Cannabis
New York Lawmakers Prefile Eight Marijuana Bills For 2021 As State Pursues Legalization (Marijuana Moment)
New Jersey: Governor Delays Signing Adult-Use Legalization Legislation (NORML)
Mississippi And South Dakota Officials Defend Marijuana Ballot Measures Against Legal Challenges (Marijuana Moment)
Illinois Expunges Nearly Half a Million Cannabis Arrest Records 4 Years Ahead of Schedule (NBC Chicago)
Montana: Adult-Use Legalization Law Takes Effect (NORML)
Young Adults Who Vape Cannabis Are More Likely To Experience Cough, Bronchitis And Wheezing, Study Finds (CBS Baltimore)
Missouri Lawmaker’s New Bill Would Put Marijuana Legalization On 2022 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Study shows long-term cannabis use does not increase sensitivity to pain (The Spokesman-Review)
Magic Mushrooms
2020 Was the Year of the Magic Mushroom (VICE)
Pure Extracts Commences Study on Psilocybin Oral Tablets, Capsules and Nasal Gel (Psilocybin Alpha)
The Top 10 Psilocybin Research Papers of 2020 (Psychedelic Science Review)
MDMA
A Brief History of the Netherlands' Love Affair With Ecstasy (VICE)
Ketamine
Ketamine may ease depression by restoring the brain’s sensitivity to prediction error, study suggests (PsyPost)
Is Ketamine Effective for Typical and Atypical Depression? (Psychology Today)
Datura
Three hospitalised after eating datura at Christchurch prison (Radio New Zealand)
Miscellaneous
D.C. Decriminalizes Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia And Promotes Harm Reduction (Marijuana Moment)
One psychedelic experience may lessen trauma of racial injustice (Ohio State News)
Why Canada Could Be Next To Allow Psychedelic Therapy (And How It’s Already Changing Lives) (Forbes)
The Psychedelic Renaissance in 2020 (Psilocybin Alpha)
The Crisis of “Soft” Drug Criminalization in Italy (Filter)
Remembering the Late Michael Alig, King of the Club Kids, Ex-Con Killer… And Unconventional Psychedelic Pioneer (DoubleBlind)
Psychedelics and Judaism (Reality Sandwich)
Legal Psychedelic Therapy Comes to Alberta With Ground-Breaking Health Canada Decision (Psilocybin Alpha)
Compassionate Use – Psychedelic Therapy for Those Who Can’t Wait (Psychedelic Science Review)
How UK Club Bouncers Prey On People Who Use Drugs (Filter)
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