Weekend Thoughts - 2.20.16

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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:

1. A psychedelic multimedia artist friend of mine, Psychedelic Astronaut, pointed out an amazing collection of dangerously beautiful poisonous mushroom photos that you simply have to check out. While you're at it, check out his site too! He has a great selection of music and artwork, some of which has even been printed on t-shirts, tapestries, and iPhone cases. 

2. The Wall Street Journal has published a searchable database of classified email messages that presidential-hopeful Hillary Clinton kept on an illegal, unsecured, private server which she used to conduct all of her official business while Secretary of State. If you would like to dive deeper into the topic, feel free!

3. I just wanted to share that as of this week, the United States government has begun enlisting the help of U.S. Marshals to arrest people for unpaid student loans. 

4. Earlier this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook wrote an extremely important open letter to the company's customers regarding the FBI's insistence that Apple develop a backdoor for its software, which would remove the security features that protect us all from increasing levels of attempted surveillance. Regardless of how you feel about Apple as a company, I would like to encourage you to take the time to read the letter and share it with your network. Ben Thompson at Stratechery has an excellent summarization of the situation and clarifies the surveillance issues being disputed in this case.

5. In other Apple-related news, WIRED published a thought-provoking article on the recent adoption in the U.S. of chip-and-pin credit cards and how services such as Apple Pay and Android Pay may be the perfect solution to the terribly slow, loud, and less secure chip-and-pin readers currently in use at retail locations around the country. As someone who uses Apple Pay whenever it is available, I highly recommend trying these new payment options. They are easy and more secure than physical credit cards, whether they are using the modern chip-and-pin technology or not.

That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.

This Week in Psychedelics - 2.19.16

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Cannabis

• Could Cannabis Help Stem the Heroin Overdose Crisis? (TakePart)
• The Science Is Clear: Marijuana Is Not A Gateway Drug (Reset.me)
• Bill Maher Smokes a Joint to Prove a Point About Marijuana Legalization (ATTN:)
• Legal Marijuana Sales Totaled $1 Billion in Colorado Last Year (Reason)
• California Nuns Illegally Grow Medical Cannabis, Sell It Online (Inquisitr)
• Meet the Marijuana Industry's Newest Customers: Dogs (Reason)
• Cannabis does not cause anxiety and depression, study finds (The Telegraph)
• Why Is Facebook Taking Down Marijuana Dispensary Pages? (TIME)
• Terminal brain cancer patient says cannabis oil saved his life (Sun Times National)
• Using Cannabis to Treat Depression (Leafly)
• Study: No Increase In Prevalence Of Cannabis Use Disorders (NORML)
• Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis? (The Journal)
• Albuquerque baby makes history with cannabis oil at Colorado hospital (KRQE)
• Using Cannabis For Sexual Health (Reset.me)
• Government's Cannabis ATM (SF Weekly)
• Will there be a 2016 Colorado Cannabis Cup? Permit denied (The Cannabist)
• Happy Presidents Day! The Founding Fathers and Cannabis (Leafly)
• Leafly Evolves Beyond Cannabis Strain Reviews (New Cannabis Ventures)
• 'Cannabis clubs' may be opening in four Swiss cities (The Independent)
• Step by Step, Pot-Legalizing States Free Their Marijuana Markets (Reason)
• Leafly Science Roundup: Can Cannabis Improve Your Workout? (Leafly)
• Ex-coach Ron McBride voices support for medical cannabis (KSL)
• Barcelona's Pot Boom and Bust (Reason)
• Adams County denies permit to 2016 Cannabis Cup at Denver Mart (The Denver Post)
• Beginner's Guide to Cannabis Breeding, Genetics, and Strain Variability (Leafly)
• Complex California Pot Act Created Unseen Problem (Reason)
• Snoop Dogg Invests In Canadian Cannabis With Smiths Falls Marijuana Deal (Inquisitr)
• The gene that puts cannabis users at risk of psychosis: Scientists discover why some smokers are more prone to mental illness (Daily Mail)

LSD

• Inside the LSD Museum That the DEA Somehow Hasn't Torn to the Ground (WIRED)
• The Strange Way LSD Both Mimics Psychosis And Improves Mental Health (The Huffington Post)
• LSD research making a comeback says U of S historian (CBC News)
• Study: LSD could lead to long-term psychological well-being (Palm Beach Post)
• Always Wanted to Do LSD With Philip K. Dick? You'll Love Playing Californium (WIRED)
• LSD research rebounding during 'psychedelic renaissance' (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
• Society may have changed enough to warrant a retrial of LSD: expert (Global News)
• 2 students charged after 3 LSD overdoses at Villanova University (6abc)
• Williams Sentenced to Probation for LSD Possession (KOWB)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

