President Joseph Biden… signed a defense spending bill that funds clinical trials researching psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries experienced by active-duty members of the U.S. military. The president signed the legislation, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)… after the bill was approved by Congress earlier this month…
“A lot of the vegetables that people eat is grown on manure, so I’m not sure how this would be any different,” Mason Marks said during the December 10 [2023] hearing, noting that substrate alternatives such as coco coir are “often mined in environmentally irresponsible ways.” Manure is typically cheaper than other substrates and promotes…
The Provincetown Select Board voted to approve a resolution… that instructs police officers to deprioritize cases involving psilocybin, and calls for statewide decriminalization and for the Cape & Islands District Attorney to cease prosecution of people possessing, cultivating or distributing psychedelic plants. Provincetown joins Somerville, Cambridge, Northampton, Easthampton and Salem, where elected officials have passed resolutions directing their…
The Personal Use section of Proposition 122 was a hallmark of the NMHA. The personal use provisions of the NMHA… several types of natural medicine, namely psilocybin, psilocin, ibogaine, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and mescaline (excluding peyote). SB23-290… a police officer is not allowed to arrest nor is the district attorney allowed to prosecute a person for…
In the same way that marijuana was considered for decades as an illegal drug, a societal shift allowed a refocus on medical marijuana for pain relief and other uses. Now, mushrooms are also being viewed for their potential benefits… some patients need… for medical purposes. The next step is that advocates want to decriminalize possession…
The MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced on Tuesday [12/12/23] that it submitted the new drug application (NDA) to FDA, requesting an expedited review given that the agency previously designated the psychedelic as a breakthrough therapy. If the NDA is ultimately approved, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) would then need to reschedule MDMA accordingly.…
While adults would be allowed to legally grow, possess and use substances like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline under the measure, they would need physician recommendations to purchase the psychedelics at regulated stores. Cultivation on private property of psychedelic plants and fungi would be legal provided it’s done out of public view and…
Outside narrow exceptions for research, the production, possession, and sale of psychedelics are federal felonies. Consequently, state-licensed psychedelic businesses violate federal law when producing or dispensing psilocybin… In Oregon… some businesses ignore these restrictions and advertise their services as treatments for depression or addiction… In October 2023, the FDA issued a warning about off-label prescribing…
Three men have been charged after psilocybin (magic mushroom)… allegedly sold at an Oshawa business. Two Oshawa men, ages 39 and 62, and a 26-year-old Richmond Hill man are charged with possessing a controlled drug or substance for the purpose of trafficking and possessing proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000… police executed a search warrant…
Advocates looking to advance their ballot questions to the 2024 state elections cleared another hurdle Wednesday, December 6, 2024 when they submitted thousands of signatures to the secretary of state’s office. Massachusetts for Mental Health Options, the group behind the psychedelics question, said they turned in more than 95,000 signatures to Galvin’s office. Supporters showed…
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