During interactions with investigators [on November 2, 2023], Weston claimed that the type of mushrooms he was growing were not illegal… Weston Soule, 21, was charged with possession with intent to sell narcotics and operating of a drug factory. When asked about activities inside of the main residence, Weston did not consent to a search…
Longtime pot activist Dana Larsen has publicly promoted his foray into the retail of mushrooms and other psychedelics such as DMT, LSD, peyote and kratom. He launched storefronts at the locations that were raided Wednesday [11/1/2023] starting in 2019. Larsen claims his operations are “under attack by the city,” and is urging supporters to attend…
..the Psychedelic Club of Denver… host[ed] The Psychedelic Cup, Colorado’s first psychedelic mushroom competition open to the public, on November 2nd, 2023 at Mile High Station… …together, celebrate… local mycologists’ expertise, and learn more about the mushrooms we grow and consume… everyone over 21… join the competition and witness how their mushrooms stack up against others…
One of the three magic mushroom stores raided by Vancouver police this week has already reopened, and the owner says his other two are restocking and will be back in business on Friday [November 3, 2023]. He said thousands in cash and drugs worth tens of thousands of dollars were seized. “People go through a lot…
A federal appeals court has ruled against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in a lawsuit over a Washington State doctor’s petition to reschedule psilocybin. The court said DEA failed to explain its reasoning when it denied the petition, and it ordered the agency to provide a more complete justification… “Given the inadequacy of the DEA’s denial…
The FBI is now investigating if he was under the influence during these events… as a pilot, he is prohibited from using federally banned substances regardless of their in-state legality… on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, an attorney for Emerson entered a plea of not guilty on all counts… And if cannabis legalization has shown us…
Eureka City Council approved a measure decriminalizing entheogenic plant medicines and fungi such as psilocybin mushrooms within the Eureka city limits. A local teacher, Rachel Riggs, told the council that she believes psychedelics can provide unparalleled healing in a community with an elevated rate of adverse childhood experiences… “Entheogens are anti-addictive [and are] among the…
For those who have long worked on psychedelics research, the sudden expansion in access in Oregon and [home-grow] Colorado, along with cities like Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., have prompted a mix of elation and trepidation. Oregon… requiring neither a doctor’s supervision nor a specific medical diagnosis… [Colorado… home cultivation and sharing for adults…
Matt Zorn, one of the attorneys representing Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, accused DEA at oral argument of wanting “to control the practice of medicine.” The current case, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, stems from Aggarwal’s response to last year’s ruling. In February 2022, the doctor filed a formal petition with…
A recently published study, which was conducted during the… pandemic, suggests that individuals who have used psychedelic substances experience lower psychological distress, improved well-being, and enhanced post-traumatic growth. The new findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. …pandemic presented an unusual opportunity to investigate the relationship between hallucinogenic drug use and mental health. With much of…
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