• Magic Mushrooms in North America: Before the Wassons (Reality Sandwich)

MDMA/Ecstasy

• Could MDMA Save Your Relationship? (Complex)
• Want to Legalize Medical MDMA? Attend a 'Psychedelic Dinner' (US News)
• Government urged to consider pill testing as number of ecstasy users appearing at NSW hospitals doubles (ABC)
• MDMA: Using Safely (The Bottom Line)
• 'Deplorable' Kids Company psychologist is banned from practising for 12 months after taking MDMA with a vulnerable client in a nightclub toilet (Daily Mail)
• MDMA, Purest Form Of Ecstasy, Often Contaminated With 'Bath Salts' (Medical Daily)
• Death At HARD Summer Ruled Ecstasy "Intoxication" By Coroner (Your EDM)
• Florida man says he was jailed after police mistook aspiring for Ecstasy (WFTV)
• Teen Raver Died From Ecstasy Intoxication, Coroner Says (L.A. Weekly)
• Delivery results in felony charges for Oglesby man (LaSalle News Tribune)
• Teen accused of distributing ecstasy in Canberra faces court (ABC)
• A man and woman arrested for possession of Ecstasy: Parma Heights Police Blotter (Cleveland.com)
• Valdosta man arrested on MDMA, cocaine charges (Valdosta Today)
• Eugene man, allegedly high on ecstasy, arrested on felony assault charge (The Register-Guard)
• Teen rushed to hospital after taking ecstasy tablet at Coatbridge fast-food restaurant (Scottish Daily Record)
• Couple celebrated birth of child by taking Ecstasy and pot: West York police (PennLive)

Ayahuasca/DMT

• DMT Cook Burned & Busted (Crime Voice)
• Services Are Now in Session for Church Offering Hallucinogens (The Chronicle)
• Aidan Reid: How a Peru drug experience made me quit a life of partying (Belfast Telegraph)
• Police stumble upon suspected drug lab (The Davis Enterprise)
• De La Vina Resident Burned in Drug Lab Fire (Santa Barbara Independent)

Peyote/San Pedro/Mescaline

• National Council Does Not Condone Faux Native American Churches or Marijuana Use (Indian Country Today Media Network)
• First Amendment: Justice Scalia's disastrous decision on religious freedom (Janesville Gazette)
• Scalia And Lewin: From Harvard To The High Court (The Jewish Week)

Iboga/Ibogaine

• What's the Difference between Iboga and Ibogaine? Identifying the Right Treatment for You (Psychedelic Times)
• Psychedelic Research with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT: An Interview with Dr. Joseph Barsuglia (Psychedelic Times)
• Sunshine Coast alternative therapist calls on Government to research iboga plant to treat drug addiction (ABC)
• My First Iboga Experience: An Interview with Dr. Joseph Barsuglia (Psychedelic Times)

Synthetic Cannabinoids/Psychoactive Research Chemicals

• NYU Research: Hair Sampling Shows Unintended "Bath Salt" Use (New York University)
• Soldier dismissed from army for supplying N-bomb (Stuff.co.nz)

Dissociatives

• Ketamine treatments working wonders on local girl (WOAI)
• Drug holds promise to fight acute depression (Palm Beach Daily News)
• Parklife Festival drug dealer told he could have killed someone with ketamine horse tranquiliser (Liverpool Echo)
• Man dies after falling from fifth-floor flat window while trying to perform a PULL-UP (Mirror)
• Inquest heard in ketamine addiction case (Barnsley Chronicle)
• Woman groped, suspect later found on PCP | POLICE BLOTTER (Renton Reporter)
• Police: PCP arrest made during traffic stop in Md. (WJLA)
• NJ man arrested for possession of PCP (Mid-Hudson News)
• Youth faces court over ketamine haul (The Standard)

