Politics

Proposed bill would legalize psychedelic in New York State

…would legalize the possession, use, cultivation and gifting or exchange of certain naturally occurring substances [including psilocybe mushrooms] while offering protections to adults who may choose to use them… and allow the use of psychedelics in religious ceremonies. Employers would not be allowed to take adverse action against workers for using psychedelics off-duty nor would…

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Lawmaker proposes allowing medical uses of psilocybin in Virginia

…amend state drug laws making non-medical possession of psilocybin a class 2 misdemeanor… reclassification of psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule III… no one spoke against the bill during public comment.  …including PTSD, end-of-life anxiety and cases of severe depression where past treatments haven’t worked. She said a growing body of research supports these benefits……

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Biography/Memoir

[Oregon]… psychedelic reform bills are on the agenda [again]

State voters already approved both [adult-use] psilocybin and broader drug decriminalization, but legislators have filed a pair of bills aimed at adjusting the psilocybin services program.  Senate Bill 303, filed by Sen. Elizabeth Steiner… would mandate that psilocybin businesses and therapists collect and report data such as average psilocybin doses and demographics of their client…

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Science

Psilocybin induces acute and persisting alterations in immune status and the stress response in healthy volunteers

Patients characterized by stress-related disorders such as depression display elevated circulating concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines and a hyperactive HPA axis. Psychedelics are demonstrating promising results in treatment of such disorders… Psilocybin immediately reduced concentrations of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), while other inflammatory markers (interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, and C-reactive protein (CRP)) remained…

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Biography/Memoir

…adopting [adult-use] psilocybin…

André Ourso and Angela Allbee said… [Oregonians] concerns have been addressed… …psilocybin… equity and access… and affordability… Original Article (KOIN):Oregon’s final rules for adopting psilocybin services are setArtwork Fair Use: AirGrib

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Oregon Measure 109… entirely fee-based structure

The section manager for the Oregon psilocybin services section… “this is part of our State agency legislative process within our executive branch of state government… also for clarification, for the upcoming session for 2023 Oregon psilocybin services has identified one priority and that is to sustain our budget as we’re transition from State general funds…

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Science

Magic mushroom… ameliorates some cognitive deficits in autistic…

Microdoses of psilocybin… have been found to normalize certain elements of cognitive performance in young rats with autism. And while it’s far too early to say if the drug produces the same benefits in humans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the fact that larger doses of psilocybin were less effective in rats does at least lend some credibility…

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Then… ate magic mushrooms

This might explain what happened… the psilocybin reawakened the dormant neural pathway from his hamstring to his brain… just one study has ever evaluated the connection between psychedelics and spinal-cord injury. Psilocybin is thought to be effective at promoting healing because it stimulates neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change and adapt through new neural connections,…

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Oregon psilocybin emails show secret data collection plans

I received a batch of emails from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in response to a public records request… sheds light on the secretive OPEN Project (the Oregon Psilocybin Evaluation Nexus), which aims to collect detailed information on the psychedelic experiences of all psilocybin clients in Oregon. Emails show that Todd Korthuis, M.D., M.P.H. plans…

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