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Post-acutely, ayahuasca potentiates mindfulness capacities in volunteers, and induces rapid and sustained antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant patients. Here we investigated in an open-label uncontrolled study in sixteen healthy volunteers ayahuasca-induced post-acute neurometabolic and connectivity modifications, and their association with mindfulness measures. ​ Original Article (Pubmed):Assessing the psychedelic “after-glow” in ayahuasca users​Artwork Fair Use: Jacob Botter

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Here’s a new health-related adage to consider: Regular consumption of marijuana keeps you thin and active. According to researchers at Oregon Health and Science University, people who use marijuana more than five times per month have a lower body mass index (BMI) than people who do not…

“A psychedelic renaissance is underway as researchers and society learn of its benefits in health, healing and creativity in art, music, philosophy and a greater understanding of how to solve society’s problems,” says Ball. “We’re not talking about back-alley druggies and Grateful Dead concerts here. These are important members of our society.” “The psychedelic movement…

Employees such as police, emergency responders, and elected officials may benefit from pre-service psychedelic therapy. It is possible that, in the future, psychedelics could be used to invoke deeper levels of compassion and understanding in people in positions of authority, and all public service employees could benefit from the inoculation against anxiety and depression that…

Loblaw Co. and its various subsidiaries employ nearly 200,000 Canadians. The announcement represents the largest corporate acceptance of medical cannabis in North America. In fact, an enormously symbolic change occurred just last week. Loblaw Companies, which owns the supermarket chain Loblaws and the drug store chain Shoppers Drug Mart, announced that employee benefit plans would…

The lawsuit filed Sept. 11, 2001, alleges to show the impact on civilians of a two-decades- long drug-suppression tool wielded by U.S. and Colombian authorities. The spraying peaked in 2006 when more than 405,000 acres were hit, according to White House data. “This is a historic case,” said plaintiffs attorney and International Rights Advocates Director…

Like Wayne, Mary religiously reads every accredited study on the benefits of psychedelics that she can get her hands on. “I come from a science family,” she says. “People report they form better sleeping habits, better eating, improved stress response,” he says. “One man said he looked at a menu and said, ‘By God, I…

The War on Drugs hollows out the criminal justice system, and it creates an atmosphere of fear amongst whole communities, overwhelmingly poor communities. Police are becoming more detached from the people who live in communities. ​ The vast majority of the use of informants is not for conventional investigation however. It is for drugs offences.…