Opiates/Opioids

• Kroger to make naloxone available over the counter (Sandusky Register)
• How snail venom may help end the heroin crisis (KING5)
• Penetrating Every Stage of Afghan Opium Chain, Taliban Become a Cartel (The New York Times)
• Cruz, Trump want to secure the border to keep out heroin. But will it work? (The Washington Post)
• China busts 35 restaurants using opium poppies as seasoning (WFXT)
• Walgreens to sell Naloxone without a Prescription (MyTechBits)
• Heroin-Addicted Identical Twins Reveal Shocking Ways They Say The Get Money For Drugs (The Huffington Post)
• Tasked With Combating Opium, Afghan Officials Profit From It (The New York Times)
• Overdose prevention pills don't cure opioid problem (Business Insurance)
• Poppy farmer thought it was a herb (Bangalore Mirror)
• 'Tea lady' inspires people to give up opium cultivation in Arunachal (The Statesman)
• Myanmar, a country rich in jade and gems, and OPIUM (The Northeast Today)
• Opium smugglers evade capture in Jordan (Al Bawaba)
• Myanmar Activists Say Destruction of Opium Fields Blocked (ABC)
• Broadway man charged with trafficking opium (The Sanford Herald)
• Opium Prohibition in Afghanistan (Cato Institute)

Absinthe

• Man wakes up after a night of drinking of absinthe in Magaluf and discovers a tattoo of a huge penis inked on his leg (Daily Mail)

Kratom

• Oxford police say selling Kratom is now illegal in city (Alabama's News Leader)
• Grateful Toad fined $12000 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
• Herb Linked to Multiple Ark. Deaths (ArkansasMatters)
• Investigators seize illegal drug from 3 local businesses (4029tv)
• Oxford police warn against sale of new synthetic drug Kratom (The Anniston Star)

Kava

• New kava legal challenge in Germany over drugs institute ruling (Asia Pacific Report)
• New Kava Challenge (Vanuatu Daily Post)
• Two New Kava Bars Chill out the Bay Area With a Calming, Natural Concoction (7x7)
• One year mellow at Berkeley's MeloMelo Kava Bar (Berkeleyside)
• Divisadero's Long-Awaited Kava Lounge Softly Opens This Thursday (Hoodline)

Khat

• Madagascar flirts with food crisis as Khat fields replace staple crops (AfricaNews)
• Of Juja's JKUAT students and miraa chewing (Hivisasa)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

• New Report Finds Drugs Bought On the Dark Net Have Higher Levels of Purity (Thump)
• Is Meth as Safe to Consume as Adderall? (ATTN:)
• Here are 10 fascinating drugs that our ancient ancestors used to get high (Raw Story)
• WATCH: Lana Del Rey Gets High on Psychedelics in New 11-Minute Video for 'Freak' (First to Know)
• Combat PTSD with psychedelic drugs? The VA or nonprofit organizations must fund more research now (New York Daily News)
• Why deaths won't stop the party: Drug test kits gain popularity as festival overdoses soar (Geelong Advertiser)
• Scalia's Mixed Drug War Record (Forbes)
• North Carolina's Welfare Drug Testing Program Is a Complete Failure (ATTN:)
• COLUMN: Psychedelic drug safety (Indiana Daily Student)
• Don't Punish All Drug Offenders for the Crimes of One (Reason)
• Pope Francis: Mexico Must Confront Drug Trade, Corruption (TIME)
• Effort made at CU-Boulder to ensure safe recreational drug use (Boulder Daily Camera)

Disclaimer: "This Week in Psychedelics" does not censor or analyze the news links presented here. The purpose of this column is solely to catalogue how psychedelics (and other psychoactives) are presented by the mass media, which includes everything from the latest scientific research to misinformation.

Book Review - Counter-Clock World

Image of book cover taken by David Wilder.

In Counter-Clock World, Philip K Dick creates a world where time flows backward, resulting in various interesting environmental characteristics. For example, instead of inhaling cigarette smoke, smokers light up finished cigarette butts and exhale smoke into them to form brand-new cigarettes. People greet each other with "Goodbye" and end interactions with "Hello". Deceased folks wake up in their graves and shout until they are heard and rescued by "vitariums"—businesses that dig up "old-born" dead people and revive them.

One of the "deaders" who is pulled out of the ground happens to be a controversial religious figure named Anarch Peak. The novel centers around his coming back to life and how it affects the people involved. This is a pretty action-packed PKD book, complete with a lot of drama between the involved parties. Some are excited that Anarch has been revived, others are not, and still others are caught in between the two of them in some sort of paranoid fantasy—the likes of which only Dick can create.

