This Week in Psychedelics - 7.23.21

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Cannabis

  • Cops Will No Longer Bust People for Weed at New York Airports (MERRY JANE)

  • Redlining in Cannabis is Cutting Off Opportunity For Black People. (Chicago Defender)

  • Medical Marijuana Patient Sues Polis Over New MMJ Laws (Westword)

  • The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis (Filter)

  • Virginia's “Marijuana Martyr” Is Now Smoking Legal Weed 48 Years After His Arrest (MERRY JANE)

  • Another North Carolina Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

  • Study: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Motivation Loss (NORML)

  • Missouri Marijuana Activists File Legalization Initiatives For 2022 As Other Groups Prepare Separate Measures (Marijuana Moment)

  • High-Potency THC Concentrates Are Just As Safe As Regular-Potency Weed, More Data Shows (MERRY JANE)

  • Mississippi Lawmakers Aim To Pass Medical Marijuana Bill In August Special Session After Ballot Measure Blocked By Court (Marijuana Moment)

  • The future of cannabis is female: Gen Z women are fastest-growing consumers of legal weed (NBC News)

LSD

  • Performance-enhancing psychedelics: Can LSD make you better at sport? (New Atlas)

  • Mississippi city settles over case of man who had taken LSD, then died after police used Taser to restrain him (Magnolia State Live)

Magic Mushrooms

  • The Magic Mushroom Map shows likely spots for psilocybin-containing mushrooms (Boing Boing)

  • The Other Magic Mushroom: Why a Canadian Startup is Suddenly Interested in the Fungus From Super Mario (Discover Magazine)

  • Mouse Study Reveals New Details on Psilocybin’s Rewiring of the Brain (Psychedelic Science Review)

  • Expert: Psilocybin Treatment May Support Patients With Obesity Who Have Tried Everything, Need Further Support (Pharmacy Times)

  • Tryp Therapeutics Announces Plans for Phase 2a Clinical Trial for Fibromyalgia with the University of Michigan (Psilocybin Alpha)

MDMA

  • AOC Promotes Research On Benefits Of Psychedelics Like Psilocybin And MDMA With New Amendment (Marijuana Moment)

  • MDMA as a Potential Treatment for PTSD (Reality Sandwich)

DMT

  • Could DMT Sweep Existing Treatments for Depression Aside? (MarketWatch)

Ayahuasca

  • The Good, The Bad, and the Soul: Drug Interactions and Ayahuasca with Ben Malcolm (EntheoNation)

5-MeO-DMT

  • Sonora’s traditional toad medicine ‘removes the madness from your mind’ (Mexico News Daily)

Iboga

  • Lamar Odom Reveals ‘Ibogaine’ Use To Treat Drug Addiction In Explosive New Interview (The Blast)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

  • Mydecine Expands Portfolio of Novel Molecules Filing New Patent for MDMA-like Compounds (Psilocybin Alpha)

Nitrous Oxide

Ketamine

  • Ireland trials use of ketamine to treat depression (Irish Central)

  • Braxia Scientific says ketamine treatment now covered by insurance for Canadian military and RCMP veterans (Proactive Investors)

  • Sublingual Ketamine Is Safe and Effective for Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain (Clinical Pain Advisor)

  • Ketamine Therapy and Addiction Risk Management: Part II (Truffle Report)

  • PharmaTher Expands Psychedelic Patent Portfolio with Filing of U.S. Patent Application for Novel Ketamine Formulation (Psilocybin Alpha)

  • Mindful Use of Nitrous Oxide: How to be a Connoisseur of Getting High (Maps of the Mind)

  • What Neurotransmitters Does Ketamine Affect Most In The Brain? (Healing Maps)

Miscellaneous

  • Is It Too Early to Invest in Psychedelic Stocks? (Nasdaq)

  • Why Mindfulness Practitioners are Better Positioned to Trip on Psychedelics (DoubleBlind)

  • How Freaks of Color Shaped Psychedelia (Lucid News)

  • From Screening to Integration: Harm Reduction in Psychedelic Research (Psychedelic Science Review)

  • Psychedelic Surrender (Maps of the Mind)

  • Psychedelics Are Not a Mental Health Panacea (Sam Woolfe)

  • Towards a More Rational and Compassionate Drug Policy (Dr. Bronner's)

  • Psychedelic Activity Menus: Having Options for Your Session (Maps of the Mind)

  • What Is Depth Psychology and How Does It Relate to Psychedelics? (Psychedelics Today)

  • Are Potentially Legal Psychedelics Safe For Pregnant Women? (Healing Maps)

  • Psychedelic Therapeutics Startup Cybin To List On NYSE’s Small Cap Market (Forbes)

  • Could Psychedelics Help Prevent Mental Health Problems? (Kahpi)

  • Working at Legal Psychedelic Retreats Around The World (Maps of the Mind)

  • Psychedelics and Queerness (Reality Sandwich)

  • What International Drug Users Remembrance Day Means to Me (Filter)

  • Chelsea Osmond: Linking the Past and Future of the Psychedelic Renaissance (Chacruna)

  • Creating Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys (Maps of the Mind)

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