Biography/Memoir

It’s legal to use… magic mushrooms… in Oregon…

Chrissi DelaCruz had it “in a powder form that was mixed with, like, a juice… that proved to me that everything that I need to heal is within myself,” she said… Asked if he worries about giving doses of psilocybin on the same property where his wife and their three toddlers live, Jason Lampman pointed directly…

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Politics

Oregonians… psilocybin is on the ballot…

…two-and-a-half million Oregonians will have local access to psilocybin therapy next year [2023]… such a system is time consuming and likely to cost thousands rather than hundreds of dollars. …the new program involves people meeting with a facilitator several times, discussing why they want to take psilocybin, and being closely monitored while they use the…

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Science

Psychedelic users tend to have greater objective knowledge about climate change, study finds

…the research team recruited 641 participants… published in Drug Science, Policy, and Law… …the results of these efforts found that those with a history of psilocybin, followed by LSD, scored highest in “nature relatedness” and knowledge of climate change… has made new inroads into understanding the relationship between taking psychedelics and feeling connected to nature… Original…

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Medicine/Healing

Local veterans find relief through psilocybin

According to the VA’s 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, there were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020 – an average of 16.8 each day… “I know what I need for my mental health. Antidepressants are just not a part of the equation,” he said. “I know my needs better than anyone.” After traumatic experiences during…

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Modern Culture

…the many mysteries of the magic mushroom

Sometimes, when I’ve come this way in autumn, I’ve noticed small groups of people concentrating fiercely on the ground as they hunt this… natural high. …is usually the case at this time of year, in among the ovine poo were some familiar mushrooms: purple russulas, ones to avoid, puffballs, and the spindly stem and Phrygian…

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Anthropology

Colorado voters will soon decide whether to decriminalize 5 natural psychedelics

If successful, the Colorado initiative would represent the broadest liberalization of psychedelic policy ever approved in the United States. The covered activities, which would not be subject to criminal or civil penalties, include “growing, cultivating, or processing plants or fungi capable of producing natural medicine for personal use.” Also protected: possessing, storing, using, transporting, or…

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