Members of the U.S. House began circulating two Dear Colleague letters … urging their fellow lawmakers to take a stand against renewed federal efforts to crack down on the herbal drug kratom … One letter, written by Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Dave Brat (R-Va.) and addressed to the Food and Drug Administration, describes kratom…
Major dark web drug suppliers have started to voluntarily ban the synthetic opioid fentanyl because it is too dangerous, the National Crime Agency has said … It is the first known instance of these types of operators moving to effectively ban a drug. One type of fentanyl, carfentanyl, is thousands of times stronger than heroin and…
“I use marijuana to keep me awake,” Duterte said in a speech. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has killed nearly 5,000 suspected drug dealers and users since taking office in 2016, said on Monday he used marijuana to stay awake – and then said he was just joking. Original Article (Global…
Psychedelic drugs have been typecast as the preserve of hippies, jungle shamans, and psychonauts (people who use drugs to explore their own mind), and more recently the playthings of privileged elites seeking spiritual nirvana, but this stereotype is a chimera … why should those attempting to view the world and themselves honestly, critically, with empathy and…
I liken their view [of some] to a kind of “cultural bypass” in the vein of spiritual bypass- a yearning for instant easy enlightenment or overnight sociopolitical revolution without any of the hard work, practical concerns, or steady incremental effort it takes to fully integrate and embody a new perspective. – Wesley Thoricatha Yes, and I’ve thought…
The three police officers were sentenced to up to 40 years in prison by a… trial court…, the first guilty verdict in an extrajudicial killing in the 29-month anti-narcotics campaign, according to human rights advocates. They will not be eligible for parole, the court said. Close to 5,000 people have died in anti-drugs police operations…
“Drug-related deaths have risen for men and women over the last decade, but the sharpest rise has been for women.” We know that women use drugs not just for pleasure but to cope with difficult life circumstances, such as domestic abuse. There are clear links between experiencing abuse and trauma and having problems with drugs and alcohol.…
In an open letter, Lord Falconer, who served in a number of other cabinet roles under Tony Blair, said he now realised drug prohibition had been a “tragic disaster” for the poor in Britain and across the world. The former lord chancellor Charles Falconer has apologised for his role in the war on drugs, as…
“This is essentially a crime family … drug dealers in nice suits and dresses,” said Paul Hanly, a New York city lawyer who represents Suffolk county and is also a lead attorney in a huge civil action playing out in federal court in Cleveland, Ohio, involving opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Sackler name is prominently…
Many of those psilocybin experts now regret having helped the couple [behind Compass Pathways] … Quartz spoke with 9 psilocybin experts who advised Goldsmith and Malievskaia, but today express concerns about the company’s motives and aims … a company that both gains regulatory approval in North America and Europe for medical use of lab-synthesized version of psilocybin and…
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