelett included a provision in SB 5660 that will allow people who are medically unable to travel to receive psilocybin services…
…a gentrification of consciousness, a brave new world of psychedelic haves and have-nots… the gentrification of consciousness often involves stripping the journeys to altered states of all their historical, cultural, and religious significance and commodifying them in the mill of mass consumption… “The trauma we’re dealing with most is the trauma that comes from the…
The technocratic model of medicine… mind-body separation allows for us to subconsciously develop the idea that our bodies are property of an institution, and are reliant on medical intervention for survival. The issue of medical misogyny is one that is deeply rooted in technocratic medicine… industrialized medicine is reliant on the technocratic model, for it…
“The Committee concluded that there is insufficient evidence to recommend a critical review of kratom.” While the decision was based on a scientific review of the risk of dependence, abuse potential and therapeutic applications of kratom, advocates also touted the fact that about 80,000 people submitted comments to the panel, sharing their perspectives and experiences…
