CANNABIS
Canberra becomes the first city in Australia to legalize marijuana (CNN)
House Passes Cannabis Banking Bill in Historic Vote (Leafly)
Cannabis Delivery Wins Final Approval in Massachusetts (Leafly)
Twice as Many Americans Use Cannabis for Medicine Over Recreation, Study Says (MERRY JANE)
Cannabis-based drug for childhood epilepsy approved for use in UK (The Guardian)
Brain activity 'dampened' by vaped THC, similar to those with schizophrenia: study (CBC)
Lower Doses Of Marijuana May Be More Effective For Improving Libido, Review Finds (Marijuana Moment)
New Washington DC Law Allows Students to Use Medical Marijuana in Schools (MERRY JANE)
Marijuana use higher among white New Yorkers, though 94% of pot busts are people of color (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
The DEA Joins the FDA in THC Vapes Crackdown (Filter)
Illinois Governor Will Pardon Thousands of Former Cannabis Offenders (MERRY JANE)
Wisconsin and South Dakota Are Preparing 2020 Legalization Measures (Leafly)
Senior Marijuana Use Increases, But Where Is The Research? (The Fix)
LSD
The FBI Just Arrested a 'Psychedelic Nazi' on LSD After Tapping His Wild Text Chats (VICE)
Disneyland Paris visitor on bad LSD trip falls into Adventureland lake, turns up naked after 130-person search (The Orange County Register)
Syracuse Man Arrested After Punching Officer While On Apparent LSD Trip (Times-Union Newspaper)
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
Why the Magic Mushroom Story Could be as Big as the Cannabis Boom (PR Newswire)
Mixing Meditation and Magic Mushrooms? (Mindful)
MDMA
New research shows MDMA can be comedown-free (Mixmag)
AYAHUASCA
My 30 Years of Providing Shamanic Healing with Ayahuasca (Kahpi)
Stopping Veteran Suicide with Ayahuasca: Interview with Wyly Gray of Veterans of War (Psychedelic Times)
Ayahuasca Has a Special Connection with My People, the Shipibo (Kahpi)
One man’s journey with ayahuasca (GQ)
Ayahuasca: tradition versus tourism (The Mancunion)
IBOGA
Opioid addicts seek alternative treatment in Mexico (10News)
NOVEL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Ben Westhoff on the Origins of Deadly Party Drugs in Fentanyl, Inc. (Westword)
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS
Older adults with COPD more likely to use synthetic cannabinoids, study finds (Medical Xpress)
OPIOIDS
Pennsylvania Giving Away Free Naloxone To Combat Overdoses (The Fix)
Should Heroin Be Used to Treat Addiction? (Pain News Network)
The White Van Prescribing Buprenorphine Outside a Baltimore Jail (Filter)
METHAMPHETAMINE
SAMHSA’s “Meth Monster” Video Is Pure Fear-Mongering Propaganda (Filter)
Their unborn baby tested positive for meth. Then they learned their house was once a meth lab. (CBS News)
Mexican drug cartels fueling meth comeback in US, with seizures at 'historically high levels' (Fox News)
CAFFEINE
Study says too much caffeine can trigger migraines (WKRC)
Coffee May Lower Risk of Gallstones (The New York Times)
TOBACCO
Walmart to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes in Stores (TIME)
Vape brand Juul is reportedly at the center of a criminal probe (Engadget)
Juul hires former tobacco exec as CEO and ceases all US marketing (Engadget)
Survey Suggests Lung Disease Misinformation Has Compounded Confusion About the Hazards of E-Cigarettes (Reason)
Big Tobacco Will Take Advantage of the Mysterious Vaping Illness (VICE)
LA Board Of Supervisors Votes To Ban Flavored Tobacco (CBS Los Angeles)
Plan To Raise Age To Buy Tobacco To 21 In Denver Moves Ahead (CBS Denver)
ALCOHOL
Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa (The Conversation)
KRATOM
Florida man with Down syndrome died in hot car as caretaker slept off kratom overdose: sheriff (Fox News)
How Kratom can be beneficial for sports athletes? (GHANAsoccernet.com)
What Type Of Kratom Information Will You Find On Reddit? (Kratom Guides)
Kratom In Michigan: Legal or Regulated? (Kratom Guides)
Meet the Plant That Is In the News For All the Wrong Reasons (Grit Daily)
MISCELLANEOUS
Dr. Bronner’s Donates $150k to Legalize Medical Psilocybin in Oregon (DoubleBlind)
Massachusetts Implements Emergency Ban on All Cannabis and Nicotine Vapes (MERRY JANE)
Over 800 cases of vaping illnesses reported to CDC (The Hill)
Psychedelics Can Help Treat a Variety of Psychiatric Disorders, New Review Says (MERRY JANE)
‘Vaper’s lung’ likely to enter the medical lexicon (The Irish Times)
The Truth About Looking in the Mirror on Psychedelics (VICE)
Can microdosing psychedelics take the edge off a first date? (Mic)
Enough evidence to support introduction of pill testing in NSW, inquiry told (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Inside the centre exploring the effect of psychedelic drugs on mental health (The Independent)
Psychedelic Therapy Advocate Recalls Coming Of Age In The 1960s (High Times)
Alan Watts and Psychedelic Christianity (The Institute for the Advancement of Psychedelic Christianity)
How to Do Psychedelics Without Killing Yourself (The Stranger)
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