Psychology

Psychedelic users show greater psychological strengths and improved well-being, study finds

June 11, 2023By

The paper titled “Psychedelics and Psychological Strengths” discusses findings from three studies conducted through online surveys from a total of 3,157 participants. The researchers used controls for demographic variables, subjects’ use of other psychoactive drugs, and their beliefs about the potential benefits of psychedelic substances. The findings revealed that classical psychedelic users have “greater psychological…

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Politics

…community mushrooms in… Colorado

June 11, 2023By

[Colorado] voters passed a referendum in 2022 to decriminalize certain… [naturally-occurring psychedelics] by a wider margin than one to allow grocery stores to carry wine. Denver had done the same a few years prior. In the 2022 election, Colorado passed Proposition 122, which decriminalized the consumption, cultivation and possession of a handful of psychedelic drugs,…

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Psychology

…cities… psychedelic mushrooms… advocates praise…

June 6, 2023By

…a shroom tender… psilocybin is still astoundingly just like cannabis, a schedule one controlled substance… criminal penalties for people who are just trying to help themselves and heal themselves. There’s no reason to get law enforcement involved with any of this. Now, I can see both sides of the argument about the benefit of doing…

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Science

Psychedelics promote plasticity by directly binding to BDNF receptor TrkB

June 6, 2023By

…psychedelics spurred new growth in both baby and mature neurons. But the mind-bending substances were 1,000 times more efficient than Prozac at grabbing onto a key molecular hub, TrkB. With just a single dose, the drugs elevated mood in mice under chronic stress and reduced a previously-established fear. Psychedelics produce fast and persistent antidepressant effects…

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Biography/Memoir

…room for small… psilocybin growers…

June 5, 2023By

“I really love cultivation because it [gives me] more freedom… and fits with parenting well… the dispensaries are coming,” said Ari… Ari started growing her own mushrooms early in that journey. Working with fungi helped Ari find freedom from her own substance use issues. With their help, she has chosen to be abstinent from alcohol…

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Politics

Magic mushrooms are a legal gift…

May 24, 2023By

In most of these decriminalized places, it’s not a crime – or a very minor one – to grow mushrooms and give them away… in more than 20 cities, states and counties – from Ann Arbor to Somerville, MA, to Santa Cruz, CA… some psychedelics… are decriminalized or legalized. Colorado legalized mushrooms for personal use…

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Politics

Governor Jared Polis signs Colorado psychedelics bill

May 24, 2023By

Proposition 122. [“People can grow it for their own use… there’s no criminal penalties if you grow it yourself for recreational…” said Governor Jared Polis.] [Subsequently] Senate Bill 23-290… passed… before the 2023 session ended… puts guidelines on Proposition 122, the landmark psychedelics ballot initiative passed by Colorado voters last November [2022]. Although the bill received plenty of attention…

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