Medicine/Healing

Cancer patients extralegally seeking psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy amid DEA suit

Without giving endorsement to these unregulated practitioners, Dr… indicated that some within the underground “certainly know what they’re doing” while others “probably don’t”. Giving a stern warning to the clinicians attending, Dr… advised that those who interact with underground practitioners do so “at their own risk” given the illegality of the practice. By way of…

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Study suggests psychedelic users reframe “bad trips” into positive experiences through detailed narratives

…published in the International Journal of Drug Policy asked psychedelic drug users to share their experiences with drug use, and particularly, their experiences with “bad trips.”… intense negative reactions that can include anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks, and frightening hallucinations… despite describing these highly distressing experiences, many participants seemed to look back on bad trips with gratitude, suggesting…

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…[psilocybe mushroom dispensaries] harness the ‘magic’ of psychedelic mushrooms

…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…

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Pharmaceuticals and brain health… biotech industry?

McDonald explains, “We are improving on first-generation psychedelic compounds like psilocybin. Unlike other products on the market, we are developing next-generation superior molecules that are engineered to target specific serotonin receptors. Our drugs will replace psilocybin in dealing with issues like depression. This leads to fewer side effects while improving safety and efficacy.”  Biotech companies…

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FDA… approves study allowing therapists to legally use MDMA

The United States Food and Drug Administration, in a landmark decision, just approved… …a new clinical study that allows therapists who want to conduct MDMA-assisted therapy sessions to legally consume the drug themselves.  Original Article (Microdose Buzz):FDA historically approves study allowing therapists to legally use MDMAArtwork Fair Use: Public Domain

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New legion veterans village in Surrey will include centre to research medical psychedelics

When complete in 2022, the $312-million Legion Veterans Village on 135A Street will be home to Canada’s first Centre of Clinical Excellence for veterans and first responders with PTSD… Health Canada granted several Canadians coping with end-of-life anxiety exceptions last year to experience a legal trip on psilocybin. They were the first to legally consume…

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Treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one: decriminalize paraphernalia [& decriminalize/legalize drugs in parallel]

Over the past decade, nearly half a million people in the United States have died from a preventable drug overdose. At least 11 states have decriminalized drug paraphernalia for personal use. In December, D.C. joined this group. The D.C. law also expanded the kinds of paraphernalia that community organizations can distribute, allowing them to provide…

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