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I visited a magic mushroom dispensary…

I stuck around the store for nearly half an hour, and I estimate that 25-30 new people visited the store during that time. I came right when work ended on a Thursday afternoon, which seemed like a busy time for the store. …requires all interested buyers to sign a four-page disclosure document that states they…

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One psychedelic ride… bike for… magic mushrooms

According to Colin Pugh, the executive director of BPS, the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society’s mission is to “make psychedelic healing a publically-accessible good by creating a nationwide network of psychedelic co-ops.” “I think there’s a real opportunity here to build a new kind of mental healthcare system that is owned and operated by the people,” Pugh…

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…industry…

…this is not to rain on the whole psychedelics parade – which potentially promises significant relief for a lot of humans (or at least the ones that can afford treatment). …the bankrupt or nonoperational Canadian mining companies that have spontaneously converted themselves into psychedelic outfits, thanks to the fact that the companies’ continued “exist[ence] as…

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The advantages of psychedelic prohibition

She’s walking away from the above-ground therapy world… she let her designation as a “therapist” from… Department of Regulatory Agencies lapse. It was a deliberate renunciation, a conscious break. She doesn’t agree with the state’s regulations for therapists, believing they’re too restrictive and can actually interfere with her ability to support her clients- and, among…

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Original magic bus

The wildly painted bus got stopped by the police… the Pranksters were never arrested. They carried orange juice laced with LSD, which was legal at the time. “When people ask what my best work is, it’s the bus,” Ken Kesey said in 2000. “Those books made it possible for the bus to become.” … “Oregon…

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[Synthetic patented psilocybin] are giving [some stock] investors a bad trip

It won’t be long before politicians trip together to resolve their differences… billionaire German investor Christian Angermayer, says. Right now, though, the charm offensive isn’t working so well. An exchange-traded fund tracking psychedelic stocks has lost two-thirds of its value since peaking last year. While some of these companies haven’t suffered as much… the comedown…

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How to grow…

“Take your time; you cannot rush it. My biggest tip is to never cut corners,” Quinn said… I look forward to… where Americans are able to grow these tools for healing right in their home without fear of legal repercussions. Mycology as a whole is incredibly complicated… you can do it a million different ways.…

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California… investors… Oregon’s psilocybin…

The Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board’s final recommendations will be made to the Oregon Health Authority by June of this [2022]. Ultimately, Oregon Health Authority is the final decision maker on the matter. Sam Chapman says being funded primarily by Silicon Valley investors does not put the Healing Advocacy Fund at odds with the group’s mission…

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