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America goes psychedelic, again

…from the research labs to the streets, they became part of the counterculture… Turn on, tune in and drop out… they fueled the summer of love and protest against the war in Vietnam… thousands of demonstrators opposed to the Vietnam War; Richard Nixon saw the anti-war movements as political threats, so he fought back with…

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Vancouver police arrest two people associated with drug-advocacy group that hands out free illicit drugs

The drugs are distributed as part of DULF’s [Drug User’s Liberation Front] compassion club, which enrolls people who use drugs as members and then distributes up to 14 grams of a substance to them per week, according to the group’s website… police seized what is believed to be heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine… Previously the group has…

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The Psychedelic Cup… psilocybe mushrooms

..the Psychedelic Club of Denver… host[ed] The Psychedelic Cup, Colorado’s first psychedelic mushroom competition open to the public, on November 2nd, 2023 at Mile High Station… …together, celebrate… local mycologists’ expertise, and learn more about the mushrooms we grow and consume… everyone over 21… join the competition and witness how their mushrooms stack up against others…

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…story… seriously…

…while memes and social media played up on the mushroom angle, most the content failed to mention that Emerson also told law enforcement that he hadn’t slept for more than forty hours, and that it had actually been two days since he had eaten those shrooms. The national stories have made no mention of toxicology…

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Cannabis industry groups merge… Oregon…

Two major trade and lobbying groups for Oregon’s cannabis industry are merging… The Oregon Cannabis Association and the Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon said… the boards of each group unanimously voted to merge the trade associations, effective immediately. The newly merged Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon represents more than 500 member businesses in the state’s…

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California Governor Gavin Newsom [vetoes] cannabis cafes…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed… A.B. 374, which would have authorized Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés. …would have expanded the options for California residents and visitors who want to consume cannabis in a social setting. The bill, which passed the Legislature last month by a 66–9 vote in the Assembly and a 34–3 vote in the Senate,…

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