Weekly Psychedelic Links - December 2022

12.2.22

Cannabis

• Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill, A Historic First For Federal Cannabis Reform (Marijuana Moment)

• Idaho Plans for Medical Cannabis Legalization on the Ballot in 2024 (High Times)

• Ohio Senate Votes To Remove Marijuana Paraphernalia Convictions From Criminal Records And Allow Broader Expungement (Marijuana Moment)

• Police in India Say Rats Ate More Than 1,100 Pounds of Confiscated Weed (High Times)

• Young Americans Are Twice As Likely To Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes, New Gallup Data Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• New Federal Job Applications Won’t Ask About Most Marijuana Use Unless It Was Within The Past 90 Days (Marijuana Moment)

• Many People with Bipolar Disorder Use Cannabis. It May Sometimes Help (Scientific American)

• University Researchers Exploring Cannabis As A Treatment For Covid-19 (Forbes)

• New York’s illicit weed products are weak and full of toxins, study finds (Leafly)

• Medical Marijuana Legalization Linked To Reduced Opioid Use By Cancer Patients, American Medical Association Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Pennsylvania Starts Program Providing Financial Assistance to Low-Income Cannabis Patients (High Times)

• Wedding Guest Files Lawsuit Over Pot-Infused Reception Food (High Times)

• These States Almost Legalized Marijuana In 2022 (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Many Trips, Diminishing Returns: Cross-Tolerance Between LSD and DOI (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Former CEO Sues Company That Fired Him for Microdosing LSD in an Investor Meeting (Futurism)

Magic Mushrooms

• DEA Proposes Even Higher 2023 Production Quotas For Psychedelics Like MDMA And Psilocyn (Marijuana Moment)

• Non-profit Organization Marches on Canadian Capital To Fight for Therapeutic Mushrooms (High Times)

MDMA

• The man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills (The Face)

• Climate Lessons from Cambodia’s Illegal MDMA Market (TalkingDrugs)

Ayahuasca

• Why Ayahuasca Is Miley Cyrus' 'Favorite' Drug (And How It Supported Her Veganism) (Benzinga)

• After closing its doors in Canterbury, a church serving hallucinogenic tea vows to reopen elsewhere (NHPR)

• Ceremonial Ayahuasca in Amazonian Retreats: Mental Health and Epigenetic Outcomes From a Six-Month Naturalistic Study (Chacruna)

Synthetic Cannabinoids

• Prison “K2”: The Hidden Center of a Chaotic New Drug War (Filter)

Ketamine

• Laid-off workers can now get a free month of ketamine-assisted therapy services to help with their mental health (Fortune)

• Low-dose ketamine may reduce shivering following spinal anesthesia (Physicians Weekly)

• Ketamine for Depression Poses “Significant Risk to the Public” (Mad in America)

• Study shows how ketamine administration starkly changes neuronal activity patterns in the brain (News-Medical.net)

Miscellaneous

• Berkeley, California Officials Approve Psychedelics Decriminalization Resolution Amid Pushback From Reform Advocates (Marijuana Moment)

• Colombian And Mexican Presidents Announce International Effort To Reshape Drug Policy, Condemning ‘Failure’ Of Prohibition (Marijuana Moment)

• Colorado Governor To Appoint Psychedelics Advisory Panel After Voters Approve Legalization Ballot Measure (Marijuana Moment)

• Why the “Psychedelic Renaissance” is just Colonialism by Another Name (DoubleBlind)

• Could the Latest Science on Psychedelics Revolutionise the Way We Understand Our Minds? (Men's Health)

12.9.22

Cannabis

• Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap (Leafly)

• Legalization Amendment To Be Added to Missouri Constitution (High Times)

• New Jersey Marijuana Regulators Approve Rules For Public Cannabis Consumption Areas (Marijuana Moment)

• Colombian Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Bringing Country Closer To Ending Prohibition (Marijuana Moment)

• Study: Cannabis Has ‘Uniquely Beneficial Effects’ on People With Bipolar Disorder (High Times)

• Pain relief from marijuana comes from a belief it helps, study finds (CNN)

• Delivery is in the works for New York’s new legal weed stores (Leafly)

• Children are ditching alcohol for marijuana, as 20-year national US study shows a 245% increase (EurekAlert!)