The book was published in 1967 and combines the best of Dick's older writing themes with the more science fiction style approach used in his later works. I definitely enjoyed this one, although not as much as many other PKD novels. The story is engaging enough, and there were certainly parts that really gripped me. However, I rate PKD novels against one another, and this one comes out somewhere near above average. Regardless, a Dick book is consistently a great read, and I wouldn't hesitate to suggest Counter-Clock World to anyone new to his writing or science fiction in general!

3/5 stars. 222 pages.

Weekend Thoughts - 2.13.16

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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:

1. Computer viruses in the good old days had certain characteristics—they might call you names, insult you with foul language, or play games before they performed some nefarious task to cripple your machine. Viruses nowadays operate in a silent fashion, possibly infecting a machine without the owner being aware of their existence at all. WIRED published an article featuring a new website called The Malware Museum, which exhibits some of the older, more interesting viruses for nerds like myself to check out.

2. I came across a video of digitally-animated photographs taken at Burning Man 2015. It's mind-blowing—you really have to check it out to understand why.

3. Science fiction author William Gibson, also famous for having coined the term "cyberspace" (pre-Internet, no less!), wrote a piece in The Guardian describing the process involved in writing his phenomenal first novel, Neuromancer. The book is amazing—science fiction fans should definitely be aware of it, but if you're not then go check it out! Gibson's twitter account is also well worth reading.

4. An Ontario man who was missing for 30 years was found after remembering his own identity last month. Edgar Latulip experiences mental health problems and vanished when he was 21 years old, arriving in St. Catharines, 120 kilometers southeast of his hometown. Upon his arrival, Latulip fell and suffered a head injury which left him with virtually no memory of his personal history and who he was, so he created a new identity for himself. After three decades of living as another person, Latulip met with a social worker in January and expressed that he was not quite who he thought he was. The social worker found his missing persons case file and Latulip agreed to participate in DNA testing to prove that he is the missing man from 30 years ago. Quite a happy ending to a bizarre story.

5. I found out about this from one of the vegan YouTubers I watch regularly (High Carb Hannah—check her out, she's awesome!). An Australian man will be eating nothing but potatoes for all of 2016 in an effort to lose weight and address his binge eating issues. Unfortunately, the article includes misleading nutritional advice from a spokesperson who states that "carbohydrates are not a good source of protein". The issue with that statement is that potatoes are not "carbohydrates"—they contain carbohydrates (along with a complete amino acid profile and plenty of other nutrients). Thinking of foods as being various macronutrients (such as saying things like "Meat is a protein", "Pasta is a carbohydrate", or "Oil is a fat") is potentially harmful thinking because most foods contain more than one nutrient. Of course the carbohydrates themselves aren't a good source of protein—proteins are a good source of protein! Anyways, the so-called "potato cleanse" is something that I have been considering trying during the last few weeks. In fact, I may do something to alter it like Hannah is doing currently with her "only-potatoes-low-fat-sauces-and-non-starchy-vegetables" cleanse that she has been vlogging about on her YouTube channel. From what I've been learning, potatoes are pretty much the perfect food to eat. If I decide to try it out for myself, I'll be sure to blog about it here and let you know!

That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.

This Week in Psychedelics - 2.12.16

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Cannabis

• Which Presidential Candidates Would Tolerate Legal Pot? (Reason)
• Facebook Is Waging a War on Weed (ATTN:)
• Australia Is Pushing to Legalize Marijuana Growth for Medical Research (TIME)
• Beyond THC And CBD: The Health Benefits Of Terpenes (Reset.me)
• 'Largest ever' Coventry cannabis factory found (BBC)
• Review: Cannabinoids Reasonable Option For Chronic Pain Treatment (NORML)
• Cannabis Science 101: The Complex Chemistry of the Bong (Leafly)
• Judge Who Sentenced Small-Time Pot Dealer to 55 Years Again Urges Clemency (Reason)
• Viral Hit: Gwenevere Tries Cannabis Oil (Leafly)
• Cannabis clubs provide a valuable service (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
• Why And How I Gave Up Everyday Painkillers In Favor Of Medical Marijuana (Reset.me)
• Iowa House Republican introduces medical cannabis bill (Quad-City Times)
• Cannabis Business Expo coming to Tacoma Dome (The Olympian)
• Tim Farron calls for legalisation of cannabis for recreational use (The Guardian)
• Your Cannabis-Friendly Valentine's Day Gift Guide (Leafly)
• Legalizing Marijuana and Your 4th Amendment Protections (NORML)
• Parliament should allow doctors to prescribe cannabis (The Independent)
• Cannabis Company Med-X to Sell Shares Under Reg A+ on StartEngine (Crowdfund Insider)
• Marijuana, Cannabis, Ganja, Weed, Grass, Pot, Reefer, or Maryjane: What's In a Name? (NORML)
• Marley Natural: Inside Reggae Dynasty's Cannabis Launch (Rolling Stone)
• Innovative Cannabis Compliance Solution Gains Traction (New Cannabis Ventures)
• Australia to legalise medical cannabis cultivation if law gets greenlight (Mashable)
• Marley Natural Debuts New Line of Cannabis Products (Leafly)
• Australia set to legalize cultivation of medical cannabis (FOX News)
• How can you tell if a cannabis farm is being grown on your street (Liverpool Echo)

