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Patent controversies in psychedelics

The competition for patents is well under way… each company has interpreted the decision as a win, with Freedom to Operate saying the decision limits Compass Pathways’ “ownership [to] . . . the exact shape of their form of psilocybin, and not others,” while Compass Pathways does not “see how avoiding infringing on their patents…

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Psychedelics are exploding in the startup community as founders say it makes them better leaders

A small 2019 study in Psychopharmacology found that after taking ayahuasca, people showed better emotional regulation. That is, they were less prone to negative judgment and knee-jerk emotional reactions in response to triggering situations. When Zaharo Tsekouras drank ayahuasca at a retreat in Oregon, on the second night, she saw a grandmother figure holding a…

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…magic mushroom dispensary now open in Toronto

As Canada slowly enters the era of retail magic mushrooms, Toronto is already ahead… the store supplies everything from dried psilocybin and microdose capsules to mushroom chocolates and mushroom tea. Shroomyz on Queen Street… items range anywhere from $35 for capsules to $200 for a 28-gram bag of dried mushrooms. Original Article (Daily Hive):First magic…

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First magic mushroom dispensary now open in Toronto

As Canada slowly enters the era of retail magic mushrooms, Toronto is already ahead of the game. The store supplies everything from dried psilocybin and microdose capsules to mushroom chocolates and mushroom tea. Shroomyz on Queen Street… items range anywhere from $35 for capsules to $200 for a 28-gram bag of dried mushrooms. Original Article…

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…on magic mushrooms arrested…

…Sevilla said that he took psilocybin, a psychedelic known as magic mushrooms, at Miami International Airport before boarding the flight, authorities said. Sevilla was arrested for assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction as well as interference with flight crew members… refused to take his seat when asked by flight attendants, opting to lay on the…

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Meet the Colorado moms who microdose mushrooms

Tracey Tee had never experimented with illicit drugs, but from what she had heard, the experience of taking a small dose of a psilocybin mushroom seemed different from the ‘60’s-style psychedelic trip the substance is best known for. Once she took the plunge and swallowed her first capsule of a ground-up mushroom, Tee knew she’d…

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America’s exit drugs

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director, Dr. Nora Volkow, and former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director and recently named “Science Advisor to the President,” Dr. Francis S. Collins recognized in 2017, America’s gateway drugs are pharmaceutical opiods. With millions of Americans struggling with opioid use disorder and thousands overdosing on fentanyl every year,…

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DEA admits ‘racial, ethnic and class prejudice’ led to drug criminalization and the agency’s own founding

DEA Museum officials talked about the origins of federal drug prohibition and explained how the agency was ultimately created in conjunction with punitive policies… during the latest edition of its… video series… Library of Congress… …the history is being recounted by the archival arm of DEA itself, even as the agency continues to enforce criminalization…

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