What was once a war on drugs has turned into a public push for the decriminalization and legalization of illegal drugs with potential therapeutic benefits… Now, the psychedelics… [are] in the spotlight, with states [and cities] across America looking to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms. Original Article (PR Newswire):Psychedelic decriminalization creating market opportunitiesArtwork Fair Use: karode13
A team of researchers in Europe recently conducted what they describe to be “one of the largest longitudinal European multicenter studies on the topic” of residual effects of cannabis use on neurocognition (decision making skills)… Decision making is not impaired when cannabis is used in moderation, and onset of use occurs after the age of 15. “We…
In 2016, the… legal clash between the LPs and patient collectives ended in a victory for Canadian patients. Namely that the right of home grow in Canada was challenged in court. Patients (at least in Canada) won the day… That said, the same could not be said of Germany. Indeed, the same month that Canadian…
…similar to cannabis prior to federal legalization… dispensaries in Vancouver are open for business. Longtime marijuana advocate Dana Larsen is among those who have set up shop. “Psilocybin mushrooms really remind me now where the cannabis movement was in maybe the mid-’90s,” he said. “There’s just starting to be increasing public awareness about the tremendous…
With a growing body of research showing that psychedelic substances have potential medical uses, local governments across the US have begun to take notice. A study from Imperial College London scientists released in April, for example, found that psilocybin… works about as well as a leading drug (escitalopram) to treat patients with moderate or severe major depressive…
The survey found younger voters to be more likely to say psychedelic substances have medical uses… Fifty-three percent of 18-29 year olds said “magic mushrooms” have medicinal benefits while majorities of voters 30 and older said they do not… the 2020 election saw several states ease restrictions on recreational drug use. Original Article (The Hill):Poll:…
…pop culture’s obsession with psychedelics may not be solely rooted in medicinal purposes… maybe, one day, there will be orange pill jars lining the shelves at CVS Pharmacy that read “psilocybin” in printed lettering. If society wishes to achieve “mass mental health,” [as] Rick Doblin… explains… his organization’s long-term goal is “mass mental health”… we…
The class divide over the stimulant of choice: either to promote production or to inhibit escape, only furthered a sense of class camaraderie: a distinction that Engels and fellow socialists would ironically grasp onto. Liquor became the target of socialists while beer became their unifier for the working class. For an industrializing world, coffee fit…
…given to patients in the study in 2016 and resulted in immediate, substantial relief of symptoms that was sustained and documented at their follow-ups more than six months later. …it’s thought that because [psilocybe mushrooms] can affect mood and perception to “regulate arousal and panic responses,”… interacts with the networks of the brain to shape…
For their study, the researchers analyzed data from 171,766 adults who responded to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2015 and 2018. After controlling for a number of variables – including age, sex, household income, education and the use of other drugs – the researchers found that those who reported having ever…
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