The recreational and medicinal markets are far more intertwined than many are aware. As so often happens… we have seen this phenomenon with cannabis and opioids, and it now appears to be happening with psychedelics. A recent survey found that less than 34 per cent of Canadians who reported using psychedelics did so to self-medicate…
The suite of benefits your company offers may one day look like this: vision, dental, 401(k) match and psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health. A small but growing number of companies are already offering that last one… offering psychedelic benefits to employees is still in its infancy, but it is increasingly seen as a potential way to…
A bill in Congress is being proposed to address the fentanyl crisis by curbing the import of the drug through uninspected and untaxed packages. Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced the bill attempting to close a loophole that was first created in 1930 – called the Tariff Act of 1930. Blumenauer is hoping to take action to…
Gov. Tina Kotek has made it official: Drug possession will soon be a crime once again in Oregon. “There are some people who believe that some connection with local law enforcement is a helpful motivator for some folks to get into treatment. I think what you see in the bill is an attempt to say…
The states didn’t want some 70-year-old terminal cancer patient having to grow their own medicine, but they said that’s better than threatening to arrest that patient. You might see a similar tit-for-tat in the psychedelics realm… legal reform efforts are spreading… raising tensions between [local], state and federal laws. More than 60 percent of Americans…
“Decriminalisation” can mean different things; generally it implies that people can possess, [cultivate], [and/or] use a personal amount of the substance despite it being illegal, although sometimes minor fines apply… criminalisation of drugs, including psychedelics, creates more harm than good. “What happens when you criminalise something is that people don’t want to talk about it with their…
Oregon is moving backward. Gov. Tina Kotek will soon sign a bill passed in the state legislature, House Bill 4002, that will recriminalize drugs without offering any real solutions to the public suffering the war on drugs continues to perpetuate. The reversal upholds the same lie that’s been sold to United States public for decades — that the…
It’s hard to express to non-drug policy geeks just how huge this is. For the first time in 50+ years a majority vote is accepted at the UN CND [United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs]. Russia and China couldn’t block it! Incredible. …USA resolution on overdose prevention that includes mention of …harmreduction wins 38 votes…
Seizures of psilocybin mushrooms (“magic mushrooms”) by law enforcement rose in Oregon and across the country from 2017 to 2022, according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Why it matters: While a regulated market for psychedelic fungi exists in Oregon, police are still targeting the black market of recreational users. By the…
“Our coalition opposes creating a model based on Oregon,” says James Davis, Bay Staters executive director and co-founder. “It is still highly illegal to possess and grow psychedelics outside of regulated use in Oregon, and Measure 109 did nothing to change that.” “Measure 109 established a highly regulated market for psilocybin services – too regulated,…
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