This Week in Psychedelics - 5.29.20

Cannabis

• Supreme Court Declines Case On Marijuana Decriminalization Measures Blocked From Local Ballots (Marijuana Moment)

• Oklahoma: Governor Vetoes Measure Expanding Medical Cannabis Access, Reducing Possession Penalties (NORML)

• Man Serving 18 Years On Marijuana Charges Just Died In Federal Prison COVID-19 Outbreak (HuffPost)

• THC-Infused Semen Can Be A Side Effect Of Frequent Marijuana Use, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Louisiana: Senate Passes Amended Bill Permitting Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis for “Any Condition” (NORML)

• Medical Cannabis Trial in the UK Becomes First to Recruit Baby (The Cannabis Exchange)

• Scientists And Veterans File Lawsuit Challenging DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Denials (Marijuana Moment)

• Scientific Review Concludes That Cannabis Consumers Are at No Greater Risk of Occupational Injuries (NORML)

• Councillor says 'something stinks' over move to outlaw cannabis smell in West Nipissing (North Bay Nugget)

• Ancient shrine reveals how marijuana was used to evoke "religious ecstasy" (Inverse)

• Clinical Trial: Cannabinoid Administration Via a Metered-Dose Inhaler Is Safe and Effective for Chronic Pain Patients (NORML)

LSD

• Errol Morris Sets Timothy Leary LSD Doc at Showtime (Hollywood Reporter)

• Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick allegedly once plotted to spike President Nixon with LSD (Far Out Magazine)

Magic Mushrooms

• Signatures Submitted For Oregon Measure To Decriminalize Psilocybin (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

• Get Ready for Pharmaceutical-Grade Magic Mushroom Pills (VICE)

• Miami University Researchers Collaborate with PsyBio Therapeutics to Biosynthetically Produce Psilocybin, the Psychedelic Ingredient in Magic Mushrooms, and Other Psychoactive Drug Candidates to Treat Mental Health Challenges (Globe Newswire)

• New Wave Holdings Sponsors Non-Profit Coalition, Therapsil, to Launch a Medical Psilocybin Access Project for Canadians in Palliative Care (PR Newswire)

MDMA

• Inside MollyBabes, the Shady Porn Site That Exploited Women on Ecstasy (The Daily Beast)

• MindMed Adds MDMA to Develop Next-Gen Psychedelic Therapies (PR Newswire)

DMT

• New Study Shows How DMT Refreshes Perceptions (Lucid News)

Ayahuasca

• Survey on the Awareness of Sexual Abuse in Ayahuasca Settings (Chacruna)

• Supporting Grassroots Initiatives for Indigenous People in the Amazon during COVID (Chacruna)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• The Complete Guide to 4-AcO-DMT: Synthetic Shrooms or in a Class of Its Own? (DoubleBlind)

• Solved: The Crystal Structure of N-Methyl-N-Propyltryptamine (MPT) (Psychedelic Science Review)

Nitrous Oxide

• Deadly new 'drug of choice' known as 'hippy crack' taking over Dublin as parents make shock discovery of bullet cylinders on ground (Dublin Live)

Ketamine

• New Study Backs Ketamine as Treatment Option for Depression (MD Magazine)

• Esketamine nasal spray may rapidly reduce depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation with intent (Healio)

PCP

• Artist warns of the dangers of the drug PCP, saying taking it as a student triggered terrifying breakdowns - including one manic episode where she plunged 30ft from a window (Daily Mail)

Miscellaneous

• Psilocybin Treatment And Drug Decrim Campaigns Submit Signatures To Qualify For Oregon Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• New Study Categorizes All The Unexplainable Experiences Produced By Psychedelic Drugs (IFLScience)

• COVID-19 is costing drug cartels millions of dollars (NBC)

• Why Psychedelic Researchers Should Not Push Back Against Decriminalization (Chacruna)

• Mental Health Startup Osmind Helps Patients Seek Psychedelic Treatments (Psychedelic Times)

• Two New Releases Show Technology’s Psychedelic Frontier (Lucid News)

