CANNABIS
Scent of unburnt marijuana exclusively is not grounds to search warehouse, SJC rules (The Boston Globe)
Vaping linked to marijuana use in young people, research says (CNN)
Here Are The Top 20 Most And Least Marijuana-Friendly U.S. Colleges (Marijuana Moment)
UC Davis Partners With DEA-Approved Company to Conduct Cannabis Research (UC Davis)
Cannabis restaurants are coming to California, with 'budtenders' and 'flower' service (The Washington Post)
Where Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Stands On Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)
Outside Lands Music Festival Raked in $1 Million in Legal Weed Sales (MERRY JANE)
Adults who mix cannabis with opioids for pain report higher anxiety, depression (Science Daily)
Medicinal cannabis: the hype is strong, but the evidence is weak (The Guardian)
Lack of Patient Protection Gets Colorado a "B" Grade in Medical Marijuana (Westword)
Is Your Weed Vegan? How Vegan Weed and Veganic Farming Avoids Fertilizers that Impact the Purity and Safety of Cannabis (Psychedelic Times)
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
There’s Already a Company Developing Magic Mushroom Tea and Coffee in Denver (MERRY JANE)
Oregon Activists Take Next Step To Legalize Psilocybin For Medical Use (Marijuana Moment)
MDMA
Swingers Love Combining Ecstasy with Sex, Study Finds (MERRY JANE)
Ecstasy 'too child-friendly' as deaths rise to record levels (BBC)
Devastated mum of girl, 13, who died after taking ecstasy blames herself and wishes she’d told her ‘I love you’ (The Sun)
IBOGA
What To Expect on an Ibogaine Trip (The Third Wave)
NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Synthetic MDMA-Like Drug Banned, Reportedly Linked to 125 Deaths (Your EDM)
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS
Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Developing Fetus (Advanced Science News)
NITROUS OXIDE
No laughing matter: Netherlands considers ban of nitrous oxide (The Straits Times)
OPIOIDS
Overdose survival rates high with naloxone, Stockton study finds (The Press of Atlantic City)
How to get naloxone, the antidote for an opioid overdose, in Maryland (The Baltimore Sun)
ETSU installs overdose drug Naloxone in every residence hall (WCYB)
CAFFEINE
Drinking coffee before bed does not affect sleep quality, study finds (Fox17)
Comparing different caffeine doses, as opposed to comparing to placebo alone, leads to robust sports nutrition conclusions, paper argues (NutraIngrediants-usa.com)
TOBACCO
The World Health Organization Blithely Denies Vaping Science (Filter)
FDA Rolls Out New Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packages And Tobacco Ads (NPR)
WHO statement urging governments to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at international expositions (World Health Organization)
ALCOHOL
Religion and Drinking Alcohol in the U.S. (Gallup)
Bud and Booze Make Bad Bedfellows, Study Says (MERRY JANE)
KRATOM
Oxford becomes latest Mississippi government to ban kratom (Mississippi Business Journal)
MISCELLANEOUS
All U.S. Adults Should Be Screened for Illicit Drug Use, National Panel Urges (U.S. News & World Report)
Stay Off Your Phone While You're High, Study Says (MERRY JANE)
Benefits and challenges of psychedelic microdosing – as reported by microdosers (BMC Blogs Network)
The 40 Best Books About Shamanism and Plant Medicines (Chacruna)
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On the Monday following each edition of “This Week in Psychoactives,” I post a “Last Week in Psychoactives” video recap to my YouTube channel. After that is done, I retroactively add the video to the corresponding blog post. Here is this week’s video recap, which actually covers the past four weeks’ worth of news since I was away on vacation for a few weeks: