Politics

Colorado Revised Statutes… Article 170

12-170-109. Personal Use. (1) Subject to the limitations in this Article 170, but notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not an offense under State law or the laws of any Locality within the State or subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction, or the basis for detention, search, or arrest,…

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Biography/Memoir

…magic mushroom dispensary now open in Toronto

As Canada slowly enters the era of retail magic mushrooms, Toronto is already ahead… the store supplies everything from dried psilocybin and microdose capsules to mushroom chocolates and mushroom tea. Shroomyz on Queen Street… items range anywhere from $35 for capsules to $200 for a 28-gram bag of dried mushrooms. Original Article (Daily Hive):First magic…

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Biography/Memoir

First magic mushroom dispensary now open in Toronto

As Canada slowly enters the era of retail magic mushrooms, Toronto is already ahead of the game. The store supplies everything from dried psilocybin and microdose capsules to mushroom chocolates and mushroom tea. Shroomyz on Queen Street… items range anywhere from $35 for capsules to $200 for a 28-gram bag of dried mushrooms. Original Article…

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Politics

Oregon… to authorize psilocybin mushrooms

“It is a foundation on which to build,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer… representative of Oregon in the US Congress. The values were established based on the Oregon Health Authority budget, which has to be covered by its own resources. As a result, it is estimated that each treatment of three sessions to use psilocybin in one…

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Biography/Memoir

…on magic mushrooms arrested…

…Sevilla said that he took psilocybin, a psychedelic known as magic mushrooms, at Miami International Airport before boarding the flight, authorities said. Sevilla was arrested for assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction as well as interference with flight crew members… refused to take his seat when asked by flight attendants, opting to lay on the…

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Biography/Memoir

Meet the Colorado moms who microdose mushrooms

Tracey Tee had never experimented with illicit drugs, but from what she had heard, the experience of taking a small dose of a psilocybin mushroom seemed different from the ‘60’s-style psychedelic trip the substance is best known for. Once she took the plunge and swallowed her first capsule of a ground-up mushroom, Tee knew she’d…

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Medicine/Healing

Psychedelic retreats offer healing only for the wealthy

Equal access is taking a back seat to exotic psychedelic retreats with exuberant price tags. Here’s why that’s a big problem… This is not opinion, but empirical fact…. after all, the luxury psychedelic retreat “eco-system” is that it offers “healing” only to those with the means and opportunity to safely consume psilocybin, ayahuasca, etc. without…

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Psychology

Why taking psychedelics is a lot like scuba diving…

…how about the mental healthcare therapists and psychiatrists who work with psychedelics, in clinical trials and beyond – shouldn’t they also be experienced psychedelic divers before they work with these substances? Well. This is a sensitive question, I’ve come to realize. I have been hesitant to speak my mind about it… There are many parallels…

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Politics

Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests

In a peer-reviewed essay published in the journal Anthropology of Consciousness… corporations should respect Indigenous, counterculture traditions… University of Cincinnati postdoctoral researcher Neşe Devenot says the field is fraught with ethical concerns and financial interests. The researchers said the irrational exuberance over the prospects of creating psychedelic treatment monopolies are incongruous with “the 6,000-plus years…

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Anthropology

Psychedelic research and the real world

The problem is that in the real world… people with characteristics that would have excluded them from the psilocybin trial are common… exclusion criteria are not the only problematic aspect… of psychedelics, however. Another is the psychotherapeutic component of the treatment, which is currently variable, time-consuming and extensive. In the psilocybin trial mentioned… two therapists…

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