LSD

• When 12 Step Programs Don't Work: AA Founder Bill W. on How LSD Can Help (Psychedelic Times)
• Taking LSD leads to 'improved psychological wellbeing' - study (The Telegraph)
• Feed your head: Lockheed's unintentionally hilarious anti-drug "case study" films from the late 60s (Nightflight)
• Dave Stewart: LSD, Annie Lennox, and Me (The Daily Beast)
• Taking LSD is actually good for your 'mental wellbeing', scientists say (Metro)
• Should Lana Del Rey Worry About Acid Flashbacks? Scientists Aren't Sure (Inverse)
• The paradox of LSD: makes you psychotic in short-term, happier and more creative long term (ZME Science)
• LSD 'stamps' a big market among city party-goers: Police (The Indian Express)
• Police: Teen using LSD tried to break into Granger Township home (The Medina-Gazette)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

• Magic mushrooms and LSD may prevent domestic violence by providing 'spiritual experiences' (International Business Times)
• How I Learned To Embrace Infinite Love With Psilocybin Mushrooms (Reset.me)

MDMA/Ecstasy

• A History Lesson on MDMA & Ecstasy with a Short Video (Magnetic Magazine)
• DanceSafe Founder Educates Students on MDMA (Daily Nexus)
• Former ecstasy king-pin explains how the war on drugs, and the American Justice System is failing (Disinfo)
• Police: $100K in MDMA seized in Paterson drug raid (NorthJersey.com)
• Tyga Wants to Make Blac Chyna Suffer After Ecstasy Arrest (BET)
• No permanent ban for Kids Company worker who gave MDMA to client (The Guardian)
• Grandma Caught With 1,500 Ecstasy Tablets, Crystal Meth at Kualanamu Airport (Jakarta Globe)
• Over €8,000 worth of MDMA seized ahead of college students' Rag Week (Irish Independent)
• Teenage cadet's drug arrest as nine youngsters taken to hospital from camp after taking 'ecstasy' (Mirror)
• Businessman gets weekends in jail for trafficking in ecstasy (The Hamilton Spectator)
• Canberra man Rory Coghlan denied bail after allegedly selling MDMA to undercover police officer (ABC)
• Teenager left brain damaged after taking ecstasy celebrates 17th birthday as she continues to recover (Mirror)

Ayahuasca/DMT

• What Does DMT Feel Like? Putting Words to a DMT Experience (Psychedelic Times)
• Church Seeks to Offer 'Vision Quests' Near Elbe (The Chronicle)

Peyote/San Pedro/Mescaline

• Native American church, known for using peyote and marijuana, to open branches in former O.C. pot shops (The Orange County Register)
• Native American church fight for right to use cannabis & peyote (RT)

Iboga/Ibogaine

• The Evidence for Ibogaine: What New Studies Tell Us About Ibogaine for Addiction Treatment (Psychedelic Times)
• Ibogaine Treatment Expanded in Brazil: Will the U.S. Take Note? (Drug Policy Alliance)