• Musings around Psychedelic Integration Therapy (Psychedelics Today)

• Native Tribes Should Have More Say in the Psychedelic Movement (DoubleBlind)

• Toronto's first psychedelic therapy clinic is open. We gave it a try (NOW Magazine)

• Dr. Gabor Maté, recognised physician and bestselling author, joins Numinus as Member of the Clinical Advisory Council (Numinus)

• Mice on Acid (Nautilus)

• Mystical Experience and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from Guided-Imagery Therapy with Cancer Patients (Psychedelics Today)

• Novamind and Buzz Capital Announce Qualifying Transaction (Globe Newswire)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 5.22.20

Cannabis

• Virginia Governor Officially Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bills Into Law (Marijuana Moment)

• House Approves Marijuana Banking, Again, As Part Of Coronavirus Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Municipalities Moving Away from Marijuana Testing for Employees (NORML)

• Nebraska And Montana Marijuana Activists Resume Ballot Signature Gathering Amid Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)

• Scientists Say the Legal Age to Start Smoking Weed Should Be 19, Not 21 (MERRY JANE)

• Company Recalls Injectable CBD Products Following FDA Warning Letter (Marijuana Moment)

• Oklahoma OKs Weed Delivery and Medical Marijuana Sales for Out-of-State Visitors (MERRY JANE)

• Los Angeles explosion shows perils of illicit cannabis market (Leafly)

• Federal Judge Orders Ohio To Let Marijuana Decriminalization Campaigns Collect Signatures Electronically (Marijuana Moment)

• Louisiana: House Lawmakers Advance Measures to Greatly Expand Medical Cannabis Access (NORML)

• FDA Notifies Public About Recall Of CBD Product That Tested High For Lead (Marijuana Moment)

• Could COVID-19 Be the Catalyst for the Federal Government to Legalize Marijuana? (The Motley Fool)

• No Evidence Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Causes Cognitive Impairment, Finds Major Review (Filter)

• UK cannabis firm bought by US-based fund in multimillion pound deal (The Guardian)

• Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions (NORML)

• Jamaica Allows Online Medical Marijuana Purchases At ‘Herb Houses’ To Stop COVID Spread (Marijuana Moment)

• The Legal Cannabis Industry Has Created Almost 250,000 Jobs in the US (MERRY JANE)

• Massachusetts reopening plan for recreational marijuana calls for curbside delivery to start May 25 (MassLive)

• Teen Pot Use Has Not Increased in Uruguay, Despite Nationwide Legalization (MERRY JANE)

• Illinois Announces $31 Million In Marijuana Revenue-Funded Grants To Repair Drug War’s Harms (Marijuana Moment)

• Missouri bans certain medical cannabis edible shapes (Marijuana Business Daily)

• U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Unveils Revised Marijuana Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Minnesota House-Passed Bill To Allow Whole-Plant Medical Marijuana Killed By Senate (Marijuana Moment)

• How to get high and help the planet, too (Mic)

• D.C. Mayor’s Budget Plan Seems To Set Stage For Legal Marijuana Sales (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic Cannabis: Using the Plant for Healing Trauma (Psychedelics Today)

• Legalizing Marijuana Boosts Hotel Bookings As Cannabis Tourism Takes Off, Study Shows (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Florida sheriff who killed man as teen also concealed LSD use on job application (New York Post)

Magic Mushrooms

• Poll Indicates America’s Growing Acceptance of Psilocybin Mushrooms (High Times)

• NY Assembly Bill to Legalize Psilocybin Raises Questions Among Activists (Lucid News)

• This Startup is Building a Huge Magic Mushroom Farm in Jamaica (Futurism)

• Mota Ventures To Buy German Psilocybin Manufacturer (Psilocybin Alpha)

MDMA

• MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Will Likely Become a Legal Service in 2023 (MERRY JANE)

DMT

• Experiencing the Impossible on DMT (Sam Woolfe)

Ayahuasca

• ‘Completely devastating’: Family of man who died after hallucinogenic tea ceremony at Orange County church files lawsuit (WFTV)

Iboga

• Privilege & Access: Iboga and Ibogaine (Chacruna)

