So he did something bold. He applied to conduct the very first clinical trial on a psychedelic since the ban a whole generation before. He wanted to give psilocybin, a naturally occurring chemical found inside “magic” mushrooms, to “respectable” citizens who had never used it before, to see if they would have a mystical experience…
The treatment’s maker, U.K. company GW Pharmaceuticals Plc, provided “substantial evidence” of the drug’s effectiveness, FDA staff said in a report released Tuesday. The medication would treat seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy that typically affect children, according to the report. …the medication appears to have an increased risk of liver injury… “The risk-benefit profile…
Switzerland’s relatively permissive regulations around researching LSD have helped the renewed effort to understand its medical potential. New methods, including advanced brain scanners, also give unprecedented insights into its effects. “LSD is a Baseler product,” said Matthias Liechti, a clinical pharmacologist at University Hospital Basel, who leads a research project on the effects of LSD…
The next day, I was conscious of my thoughts in a way I had never been before. I measured each thought against the promise to be kind to myself, and found that I had no choice but to change my thoughts in order to change my behaviors. The really amazing fact of the matter is,…
The Register-Guard reports Tom and Sheri Eckert are working with Oregon Legislative Counsel attorneys on the language of a potential statewide ballot initiative they’re hoping to put before voters in 2020. The Eckerts expect the ballot title process will be completed by July, when they expect to begin gathering the tens of thousands of valid…
The U.S. Senate’s top leader [Mitch McConnell] said Monday (March 26, 2018) he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by removing it from the controlled substances list… [he] told hemp advocates in his home state of Kentucky that he will introduce legislation to legalize the crop as an agricultural commodity. Hemp advocates…
[He] praised other countries for imposing the death penalty or life in prison for drug dealers Saturday, saying the United States should consider similar penalties. He said, “I think it’s a discussion we have to start thinking about. I don’t know if we’re ready — I don’t know if this country’s ready for it, Original…
“As a former federal agent and law enforcement officer, I think legalizing cannabis would really free up the criminal justice system in terms of incarceration space, in terms of time and energy of first responders, and it would allow law enforcement officers to focus on what’s really important,” Wolf said. [He] left the State Department…
Soon after Duterte was elected, dead bodies mummified in packaging tape and signed with a warning, “Drug addict. Don’t be like me,” turned up in ditches and dark corners. According to a statement released… by the Philippine Department of Finance, the [Chinese] funds will be equally divided between the Department of Health (DOH) for the…
*lethal injection table [He] also said his administration will unveil new policies to address the crisis over the next few weeks but did not provide any details, simply stating they would be “very, very strong.” …suggested using the death penalty on drug dealers to address the opioid epidemic, equating providing lethal drugs with…
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