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This Week in Psychedelics - 5.29.20

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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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