Ketamine

• There are 3 Types of Ketamine—Which One Works Best? (DoubleBlind)

• Is Ketamine the Cure for Chronic Depression? (Men's Health)

Datura

• Four of family fall ill after consuming datura seeds believing it will immunize them from COVID-19 (The New Indian Express)

Miscellaneous

• Should You Take Psychedelics While You’re Sick with COVID? (DoubleBlind)

• Psychedelics May Relieve Chronic Pain Via Changes in Brain Neuroplasticity (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Colorado’s Nowak Society Launches Public Education Campaign on Psychedelics (Psychedelic Times)

• Psychedelics and Endurance Sports: Increased Energy and Reduced Fatigue? (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Urgent Action Needed: COVID-19 Pandemic Devastating Amazonia (Chacruna)

• This Drug Designer Is Creating a New Psychedelic to Treat Anxiety and Depression (VICE)

• Numinus Wellness Inc. commences trading on TSX Venture Exchange as NUMI (Yahoo! Finance)

• Champignon Sponsors Non-profit Coalition, TheraPsil - Medical Psilocybin Access Project for Palliative Cancer Patients and Health Professionals (GlobeNewswire)

• Drug Dealers Are Using Food Delivery and Dating Apps to Sell During Lockdown (MERRY JANE)

• Orthogonal Thinker Launches Foundation Focused On The Advancement Of Psychedelics Research And Advocacy (Yahoo! Finance)

• Decriminalization offers an ethical counterbalance to address sexual misconduct in psychedelic therapy (Psymposia)

• Empower Signs Term Sheet to Acquire Interest in Dosed Movie and Launches New Psychedelics Company Dosed Wellness Ltd. (Benzinga)

• Were There Psychoactive Plants in the Bible? (DoubleBlind)

• Meditation and Psychedelics as Tools for Journalists (Medium)

• Harm Reduction Works: An Exciting New Alternative to Narcotics Anonymous (Filter)

• Psychedelic experiences disrupt routine thinking — and so has the coronavirus pandemic (The Conversation)

• The Effects Of COVID-19 On The Hungarian Drug Market (TalkingDrugs)

• Psychedelics reconnect the brain’s motherboard, help patients restore cognitive abilities: leading expert on mood disorders (The Sociable)

• Psychedelics and the Internet: A Look into Technology’s Role in Human Evolution (DMT Times)

• Expanded Access to the Art of Integration (Chacruna)

• Decriminalization and the War on Drugs (Decriminalize Nature)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 5.15.20

Cannabis

• Cannabis banking reform included in latest Congressional COVID relief bill (Leafly)

• NYC Officially Enacts Ban on Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing (With Exceptions) (MERRY JANE)

• Albania, once haven of illicit cannabis, set to legalise crop for medical use (Reuters)

• Montana’s legalization campaign hits the streets, safely distanced (Leafly)

• Lawmakers In Virginia Capital Vote To End Marijuana Testing Of City Workers (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis May Stop Coronavirus From Infecting People, Study Finds (MERRY JANE)

• Cannabis employees are in high demand during economic crash (Politico)

• Louisiana Lawmakers Vote To Expand Medical Marijuana Conditions List Again (Marijuana Moment)

• The Bizarre Case of a Death Allegedly Caused by CBD Oil (VICE)

• Poll: Respondents in Adult-Use Marijuana States Say Legalization Has Been Successful (NORML)

• Utah Approves Cannabis Drive-Thrus and Delivery to Facilitate Social Distancing (MERRY JANE)

• CBD might not cause you to fail a drug test, but CBN might (The Baltimore Sun)

• USDA Approves Hemp Plans For Massachusetts And Five Indian Tribes (Marijuana Moment)

• Body's own marijuana helps us forget traumatic memories (Medical Xpress)

• A CDC study found people who smoked cannabis had a slightly higher risk of fungal infections than those who didn't (Insider)

• El Paso, Texas Lawmakers Approve Measure To Reduce Arrests For Low-Level Marijuana Possession (Marijuana Moment)

