“Researchers with the American Osteopathic Association co-sign on the hotly contested shrub…“Kratom doesn’t produce an intense euphoria and, even at very high doses, it doesn’t depress respiration, which could make it safer for users,” Walter Prozialeck, chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, said in a release.” “What…
“Support for legalizing magic mushrooms is low, but the groundswell is real. Using the medical marijuana movement as a playbook, “psychedelic societies” are pushing to destigmatize – and even legalize – magic mushrooms” Since 2004, a dozen clinical trials have demonstrated profound improvements in spiritual wellness, addiction, OCD and depression. One Phase III trial, the…
“The vote sent cannabis stocks in Canada and the U.S. soaring. Shares of Los Angeles-based Pineapple Express Inc. rose 29 per cent Wednesday while the legalization news pushed Canada’s largest marijuana company, Canopy Growth Corp. to a billion-dollar valuation…the longer it takes for U.S. federal law to deem marijuana legal, the longer the Canadian licensed…
“The draft law is aimed to improve efficiency of countering action against distribution of information about new species of hallucinogenic drugs”. “Under the bill, out-of-court blocking will apply in Russia to websites publishing information about methods of creation, production, use and sales locations of new psychedelic drugs expected to be dangerous to health and life…
“[The President] said that passage of the legalization measures on Tuesday could make the current federal approach to the drug “untenable.” Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational marijuana initiatives Tuesday night, and several other states passed medical marijuana provisions, in what is turning out to be the biggest electoral victory for marijuana reform…
“While the DEA originally considered the herbal supplement a public health threat, the decision to delay the ban could possibly lead to a complete reversal of the agency’s stance. ” “If the DEA gets its way, more people who struggle with addiction will be criminalized,” according to a statement by Jag Davies, director of communications…
“The alkaloids have been known for over a decade to possess some modest opioid actions but their potential benefit for patients with chronic pain and substance dependence was overlooked in the (DEA) notice of intent to place the botanical chemicals in the same class as heroin, LSD and mescaline.” Columbia associate research scientist, Andrew Kruegel,…
“Congress granted emergency scheduling authority to the DEA based on the need for law enforcement interdiction of new and previously unknown illegal synthetic street drugs that result in injuries and death. The use of this emergency authority for a natural substance is unprecedented, so it is important to determine whether the circumstances here necessitate a…
“The ban would eliminate a substantial harm-reduction option for recovering addicts of other substances… and once stockpiled supplies dry up, people will buy more on the black market without being able to hold vendors accountable for what’s in the product.” Susan Ash, founder of the American Kratom Association, estimates that 60 percent of kratom users…
“As the massive surge of support to keep kratom legal continues gaining momentum, the DEA appears to be shifting the final date to place the ancient plant’s alkaloids on the Schedule I Controlled Substances List. The original Federal Register listing was scheduled for September 30 at the earliest, but that date may change according to…
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