Spirituality

[State] supreme court rules in favor of religious freedom to use psychedelic mushrooms

According to the decision, Jeremy D. Mack of Colebrook had practiced a shamanic, Earth-based religion for years… wrote that the U.S. Constitution protects religious beliefs, while the [State] Constitution protects both beliefs and practices.“ [Additionally, according the Oregon Constitution; All… shall be secure in the Natural right… according to the dictates of their own consciences……

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Politics

Oregonians…

Oregon is the first state to allow the use of magic mushrooms, which have been used recreationally since the 60s in the United States. The legalization of psilocybin in Oregon is equivalent to cannabis, which was legalized for medical use in 1998 and for recreational use in [2014]. Magic mushrooms grow in the Northwest and…

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Anthropology

How mushrooms…

…get very clear about what your intentions are. If they’re about symptom relief, know that the mushrooms might ask you to go much deeper… Find your community first. Seek out others who are deeply engaged in their own healing processes… The American healthcare system can’t and won’t create the cultural container needed for this work…

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Anthropology

‘Magic’… ‘shroom’ capital

Collecting psilocybe mushrooms in Washington and Oregon remains illegal, punishable with fines and potential felony charges… the sheer abundance of mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest has been well documented, but the plethora of magic mushrooms… naturally in… the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S… grow… vigorously within this habitat. “In my research of growing… and…

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Psychology

…[psilocybe] mushrooms and MDMA… effects…

The effects of any flip depend on several factors: …the order in which you take the mushrooms and MDMA; how long you wait in between; the dose of each; the purity of the MDMA; your inner emotional state; your surrounding environment; and… your biology and psychology. Original Article (Psychedelic Spotlight):Combining psychedelics: is it safe?Artwork Fair…

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Politics

What are psilocybin spores?

Cultivating psilocybin spores is still illegal in much of the United States. Buying psilocybin spores with the intent to cultivate them, however, is illegal, except in Denver, Colorado; Oakland, and Santa Cruz California; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, [et al.] where growing, selling, and possessing psilocybin has been decriminalized. Original Article (Psychedelic Spotlight):What are psilocybin spores?Artwork…

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Biography/Memoir

82 Canadian professionals request psilocybin…

About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada’s decision to reject their applications to use restricted psychedelic drugs as part of training in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Hawkswell and lawyer Pope said they are ready to make a charter application if Health Canada does not retract its rejection. “You can’t have patients’ life,…

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Spirituality

The future is fungi

Imagine that beneath the urgency of everyday life, there is boundless love, peace and connection dwelling in the depths of your being. Psychedelics offer us a glimpse into that possibility. These states of enlightened ecstasy were once only available to a fortunate few, but now they are accessible through a… mushroom… among dead leaves, on…

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