• Organic Weed Certified by the State Is Coming to California (MERRY JANE)

• Maryland Governor Vetoes Bill To Shield Marijuana Conviction Records From Public View (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• MindMed Advances Phase 2 LSD Microdosing Trial For Adult ADHD, Appoints Principal Investigator (Markets Insider)

• Taking LSD or Psilocybin Alone Won’t Treat Alcohol Addiction, Study Suggests (MERRY JANE)

Magic Mushrooms

• Oregon Campaigns To Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms And Decriminalize Drugs Team Up To Qualify For Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• NeonMind Completes Design of Preclinical Psilocybin Psychedelic Mushroom Study (Yahoo! Finance)

• Silo Wellness Offers Free Psilocybin Retreat for Covid-19 Frontline Workers (Lucid News)

• The Definitive History of Psilocybin Mushrooms (DoubleBlind)

MDMA

• Interim Analysis Shows At Least 90% Chance of Statistically Significant Difference in PTSD Symptoms after MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy (MAPS)

DMT

• Thousands of DMT Users Report Positive Encounters with Spirit Entities, Study Finds (MERRY JANE)

Ayahuasca

• Florida Ayahuasca Church Seeks Federal Exemption (Lucid News)

• The Corona Crisis: A View from the Ayahuasca Capital of Iquitos (Chacruna)

Peyote

• A Word in Edgewise About the Sustainability of Peyote (Chacruna)

Iboga

• Noribogaine is More Effective Than Fluoxetine in Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Rat Model (Psychedelic Science Review)

Nitrous Oxide

• Antarctic Penguins Poop Out So Much Laughing Gas, It Has a Funny Effect on Researchers (ScienceAlert)

Ketamine

• Ketamine is being tested as a treatment for coronavirus in new study (Happy Mag)

• Prescribed Ketamine Turned These Men Violent, Allege Lawsuits (VICE)

• Champignon Brands Acquires Ketamine Wellness Clinic (Green Market Report)

Miscellaneous

• North Star Announces Ethical Pledge for Era of Psychedelic Business (Lucid News)

• Portland Activists Will Pursue Psychedelics Decriminalization Through City Council Rather Than Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Small-Time Drug Dealers Rethink Strategies for the Virus Era (The New York Times)

• Everything’s Canceled: How the Psychedelic Community is Coping (DoubleBlind)

• Bipolar and Psychedelics: An Investigation into the Potential and Risks (Psychedelics Today)

• 'Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics': Film Review (Hollywood Reporter)

• COVID-19 Is the Biggest Drug and Alcohol Enabler Right Now, Survey Finds (MERRY JANE)

• MAPS Founder Rick Doblin: You’re Never Too Old For A Psychedelic Experience (Forbes)

• The Startup Turning Yeast Into Psychedelics (Technology Networks)

• Psychedelics Co. Champignon Announces New CEO, $10M In Funding And M&A Deal (Benzinga)

• Warning: Increase in Recent Seizures by Homeland Security in the US (Chacruna)

• 60 Minutes try psychedelics and have a surprisingly good trip (AOD Media Watch)

• UK's Most Famous UFO Sighting Was Just a Hallucinogen-Induced Military Experiment, New Book Claims (Sputnik News)

• New Wave Holdings Corp Forms Psychedelic Research Advisory Board and Appoints Dr. Richard Knowles (Yahoo! Finance)

• The Kaleidoscopic Forest of Amazonian Shamans (Kahpi)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 5.8.20

Cannabis

• Louisiana Lawmakers Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana For Any Debilitating Condition And Legalize Delivery Services (Marijuana Moment)

• New Zealand Government Unveils Final Marijuana Legalization Measure For 2020 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Nebraska Medical Marijuana Campaign’s New Signature Strategy Involves Masks And Disposable Pens (Marijuana Moment)

• Joe Biden Includes Marijuana Decriminalization In New ‘Plan For Black America’ (Marijuana Moment)

• Europeans Are Relying on Darknet Weed to Stock Up During COVID-19 Lockdowns (MERRY JANE)

• North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Campaign Reassesses 2020 Ballot Strategy But Concedes 2022 Is More Likely (Marijuana Moment)

