Biography/Memoir

[Ninth Circuit] federal appeals court dismisses ‘right-to-try’ psilocybin lawsuit by cancer patients

The lawsuit was filed against the DEA by three Seattle-based patients… The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit by cancer patients seeking to use psilocybin to treat end-of-life depression and anxiety… the plaintiffs argue that DEA’s position leaves no path forward for accessing psilocybin as an end-of-life treatment. Original Article (Ganjapreneur):Federal…

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Politics

Who will control the future of psychedelics…

“If there’s one thing to take away from this, it’s this: Capitalist interests invading this space is a nationwide problem,” said [Bryan] Kim, an organizer with Decriminalize Nature Portland who traveled from Oregon to speak on a panel about decriminalization efforts across the country. Decriminalize Nature Colorado… officially entered the fray, submitting… proposed ballot initiative…

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Politics

growing… policy on psychedelic…

[Oregon’s Measure 109] …does not legalise psilocybin [for homegrowing, as cannabis is now] or make it available at dispensaries, as cannabis is now… …screening process should help exclude those unsuited to it. Oregon’s health department will license the centres, facilitators, psilocybin producers and testing labs… does not mean Oregonians can pick up a few mushrooms…

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Politics

Psilocybin equity bill introduced to Oregon legislature

…introduced Senate Bill 1580 to the Oregon legislature. If passed the bill will establish the “Task Force on Psilocybin Equity” that will research problems relating to access and equity in Oregon’s emerging psilocybin program. SB 1580 charges the task force with studying: (1) barriers low-income and people of color will face in establishing psilocybin-related businesses…

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Science

…patent challenge targets crystallography errors

In the paper, the authors highlight errors they discovered in the patent granted to COMPASS Pathways… COMPASS fell victim to that problem by not distinguishing between different crystalline forms. In other words, COMPASS fell victim to the problem it claimed to solve. The Petition claims that COMPASS Pathways never reported the crystal structure for its…

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Politics

…coalition seeks to reschedule ‘magic mushrooms’ under international law

Their game plan? To get psilocybin rescheduled under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. …if the initiative is successful, it would put some additional pressure on many governments to act and maybe have other governments take a second look at their psilocybin legislation. Original Article (Marijuana Moment):New coalition seeks to reschedule ‘magic mushrooms’…

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Psychology

Oregon voters legalized psilocybin use. But what about microdosing?

“There is going to be microdosing throughout Oregon regardless of what this committee does,” Dr. James Fadiman said, about an hour after witnessing the argument between the subcommittee chairs. “The question is, can it also help people use it more safely and more effectively?” Last week’s [in Jan. 2022] argument over whether Fadiman would speak…

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Anthropology

Virginia lawmakers propose decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms

The legislation would reduce the penalty for possession – currently a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison – to a $100 civil fine. Three Virginia lawmakers introduced new bills to decriminalize the possession of psychedelics… have introduced legislation that would end felony penalties for possession of psychedelic mushrooms, citing the drug’s growing acceptance in…

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