Psilocybin-[containing mushrooms work] along a similar pathway to serotonin, which results in your brain producing a similar effect to serotonin. The main effect is to stimulate a serotonin receptor called “5-HT2A” which is found in the prefrontal cortex. Stimulating this receptor results in two key results. The first being triggering the production of “Brain Derived…
One way to ensure access is for individuals to become psychedelically/entheogenically/ethnobotanically self-sufficient by growing psilocybin mushrooms at home… with Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz all having decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms… home cultivation for personal use… by growing for yourself, you… reward yourself with the peace of mind of consuming something that you’ve been in full control…
Boulder Country District Attorney Michael Dougherty has met with decriminalization advocates, and describes their meeting as “really productive and positive.” …plans to push elected officials in every Boulder County municipality to pass decriminalization measures. “I kind of see that as being the way forward,” says Matthew Duffy [who worked on successful Denver decriminalization initiative] . “There’s some…
Margolin says that advocates believe that selling mushrooms like any other crop will help prevent hiccups that have occurred in the recreational marijuana industry. “Activists so far prefer that the mushroom industry be ‘abrogated into already existing industries’ … so as to avoid some of the pitfalls that we’ve experienced already with cannabis legalization, where…
After the third ceremony, Nevo suddenly noticed his sense of smell had returned to a degree, but not completely. He continued taking the dose of psilocybin in a ceremonial setting with guidance and support, and was amazed when his sense of smell was fully restored. “I had 12 broken ribs, a smashed hip, a broken…
When I ask about the rationale for patenting something that grows freely out of wood chips, Compass Pathways CEO George Goldsmith [responds] “Well, the synthesized psilocybin is the highest levels of purity, so it doesn’t grow out of wood chips. The wood chips and the mushrooms are free.” There are… activists railing against anyone perceived…
I know what you’re thinking, but the idea is actually not as crazy as it sounds. In the past [9 months], Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz have each voted to decriminalize natural psychedelics, including mushrooms … momentum is building, and we will likely continue to hear more about this. When we do, we shouldn’t be afraid. “I think that…
Going on a trip is not about escaping issues within the relationship, but about finding your way home. And you can feel that in your bones. “Psilocybin [mushroooms are] something that can help you, and make you a better person and partner or parent and child because it releases the obstacles we’ve built up around…
But Ryan Dunevar from Decriminalize California worries that legalizing only medical uses would be too restrictive. The cost of therapy “eliminates a lot of people, which means basically only rich white people would be able to use it,” says Dunevar. “This is a people’s movement,” says Larry Norris.”There’s a much broader range of people who maybe can’t…
“Or will they create The Psilocybin Act? And psilocybin regulations? With licensed producers?” Dana Larsen asks, laughing at the absurdity of history repeating itself. He suggests the smartest and easiest transition would be to add psilocybe mushrooms to Canada’s [and United States] natural health products, which includes herbal remedies and traditional medicines. John Conroy, a…
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