• Maryland: Governor Vetoes Bill Shielding Marijuana-Related Convictions from Public View (NORML)

• Montana Marijuana Activists Will Begin Signature Gathering For Legalization Measure With New Safety Protocols (Marijuana Moment)

• Nearly 15 Percent of Colorado Weed Failed Microbial Testing in 2019 (Westword)

• Researchers develop chemistry needed to create marijuana breathalyzer (Phys.org)

• Marijuana Bumper Stickers? No Thanks, Drivers Say In National Survey (Marijuana Moment)

• Study: Police Make Fewer Traffic Stops Following Marijuana Legalization, But People of Color Still Disproportionately Targeted (NORML)

• USDA Unveils Guidelines For Federal Loans To Hemp Business (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychemedics Announces a “Vaping Panel” to Detect and Deter the Use of Marijuana, CBD and Nicotine (Yahoo! Finance)

• Missouri Lawmakers Defeat Amendment To Require They Consume Marijuana Before Voting (Marijuana Moment)

• Famous Moms Explain How Weed Has Helped Them Become the Best Parents Possible (MERRY JANE)

Magic Mushrooms

• Can Psilocybin Help You Lose Weight? (DoubleBlind)

• Psychedelics Decrim Activists Mark First Anniversary Of Denver’s Historic Psilocybin Mushroom Vote (Marijuana Moment)

• Mazatec Perspectives on the Globalization of Psilocybin Mushrooms (Chacruna)

• NeonMind and Translational Life Sciences to Design Psilocybin Mushroom Clinical Trials (MarketWatch)

• We Asked Experts How Risky It Is to Self-Medicate With Mushrooms (VICE)

• Will Psilocybin Clinics Be The Next Big Thing In Treating Depression? (The Fresh Toast)

MDMA

• The 17 best films about MDMA and ecstasy (Mixmag)

DMT

• Fundamental Perception of Reality Altered After Using Psychedelic DMT (Newswise)

• Entheon Biomedical Announces Private Placement to Begin Pre-clinical Trials with Psychedelic Compounds DMT & 5 MEO DMT (Yahoo! Finance)

Ayahuasca

• Official Trailer for 'The Medicine' Documentary All About Ayahuasca (First Showing)

Iboga

• Antidepressant-Like Effect with A Single Dose of Ibogaine and Noribogaine in Rats (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ketamine

• Psychedelics Company Lands Deal To Dispense Ketamine Treatment Through 1,000+ Pharmacies In Canada (Forbes)

• Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles Deemed 'Essential' Business During COVID-19 Pandemic (Digital Journal)

DXM

• Beware of dextromethorphan, a common cough suppressant that would promote the growth of coronavirus (The Medical Progress)

• The Enduring Popularity of a DXM Robotrip (Emergency Medicine News)

Miscellaneous

• Netflix And Trip: Take A Psychedelic Adventure In This Star-Studded Documentary (Forbes)

• Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Psychedelic Reform Campaigns Go Digital (DoubleBlind)

• Campaign To Decriminalize Psychedelics In DC Cleared For Signature Gathering (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic Liberty Summit Demonstrates Diversity in Cyberspace (Lucid News)

• Coronavirus crisis could increase users' drug habits – report (The Guardian)

• US Cities Are Now Ignoring Minor Drug Crimes to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (MERRY JANE)

• Brain Implants to Treat Addiction Are Dangerous and Promising (VICE)

• Global Drug Survey: Special Edition on COVID-19 (TalkingDrugs)

• CaaMTech Partners with the National Institutes of Health to Study Synthetic Tryptamines (Psychedelic Science Review)

• MindMed’s CEO Jamon “JR” Rahn Wants Nothing To Do With Those Psychedelic Decrim People (Psymposia)

• Why Taking Psychedelics While on Antidepressants Could Make Treatment Ineffective (DoubleBlind)

• SSDP Conference: Ending Mass Incarceration Takes More Than Drug Policy Reform (Filter)

• I’m Selling Party Drugs on Lockdown Because People Are Yearning For Them (VICE)

