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…
In true holiday fashion, the Denver Mushroom Cooperative held a Gifting Portal for psilocybin enthusiasts… The Gifting Portal was free to attend and didn’t allow any money to change hands. Participants were encouraged to share their homegrown mushrooms as well as cultivation advice, supplies and more… the free event had a full RSVP list with an approximate…
In five years… Church of Ambrosia has amassed 106,000 members across its two locations in Oakland and San Francisco. Ambrosia members pay $10 to join and $5 to enter the church… granting them access to church sacraments… magic mushrooms… It is thought there are now anywhere between 200 and 2,000 psychedelic churches in the US…
…it appears as though the owners of psilocybin shops have no plans to shut down for good. “This is like some kind of terrible drug war anachronism from some other era that shouldn’t even be on the books and we’re hopefully going to change that,” FunGuyz lawyer Paul Lewin. According to the former Ontario Provincial…
What are the notable acute adverse effects for therapeutic doses of psilocybin in the treatment of depression and anxiety? [Date Sources:] MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for publications available between 1966 and November 30, 2023. In this meta-analysis of 6 randomized, double-blind clinical trials with 528 patients, headaches, nausea, anxiety,…
We walked out with $60 worth of Albino Penis Envy, bundled in a paper bag with no information on it besides Dream Wellness Weed Dispensary LLC’s rainbow logo. Washington, DC… Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020… your prowling columnist and his investigative sidekick were served by a visibly high man in a sweatshirt.…
Psilocybin is formed by fungi in complex biochemical processes from the amino acid L-tryptophan. The enzyme PsiM, a methyltransferase, plays an important role in this process. It catalyzes two methylation reactions in succession, the last two steps in the production of psilocybin. …a team from the Medical University of Innsbruck led by crystallographer Bernhard Rupp and the…
Psilocybin is regarded as among the safest… drugs… A 31-year-old man has been charged with offences relating to the production, possession and distribution… Original Article (The Guardian):Magic mushrooms: 200 tubs of psilocybin seized at suburban Queensland house, police allege…Artwork Fair Use: Koń
The culture surrounding psychedelic drugs has shifted significantly over the past few years, with voters in Colorado leading that charge… I was speaking from a place of deep love for the psychedelics field, and a conviction that we need to talk more about how the corporadelic empire has no clothes. In 2019, Denver became the first U.S.…
Scientific research has shown that there is a link between inflammatory processes in the body and depression. Several inflammatory markers have been linked to depression, including TNF-alpha, IL-6 and CRP. These are exactly the inflammatory markers that psilocybin has a good influence on. CRP, or C-reactive protein, is a natural inflammatory marker that increases in…
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