Politics

[Psilocybe mushrooms] federal update… here’s what’s happening…

The most recent report for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CSJ) produced by the House of Committee on Appropriations includes a novel section concerning psilocybin, where it demands a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis concerning state, local and tribal psilocybin programs’ limits. More specifically, “The report shall: (1) review the impact of Controlled Substances Act enforcement…

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Anthropology

…faith… in magic mushrooms

The long beard is the only outer marker of his new identity: Before pivoting to mushroom churches, Urquhart was one of the most powerful Republicans in the Utah State Legislature, serving from 2001 to 2016, with a stint as majority whip in the House before eventually moving over to the Senate… Huntington and Urquhart also…

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Anthropology

Prohibited plants [and fungi]… justice in drug policy

Self-cultivation. Many… around the world are growing their own plants [and fungi], either illegally or within decriminalisation schemes… and in some countries organised in social clubs growing collectively for its members… they do speak to socioecological relationships that… emerge beyond those anchored in enforceable contracts, private property, and alienating bureaucracy – elements that underpin a…

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Anthropology

What do zoomers like? Pot or shrooms, not booze

The social lubricant is no longer a liquid… Of people aged 18 to 24, 69% prefer marijuana to alcohol, according to a recent survey… consumers up to age 44 have a similar stance… the preference for mind-altering experiences doesn’t stop at pot… another research firm, found that more than 10% of Gen Z adults report having used…

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Anthropology

…mental health treatment languishes in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

“We always hear politicians say, ‘Hey, I support the veterans,’” Gould said. “Now is an opportunity to actually show that. And psychedelic modalities are the best way for you to support the troops.” Oregon legalized [and decriminalized for personal possession and appears to have substantial equity issues as of yet, unaddressed] psilocybin via referendum in…

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Biography/Memoir

A ‘tidal wave’… psilocybin…

“Why is it that we go off and we fight these wars for our country,” Keller asked, “and we come back with these wounds, and there’s nothing for us?” Rep. Tracy Pennycuick, R-Montgomery, asked the same question… “Right now, veterans with PTSD have a mirage of opportunity. Yoga, service dogs, warrior writing, warrior photography,” Pennycuick said.…

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Anthropology

…psychedelic mushroom church…

One of the few places in the US where people can purchase mushrooms without being legally penalized or taxed, as long as they are granted membership… once membership is verified, members walk through an open room filled with about five royal-blue pews… The main attraction, the mushrooms, are in a room adjacent to the sermon…

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Spirituality

…religious freedom in Oregon…

…courts and state agencies that are willing to run roughshod over Oregonians’ “rights of conscience.” “In Oregon there is no legal way to be a psilocybin religion, there’s no legal way to be an ayahuasca religion. There’s no way to be any type of Schedule I religion unless it’s a peyote religion and if you…

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Science

Comparing… mushrooms and truffles…

…psilocybin truffles have “a lot of psilocybin but little psilocin.” This hypothesis is corroborated in the literature. …, Pellegrini et al. reported: “…no trace of psilocin could be found at least at the limit of the detection of the assay” (0.3 µg per 100 mg truffles). In stark contrast, a 2019 study… found that a…

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