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This Week in Psychedelics - 1.8.21

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Cannabis

  • What The New Democratic-Controlled Senate Means For Federal Marijuana Legalization In 2021 (Marijuana Moment)

  • These States Are The Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2021 (Marijuana Moment)

  • Incarcerated Patients Have A Right To Use Medical Marijuana, New Mexico Judge Rules (Marijuana Moment)

  • Illinois: Governor Vacates Half a Million Past Marijuana Convictions (NORML)

  • Virginia Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Legalize Marijuana In 2021 (Marijuana Moment)

  • New Bill On Underage Marijuana Possession Could End New Jersey Legalization Stalemate Between Governor and Lawmakers (Marijuana Moment)

  • Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (NORML)

  • Scientists Cite Obscure Federal Marijuana Memo In Scheduling Case Against DEA (Marijuana Moment)

  • Mother fears son could die as Brexit stops medical cannabis supply (The Guardian)

  • Biden AG Pick Merrick Garland Wants To Defer To DEA On Marijuana Science And Classification (Marijuana Moment)

  • California: No Uptick in Frequency of Marijuana Use by Young Adults Following Adult-Use Legalization (NORML)

  • New York Governor Unveils Updated Marijuana Legalization Plan For 2021 (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

  • Here’s What Happens When Animals Eat LSD (DoubleBlind)

Magic Mushrooms

  • This Former Latter-day Saint Politician Started a Psilocybin Church—But Is it Legal? (DoubleBlind)

  • The Effects of Psilocybin on Morality and Empathy (Psychedelic Science Review)

  • Alberta Palliative Patient Successfully Undergoes First Legal Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Alberta, Initial Outcomes Exceed Expectations (Psilocybin Alpha)

  • Will psychedelic mushroom vacations come to the US? (The Washington Post)

  • MycoMeditations' Psilocybin-Assisted Wellness Retreat Announces New Leadership and Its Early 2021 Program Calendar (PR Newswire)

  • NeonMind Goes Public, Plans To Study Functional Mushrooms And Psilocybin As Treatments (Benzinga)

MDMA

  • Field Trip Health Ltd. Announces Participation in a MAPS-sponsored Multi-Site Study of MDMA-Assisted Therapy to Treat Eating Disorders (Psilocybin Alpha)

DMT

5-MeO-DMT

Ketamine

  • Repeated Ketamine Infusions Reduce Symptom Severity in Individuals With Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Newswise)

  • Ethical Concerns About Marketing Ketamine as a Safe and Effective Antidepressant (Medium)

Miscellaneous

  • Jake Angeli: The Psychedelic Guru Who Stormed The Capitol (Psymposia)

  • Big pharma is about to tune in to the potential of psychedelics (WIRED)

  • Clandestine chemistry and psychoactive drugs in film: Hamilton Morris talks about his career (Chemical and Engineering News)

  • Best Music Playlists For Psychedelic Therapy Are Explored In New Johns Hopkins Study (Marijuana Moment)

  • Mount Sinai Health System Launches Center for Psychedelic Research (Psilocybin Alpha)

  • Tooth tartar could uncover the drug habits of ancient people (Science)

  • Are the Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Necessary for Their Therapeutic Benefits? (Psychedelic Science Review)

  • Oakland’s Next Step in Psychedelic Decriminalization Approved Unanimously by City Council (Lucid News)

  • Neuroscientists believe deep neural networks could help illustrate how psychedelics alter consciousness (PsyPost)

  • What Is Raphael Warnock’s Record on Drug Policy and Harm Reduction? (Filter)

  • What do Alien Abduction and Psychedelic Experiences have in Common? Let Dr. John E. Mack’s Work Explain (Psychedelics Today)

  • Mydecine Innovations Group Sponsors First Lab-Based Study of Established Microdosers at Macquarie University in Australia (Psilocybin Alpha)

  • God's Factory Reset (Reset.me)

  • NeonMind Appoints Trevor Millar as Chief Psychedelic Officer (Psilocybin Alpha)

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