• Champignon Brands forms North American planning committee to accelerate US expansion (Proactive Investors)

• Psychedelic Drugs Can Improve Quality Of Life - And Death - For Older Adults (Forbes)

• The Psychedelic Research Hiatus And Its Relevance Today (Psychedelics Daily)

• Mindset Pharma Synthesizes Second Generation Medicinal Psychedelic Compounds (Yahoo! Finance)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 5.1.20

Cannabis

• Marijuana Seems To Reduce Opioid Use Among Chronic Pain Patients, Meta-Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• CIA Says Past Pot Use Does Not Disqualify Applicants From Agency Jobs (MERRY JANE)

• Commander-in-Cannabis: How Will Trump and Biden Approach Marijuana Policy? (High Times)

• CBD Can Stop Brain Cancer in Humans and Dogs, Study Finds (MERRY JANE)

• Kansas Governor Says Medical Marijuana Still On The Table In 2020 Despite Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)

• Could cannabis terpene formulation treat COVID-19? (Health Europa)

• US Marijuana Research Policy Violated International Law For Decades, DEA Lawsuit Memo Reveals (Marijuana Moment)

• Maryland Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens State's First Weed Drive-Thru (MERRY JANE)

• Lebanon has legalised cannabis growing, but its political class are muscling in on small farmers (The New Arab)

• Why you should read the label on your cannabis product (Leafly)

• Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa? (EurekAlert!)

• Australian study finds vehicle crashes are a common factor in cannabis deaths (The Sydney Morning Herald)

• One doctor vs. the DEA: Inside the battle to study marijuana in America (NBC)

• Grandma gets high: Why seniors are consuming cannabis (Leafly)

• Scientists Create New Method To Store Marijuana Pollen On A Long-Term Basis (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• LSD "off-switch" developed by psychedelic pharmaceutical company (New Atlas)

• What Happens When You Add Other Drugs To Your LSD Trip? (VICE)

• Bicycle Day 2020 Was Truly Historic, But Not for the Reasons You Think (Psymposia)

• When a Coronavirus Lockdown Resembles an LSD Trip (The New York Times)

Magic Mushrooms

• Oregon Therapeutic Psilocybin Legalization Campaign Has A New Signature Strategy Amid Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)

• New York Assemblywoman Introduces Measure to Decriminalize Psilocybin (DoubleBlind)

• Compass raises $80M to take magic mushroom drug toward phase 3 (FierceBiotech)

• Oregon psychedelic startup tests nasal spray for PTSD, depression as legislative momentum builds (GeekWire)

• Calls For Australian Government To Allow MDMA And Psilocybin To Be Used To Treat Mental Health (LADbible)

MDMA

• Why MDMA Sex Feels So Good (VICE)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Scientists Solve the Crystal Structure of the Freebase of 5-MeO-DALT (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ketamine

• Treating Depression with Ketamine Under Quarantine (DoubleBlind)

• Ketamine and COVID-19 (Forest Bluff Magazine)

Miscellaneous

• Turn On, Tune In, Cash In (New Republic)

• Weed Biotech Partners with US Hospital to Make Psilocybin, MDMA, and DMT (MERRY JANE)

• Dr. Bronner’s Donates $1 Mil to Legalize Medical Psilocybin in Oregon (DoubleBlind)

• This petition to decriminalize psychedelics is causing Canadians to respond in droves (The Growth Op)

• Biden RAVE Act Legislation From 2003 Continues to Impede Risk Reduction Efforts (Lucid News)

• Biotech startup wants to make new short-acting psychedelic drugs more scalable & accessible (The Sociable)

• Field Trip Announces “World’s First” Virtual Psychedelic Therapy, But Forgets To Mention They Aren’t the First and No Psychedelics Are Involved (Psymposia)

• Dax Shepard Explains Why He'd Approve of His Daughters Taking Psychedelic Drugs (E! Online)

• Psychedelics Company Orthogonal Thinker Closes $6M Seed Round (Benzinga)

• Efforts to Legalize Psychedelics is Quickly Picking Up Momentum (Baystreet)

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