• Oregon recalls thousands of cannabis products over pesticide concerns (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Several Companies for Illicit Edible Sales (High Times)

• As Congress Stalls On Marijuana Banking, New Report Details Public Safety Risk Of Cash-Intensive Dispensaries (Marijuana Moment)

• NORML Report Highlights Citywide Policies Depenalizing Marijuana Law Enforcement (NORML)

• Study: ‘Significant’ negative association between medical cannabis sales, alcohol (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Dispensaries’ Cashless ATM Transactions Get The Ax (High Times)

• Connecticut: Governor Announces Intent to Expunge 40,000+ Marijuana-Related Convictions (NORML)

• Biden’s Health Secretary Shares Marijuana Scheduling News At 4:20—Again (Marijuana Moment)

• Marijuana packaging rebrands can draw consumers, create cohesion, reflect values (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Trend Sees Brands Pairing Top-Shelf Weed, Fine Dining (High Times)

LSD

• Study on LSD microdosing uncovers neuropsychological mechanisms that could underlie anti-depressant effects (PsyPost)

Magic Mushrooms

• Portlanders Explain Why They’re Waiting in Line for Psychedelic Mushrooms (Willamette Week)

• Study suggests psilocybin increases mindfulness, especially when accompanied by mystical experiences (PsyPost)

• Amsterdam’s Last Shroom Lounge (DoubleBlind)

• Diamond Therapeutics completes Phase I clinical study of low-dose psilocybin in healthy human subjects (PR Newswire)

• Oregon store allegedly selling psychedelic mushrooms raided (The Seattle Times)

MDMA

• MDMA may be available for medical treatment "as soon as 2024" in US hospitals (Mixmag)

• Wastewater data shows 286% increase in ecstasy use during pandemic (Healio)

• Abuse Potential: Considerations for Rescheduling MDMA and Psychedelics (Psychedelic Science Review)

DMT

• The Gestures of DMT Jesters (Sam Woolfe)

Ayahuasca

• A Canadian psychedelic drug company has created medical grade ayahuasca (Toronto Star)

• Modulatory Effects of Ayahuasca on Personality Structure in a Traditional Framework (Chacruna)

• Declaration of The 4th Brazilian Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference (Chacruna)

Ketamine

• Now Companies Can Buy Insurance To Cover Ketamine Therapy for Employees (Lucid News)

• Using Ketamine to Treat Anorexia (Psychology Today)

• Meta-Analysis of Intravenous vs Intranasal Ketamine (Psychiatric Times)

• Low-dose Ketamine Effective In Reducing The Incidence Of Shivering Following Spinal Anesthesia (Medical Dialogues)

Miscellaneous

• MAPS Found Liable in Wrongful Death Lawsuit (Lucid News)

• Most States Will Legalize Psychedelics By 2037, Analysis Published By American Medical Association Predicts (Marijuana Moment)

• When virtual reality meets psychedelic therapy (Mashable)

• How Will Our Value Systems Affect The Psychedelic Movement? (Maps of the Mind)

• We’re rushing the use of psychedelics as medicine, researchers say (New Scientist)

• Awakn Makes Its Case To Investors (Lucid News)

• Punk Ethos & Psychedelic Practice (Maps of the Mind)

12.16.22

Cannabis

• Recreational Weed Now Legal in Missouri (High Times)

• Connecticut: Adult-Use Cannabis Sales to Begin Next Month (NORML)

• New Hampshire GOP And Democratic House Leaders Team Up On Marijuana Legalization Bill For 2023 (Marijuana Moment)