Dissociatives

• Manic depressives could be treated with KETAMINE say medical experts (Mirror)
• Ketamine To Treat Depression in Patients Resistant To Other Drugs, Biggest Mental Health Breakthrough In 50 Years (Inquisitr)
• The Science Of Treating Depression With Ketamine (Psychedelic Press UK)
• Northern California Clinics Now Serving Ketamine (Special K) to Treat Severe Depression (7x7)
• Restricting Ketamine Would Have 'Dire Consequences' for Surgery in Low-Resource Countries, Anesthesiologists Warn (Newswise)
• British vets relieved as ketamine ruled 'not a global health threat' (Horse & Hound)
• Ketamine found after traffic stop, Bennington police say (WPTZ)
• Northampton moter jailed for slamming kids heads into floor while high on PCP (MassLive)
• Man says he stabbed two men, almost killing them, because of PCP (WJLA)
• Man arrested for causing fatal New Haven crash while driving on PCP (FOX)

Opiates/Opioids

• Super Bowl Ad Exemplifies How Bad The U.S. Opioid Epidemic Has Become (ATTN:)
• Big Pharma Is Partly to Blame for America's Opioid Epidemic (TIME)
• FBI, DEA release graphic video about horrors of heroin use (WTOP)
• Addicted to Heroin? Trump Says Blame the Mexicans (The Daily Beast)
• Cruz, Like Trump, Plans to Stop Heroin With a Wall (Reason)
• Walgreens to sell heroin OD antidote naloxone without prescription (Daily Herald)
• Rapper DMX revived by Narcan – the opioid antidote that stops an overdose in its tracks (Yahoo! News)
• Lawmakers try to outdo each other on heroin epidemic (USA Today)
• Drug overdose deaths could be curbed by naloxone kits, says advocate (CBC News)
• Villagers sow the Mexican opium poppies that feed the US heroin boom (The Tico Times)
• Opium growers find salvation in coffee (Bangkok Post)
• Heroin 'apocalypse' shadows New Hampshire primary (USA Today)
• Is naloxone safe to use? (WKBN)
• Saudi executes Egyptian for drug trafficking (The Express Tribune)
• Villagers sow Mexico's booming opium poppies (Digital Journal)
• The Most Striking Super Bowl Commercial Goes To Heroin (Cinema Blend)
• Police destroy opium crop in Jharkhand (Business Standard)

Absinthe

• Absinthe 101: separating fact from fiction (Stuff.co.nz)
• Queenstown stag party and a bottle of absinthe prove bad combination for Christchurch man (Stuff.co.nz)

Kratom

• SacredKratom Launches New Botanical Store - SacredKratom.com (Press Release Rocket)
• Recovering addicts, local officials warn that kratom is dangerous and addictive (News Net 5)
• Oxford police warn about synthetic drug kratom (WBRC)
• South Florida lawmaker wants to ban herbal supplement kratom (Local 10)
• 9 investigates Kratom: Natural herb or deadly drug? (WSOC)

Kava

• Kava treated as an economic commodity (Fiji Broadcasting Corporation)
• Kava Bill to support industry (Fiji Broadcasting Corporation)

Khat

• Kenya: Doctors Link Throat Cancer Cases to Miraa Chewing in Meru (AllAfrica)
• Worcester 'khat' cops found guilty (IOL)
• Police on UK national dealing in Khat (South African Government)
• Briton caught with khat due in court (IOL)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

• Hallucinogen Use Could Protect Against Intimate Partner Violence (Newswise)
• Do Psychedelics Offer a Path To The "God Within"? (Religion Dispatches)
• Watch How underground therapists are using psychedelics to heal trauma (XFINITY TV)
• President's drug control budget is a first, but still a whole lot of wasted money (Drug WarRant)
• Vice Secretly Did Pill Testing At An Aussie Music Festival (Tone Deaf)
• Tennessee's Welfare Drug Testing Program Was a Complete Failure (ATTN:)
• Trump: 'Every Single' Person Obama Released Will Sell Drugs Again (TIME)
• Pre-Orders Are Now Available for a New Book on Yoga, Psychedelics & Enlightenment (EIN News)
• Pope Francis's Visit to Mexico Highlights the Church's Drug War Woes (TIME)
• Why some therapists are risking arrest to heal trauma using psychedelics (Al Jazeera)
• Could LSD, magic mushrooms curb domestic violence? Research finds 'calming' effect (Global News)
• Can A Drug Help Reduce Domestic Violence? (NDTV)
• Hallucinogens may protect against domestic violence: study (Daily News & Analysis)

Disclaimer: "This Week in Psychedelics" does not censor or analyze the news links presented here. The purpose of this column is solely to catalogue how psychedelics (and other psychoactives) are presented by the mass media, which includes everything from the latest scientific research to misinformation.