Science

Psilocybin… breakthrough

…to the uninitiated… ‘magic mushrooms’… could be dismissed… …evidence from animal trials suggests psilocybin’s effect on mental wellbeing may be connected, in part, to its ability to reduce inflammation – an immune response in the body’s tissues to dangers ranging from stress to physical injuries… Original Article (Time Magazine):Psilocybin could be a therapeutic breakthrough for addictionArtwork…

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Science

…study investigates how psilocybin affects consciousness

…a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers… The study found that among people who have had a single psychedelic experience that altered their beliefs in some way, there were large increases in attribution of consciousness to a range of animate and inanimate things. For example, from before to after the experience, attribution of consciousness…

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Politics

Hazel Park becomes third Michigan city to decriminalize natural psychedelics

Hazel Park City Council voted unanimously Tuesday [3/22/2022] to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogenic plants. The resolution defines entheogenic plants as “plants, fungi, and natural materials that can benefit psychological and physical wellness, support and enhance religious and spiritual practices, and can reestablish human’s inalienable and direct relationship to nature.” They include psychedelic mushrooms,…

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Spirituality

Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, ‘magic’ mushrooms

“Measure 110 [in Oregon] is arguably the biggest blow to the war on drugs to date.”, says Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which was behind the hard-drugs measure. It received 59% yes votes and 41% no votes, with roughly 1.9 million votes counted, according to unofficial partial results from the secretary…

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Politics

Paralysis… psilocybin plan…

…Oregon has to strike a delicate balance between keeping patients safe, allowing businesses to operate and respecting people’s individual rights. It would be ideal if people could buy their own psilocybin products, know exactly what’s in them, take them home, and use them as they wish, potentially in trusted company. Allowing home grow is also…

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Politics

…in Oregon

This much is certain: The trip will cost you… the Oregon Psilocybin Society said, “…. this novel approach could help alleviate the mental health crisis here in Oregon by addressing costly epidemics like suicide, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, PTSD, and addiction to drugs, alcohol, and nicotine.” The price tag… a single seven-hour “…dosing session” could…

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Politics

Oregon [109] psilocybin… draft

…draft rules prohibit use of the aforementioned dung and wood chips in cultivation and production of psilocybin products. These media are traditionally often used. …prohibitions include producing psilocybin using genetically modified organisms, and producing synthetic psilocybin. This final prohibition cuts against the FDA and big pharma psilocybin model, which is synthetic all the way… on offer are:…

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Biography/Memoir

…psychedelic… 2022

…there’s a long way to go before these therapies are available to everyone. For one, many of the substances, including MDMA and psilocybin, will likely not get the legal green light for another few years, though some jurisdictions are leading the way. With one in five North Americans experiencing a mental illness in any given…

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