• Here’s how New York’s legal weed delivery will work (Leafly)

• Teen Marijuana Use Remained Stable In 2022, Despite More States Legalizing And Lifting Of Pandemic Restrictions (Marijuana Moment)

• Kansas City: Officials Dismiss Hundreds of Marijuana Cases Following Statewide Legalization Vote (NORML)

• Kansas Lawmakers Plan To Introduce Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill (High Times)

• Prosecution collapses against execs caught up in CannTrust cannabis scandal (CBC)

• Texas Activists Turn In Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization Back In Voters’ Hands After City Council Repeal (Marijuana Moment)

• Massachusetts To Add Lessons on Weed Impairment to Driver’s Ed (High Times)

• Nearly 2 Million Marijuana Convictions Have Been Pardoned Or Expunged In The U.S. In The Past Five Years, New Report Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• Australian Residents Could Save $850 Million Annually if Cannabis is Decriminalized (High Times)

• Marijuana Legalization Reduces Arrests Even In States That Already Decriminalized, American Medical Association Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Up to 9% of LSD and psilocybin users report reoccurring effects after drug has worn off (PsyPost)

• Gut Feeling: Links Between LSD, Endocannabinoids, and the Microbiome (Psychedelic Science Review)

Magic Mushrooms

• Florida halts amanita muscaria sales at nation’s only brick-and-mortar retailer (Leafly)

• COMP360 psilocybin therapy shows potential in open-label study in type II bipolar disorder presented at ACNP (Psychedelic Alpha)

• Here’s why police are raiding psychedelic mushroom stores in major cities (Leafly)

• Rat Study Examines Psilocybin as Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (High Times)

MDMA

• The History and Benefits of MDMA, the New Tool in Mental Health Again (Daily Kos)

DMT

• Experiencing a Changa Ceremony at an Oakland Plant Medicine Church (Lucid News)

Ayahuasca

• Aaron Rodgers says doing psychedelic drug ayahuasca helped him overcome his ‘fear of death’ (The Independent)

5-MeO-DMT

• UCL To Lead First-Ever Brain Imaging Study Among Psychedelic Retreat Participants (High Times)

• PsyBio Therapeutics Takes Initial Step to Help Protect the Sonoran Desert Toad as it Files Three New Provisional Patent Applications, Including Intellectual Property Protection for the Biosynthetic Production of 5-MeO-DMT (Psychedelic Alpha)

Peyote

• Inside the battle to save the sacred peyote ceremony: ‘We’re in dire straits’ (The Guardian)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Israeli Based Biotech Company Clearmind Completes IND-Enabling Studies for CMND-100 (Psychedelic Alpha)

Ketamine

• Ketamine plus therapy could help treat alcoholism, say researchers (The Guardian)

Miscellaneous

• Verdict in Lawsuit Assigns MAPS 25% Liability and $1M in Damages (Lucid News)

• New center takes multidisciplinary approach to the study of psychedelics (University of Michigan)

• It’s Not Just About Pot. Our Entire Drug Policy Needs an Overhaul. (The New York Times)

• The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on a Psychedelic Experience (Sam Woolfe)

• Would You Be Friends With Your Friends if You Didn’t Do Drugs Together? (VICE)

• Why is Gender-Affirming Care Needed in the Psychedelic Space? (Chacruna)

• How Many Likes Does it Take to be a Psychedelic Thought Leader? (Lucid News)

12.23.22

Cannabis

• First words from Brittney Griner: Thanks Biden, vows to help free others (Leafly)

• Federally Funded Study Finds Teen Use Rates Largely Unchanged by Legalization (NORML)

• Canada Destroys a Record Amount of Cannabis (High Times)

• District of Columbia: Council Members Advance Legislation to Expunge Tens of Thousands of Marijuana Convictions (NORML)

• Afroman Announces 2024 Run for President (High Times)

