CANNABIS
Three Companies Subpoenaed in Weed Vape Illness Investigation (Rolling Stone)
British vapers are safe, claim health experts after deaths in US (The Guardian)
U.S. Pot Industry Faces Antitrust Overhang: Cannabis Weekly (Bloomberg)
Overregulation Drives Illegal Marijuana Market In Legal States, Study Suggests (Marijuana Moment)
These Cops Are Seizing Cash from People Who Smell Like Weed Before They Fly to California (VICE)
New Mexico Will Now Allow Out of State Residents to Get Medical Marijuana Cards (MERRY JANE)
Canadian Company Planning to Introduce Odourless Cannabis (Leafly)
Harmful Stereotypes About Marijuana Consumers Persist In The Media, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
DEA Wants 3.2 Million Grams Of Marijuana Legally Grown In 2020 (Forbes)
Tim Hortons’ WiFi Blocks Legal Cannabis Websites (Leafly)
Cannabis smoking may lower diabetes risk in obese individuals: study (Speciality Medical Dialogues)
Joe Biden Says Marijuana Should Remain Illegal As A Misdemeanor At Democratic Debate (Marijuana Moment)
Legal Marijuana Is A ‘Positive Amenity’ For New Colorado Residents, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
Where Presidential Candidate Mark Sanford Stands On Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)
LSD
The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief' (NPR)
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
Motion to prevent sale of magic mushrooms defeated by Vancouver council (CBC)
Could Magic Mushrooms Soon Be Used for Therapy in Denver? (5280)
MDMA
King's College London needs volunteers for a new MDMA study (Mixmag)
DMT
DMT: The Biosynthesis Debate (Psychedelic Science Review)
AYAHUASCA
Watch the Vibrations of Ayahuasca Songs Projected on Water (DoubleBlind)
NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Chilling map shows which synthetic drugs are killing Kiwis around New Zealand (Newshub)
KETAMINE
Tripping My Way Toward Wellness One Ketamine Infusion at a Time (The Bold Italic)
OPIOIDS
Data Touted by OxyContin Maker to Fight Lawsuits Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story (ProPublica)
ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Denying a Federal Prisoner Buprenorphine (Filter)
Taliban's Opium Fields Blocking Chinese Conquest of Afghanistan (Breitbart)
These Newborn Babies Cry for Drugs, Not Milk (The New York Times)
COCAINE
Cocaine burned massive hole in man's throat before untimely death: report (Fox News)
METHAMPHETAMINE
Meth in the Miami Valley: Users are violent, paranoid, psychotic (Dayton Daily News)
CAFFEINE
Drinking tea improves brain health, study suggests (ScienceDaily)
TOBACCO
Trump Announces Disastrous Plan to Ban Flavored Vapes Across the US (Filter)
FDA criticizes Juul for telling students its e-cigs are ‘totally safe’ (Engadget)
Denver Pushing to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age, License Retail Stores (Westword)
Utah representative pushes to ban e-cigarette products, claiming study found illegal drugs in e-liquids (Fox 13 Now)
Bloomberg Takes on Vaping After Giving $1 Billion to Fight Tobacco (The New York Times)
ALCOHOL
Only a fraction of the costs of excessive drinking are paid for by alcohol taxes (Medical Xpress)
Doctor Warns Alcohol Is The Most Dangerous Substance To Unborn Babies (WCCO)
KRATOM
Can You Vaporize Kratom? Is It Safe To Vape? (Kratom Guides)
Tons of Kratom Being Sold in Colorado (Westword)
Most Common Street Names For Kratom (Kratom Guides)
KHAT
Judge rules Somali man detained for stimulant can stay in US (SFGate)
DATURA
Killer Hallucinogenic Weed Blooming in Upper West Side Median Strip: Report (NBC New York)
MISCELLANEOUS
Oregon Voters Could See Measure To Decriminalize All Drugs On 2020 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Researchers Find Unexpected White Blood Cells in Patients With Mysterious Vaping Illness (VICE)
Berkeley City Council To Vote On Decriminalizing Psychedelics (Marijuana Moment)
Why some South American indigenous tribes give their dogs psychedelic drugs (The Outline)
Google puts drug addiction recovery info front and center (Engadget)
Emotional breakthroughs during psychedelic experiences linked to future increases in mental well-being (PsyPost)
NSW Health backs plan for early warning system on drugs (The Sydney Morning Herald)
New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead (The Conversation)
The HPPD Debate: Is Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder Real? (MERRY JANE)
REPORT: 1/4 Of Youth Have Seen Drugs For Sale On Snapchat & Instagram (Your EDM)
DARPA wants benefits of psychedelics but without hallucinations (The Sociable)
Too many hooked on prescription drugs - health chiefs (BBC)
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