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…beneficial…

Do you think that people should be allowed to use these psychedelics outside the pharmaceutical-medical system [or Oregon M109 framework]? Or that current restrictions on their use should be relaxed? …in general I think it’s strange to punish someone for using any substance… the people who are taking these substances now tend to be well-informed…

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Patented…

Paul Stamets… US patent… covers combinations of psilocybin and lion’s mane extract, alone and with niacin, has been issued… is now the subject of a drug development push by Stamets’… Paul Stamets will be issued a… patent exploring the medicinal properties of psilocybin, a major psychoactive component of the Psilocybe mushrooms that now bear his…

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…psilocybin mushroom grow house…

…narcotics detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Special Investigations Task Force (SITF) seized… …500 plastic tubs containing psilocybin mushrooms in the early developmental stages… the tubs had the potential of producing close to 33,000 grams in a year. Detectives also uncovered 3,600 grams of processed mushrooms… Original Article (KMPH)Nearly 500 tubs of “magic mushrooms”…

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Oregon’s psilocybin program… trainer… bankruptcy

Rachel Aidan admitted to the company’s bankruptcy… The puzzling question is: why would this boutique SaaS company, Retreat Guru, from Canada step in to take over a financially distressed U.S. state-licensed psilocybin facilitator training program… one thing’s certain… “Allow me to emphasize”, Johnson said, “Retreat Guru is not an educational program”. The answer, according to…

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…psilocybin bill protecting patients from prosecution and promoting research

The House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee… …people who face prosecution over psilocybin possession would be afforded an affirmative defense if they can “demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence” that they have a medical condition that falls under the list of study subjects like PTSD or chronic pain. Oklahoma lawmakers have approved bill in…

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Hawaii… psychedelics…

…lawmakers in the Health and Homelessness Committee approved a psychedelics-focused bill… We have an obligation to help those who do not have a voice. We are losing more and more tosuicide every single day… everyone knows someone who stands to benefit from access… Original Article (Marijuana Moment & State of Hawaii):Hawaii senate committees approve marijuana legalization…

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Will Utah legalize medical ‘magic mushrooms’ this year?

Groups including the Libertas Institute, a Utah-based libertarian think tank, and the Utah Patients Coalition are backing the bill. Utah lawmakers are slated to consider [in 2023] whether to narrowly legalize psilocybin for use by patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD or who are in hospice care. Original Article (Desert News & State of Utah):Will Utah…

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Iowa… psilocybin…

An Act removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled substances Act. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa; supported by lobbyist Carl Olsen of Iowans for Medical Marijuana. Original Article (State of Iowa):State of IowaArtwork Fair Use: Alexwcovington

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So MDMA, psilocybin are medicines – now what?

Australia is known as among the most conservative medical communities in the Western world… the approval has sent professional bodies into a flurry, caught off guard and seemingly outflanked by those outside the tent. While there are several countries such as the United States, Canada, Switzerland and Israel where psychedelics can be used outside of…

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