Cannabis
Schumer, Senate Democrats unveil new bill to decriminalize marijuana (The Hill)
Can Marijuana Make You a Better Athlete? (The New York Times)
Missouri Man Released From Prison After Serving 11 Years for Possessing One Pound of Weed (MERRY JANE)
Cannabis vs. HIV: UNC researcher lands $4M grant to explore possibility (WRAL Tech Wire)
DEA Approves Denver Marijuana Facility for Medical Research (Westword)
Tennessee Republican Lawmaker’s New Bill Would Put Three Marijuana Questions Before Voters On 2022 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Michigan governor moves to regulate delta-8 THC products (Marijuana Business Daily)
Missouri Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Tax Deduction Bill (Marijuana Moment)
Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Correlates with Higher Home Values (NORML)
Study Shows Cannabis Terpenes Provide Pain Relief, Contribute to ‘Entourage Effect’ (The University of Arizona Health Sciences)
Cannabis may have originated in northwest China, study suggests (Henry Herald)
LSD
Auckland University researchers to trial LSD microdoses on advanced-stage cancer patients (Newshub)
LSD vs. Acid: A Brief History of Acid Slang (DoubleBlind)
Calls to reclassify LSD out of class A as mental health research picks up steam (Newshub)
Genetic Determinants of the LSD Response (Psychedelic Science Review)
Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mexico in Danger of Extinction (Chacruna)
Living In Peace: Cancer Patients Extralegally Seeking Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy Amid DEA Suit (Maps of the Mind)
MDMA
Vancouver psychedelics company gets Health Canada greenlight for MDMA therapy study (CBC)
The Re-Emergence of Ecstasy - But Not at the Club (JD Supra)
Ayahuasca
DMT, active component in ayahuasca, aids in the growth of new neurons (PsyPost)
First Study on Psychedelics and Epigenetics Explores Ayahuasca’s Effects on Gene Expression (Lucid News)
Megan Fox Said She Went To “Hell For Eternity” During A Hallucinogenic Tea Trip With Machine Gun Kelly And It “Bonded” Them Even More (BuzzFeed News)
The Ayahuasca Experience: A Pilgrimage to the Spirit (DoubleBlind)
Lessons From Ayahuasca (Maps of the Mind)
5-MeO-DMT
From Hunter Biden To HGTV Star Christina Haack, Psychedelic Toad Venom Hits The Mainstream (Forbes)
Peyote
The Traditional & Medicinal Use of Peyote in North America with Oscar Matzuwa (EntheoNation)
Iboga
MINDCURE Announces Filing of U.S. Provisional Patent Applications for Company’s First Fully Synthetic Routes to Create an Ibogaine Psychedelic Compound (Psilocybin Alpha)
Synthetic Cannabinoids
The Rise in Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cathinones (Psychiatric Times)
Ketamine
Microdoses of psilocybin and ketamine enhance motivation and attention in rodent models relevant to depression (PsyPost)
Ketamine, esketamine do not differ in cognitive effects for treatment-resistant depression (Healio)
Dissociation as Medicine? Exploring Dissociation & Dissociative Psychedelics like Ketamine (Psychedelics Today)
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Frontline Workers (Truffle Report)
Awakn Life Sciences Initiates Research Program to Further Develop Ketamine-Assisted Therapies for Treating Addiction (Psilocybin Alpha)
Ketamine Therapy and Addiction Risk Management: Part I (Truffle Report)
Here’s How Ketamine Affects The Brain (Healing Maps)
Miscellaneous
California Bill To Legalize Psychedelics Possession Advances Again, With New Amendments That Add Limits (Marijuana Moment)
In the Light of Dying Stars (Here and Now Studios)
Ethan Nadelmann Reexamines Adult Drug Use in New Podcast ‘Psychoactive’ (Rolling Stone)
Biden Selects White House Drug Czar Who Helped Implement State Marijuana Program And Touted Medical Benefits (Marijuana Moment)
World Reimagined: The Growth of the Psychedelic Industry (Nasdaq)
Syncing Psychedelic Sessions with Moon Cycles (Maps of the Mind)
Advocacy Group Asks to Delay California Psychedelics Bill Until 2022 (Truffle Report)
Mass. Communities Move Toward Decriminalizing Psychedelics, With Some Pushback (WGBH)
Shamanic Ceremony Leaders Join Forces to Shape Legal Strategy through the Sacred Plant Alliance (Lucid News)
Can Coca Leaf Avoid the Wrongs of The Psychedelic Revolution? (Chacruna)
Religious Access to Psychedelics is No Substitute for Decriminalization (DoubleBlind)
Is public discourse on drug overdoses improving? (Drug WarRant)
Active vs. Passive Coping Distinguishes Antidepressants and Psychedelics (Psychedelic Science Review)
Food Suggestions for Before, During, and After Psychedelic Sessions (Maps of the Mind)
Ultimate Guide on the Legalization and Decriminalization of Drugs (Reality Sandwich)
Psychedelics and Death: Transitioning from this World with Consciousness (Chacruna)
The interesting origins of psychedelic therapy (Freethink)
New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics (JD Supra)
Psychedelic Decriminalization Creating Market Opportunities (PR Newswire)
Going Offline for Psychedelic Journeys (Maps of the Mind)
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