• Twitter Stops Suggesting People Who Search For ‘Marijuana’ May Need Drug Treatment (Marijuana Moment)

• Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Is Working Effectively, Annual Survey Suggests (Forbes)

• New Washington Bill Would Allow Interstate Marijuana Commerce (Marijuana Moment)

• New Report Analyzes Medical Pot Patients’ Consumption Habits (High Times)

• Majority Of Texas Voters Back Marijuana Legalization, And Three In Four Support Decriminalization, Poll Finds (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• How LSD evolved from CIA mind-control drug to counterculture emblem (Leafly)

Magic Mushrooms

• Quebec covers psilocybin therapy under medical insurance in historic first (Leafly)

• Oregon Psilocybin Entrepreneurs Navigate Business Requirements (Lucid News)

Ayahuasca

• Canadian Company Announces Ayahuasca Pills (Chacruna)

• Music and ayahuasca’s role in treating substance use disorders in men (UC Riverside)

Datura

• Weed responsible for hallucinogenic spinach recall identified as thornapple (The Guardian)

Miscellaneous

• New Bill Tries to Decriminalize Psychedelics in California—Again (DoubleBlind)

• The Myth of the Psychedelic Santa (Lucid News)

• U.K. Police Chiefs Call for Decriminalization of First-Time Drug Offenses (High Times)

• Israel-Based Clearmind Medicine Granted U.S. Patent for Psychedelic-Based Alcohol Substitute (Psychedelic Alpha)

• Placebo Problems: Boundary Works in the Psychedelic Science Renaissance (Chacruna)

12.30.22

Cannabis

• Record Number of Scientific Papers Published About Cannabis in 2022 (NORML)

• Washington, D.C. Passes Bill To Expand Medical Weed Sales (High Times)

• Google Ends Ban On Advertising Certain Hemp And CBD Products In Parts Of U.S. (Marijuana Moment)

• Clinical Trial Finds Cannabis Oil is Well-Tolerated, Effective Insomnia Treatment (High Times)

• Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records To Launch Its Own Cannabis Brand (Forbes)

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom Pardons 10, Some Cannabis Convictions (High Times)

• A dying US cancer patient used cannabis to ease pain. His hospital called the police (The Guardian)

• South Dakota Activists File Measure That Could Put Marijuana Legalization On Ballot For Third Election In A Row (Marijuana Moment)

• Is legal weed doomed to be run by big business? (Vox)

• Texas Marijuana Activists Submit Enough Signatures To Challenge Local Decriminalization Repeal, While Another City’s Reform Faces Lawsuit (Marijuana Moment)

Magic Mushrooms

• A single dose of psilocybin improves depression in treatment-resistant patients, but with adverse effects (PsyPost)

• Psilocybin Therapy For Autism-Like Disorder Receives Approval For Phase 2a Clinical Trial (The Dales Report)

• Do Shrooms Go Bad? (DoubleBlind)

MDMA

• MDMA Is Getting Super Popular Among Rich, Young Indians (VICE)

• VA Report Says Psilocybin And MDMA Show Therapeutic ‘Promise’ For Veterans’ Mental Health Conditions (Marijuana Moment)

DMT

• Phase 2a study initiated to examine synthetic DMT for treatment-resistant depression (Healio)

Ayahuasca

• “Nobody Wants A Synthetic-Only Future”: Filament Health Is Formulating Natural Psilocybin And Standardizing Ayahuasca (Healing Maps)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Tripping Without The Trip: Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics (Benzinga)

Ketamine

• Much remains unknown about using ketamine to treat depression—and Colorado doesn't regulate it (The Denver Post)

Miscellaneous

• New York Lawmakers File Psychedelics Legalization Bill For 2023 (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelics Like Psilocybin Are Now Legal In Colorado With Governor’s Proclamation On Voter-Approved Ballot Measure (Marijuana Moment)

• The Multidimensional Worlds of Mariela de la Paz (DoubleBlind)

• Minnesota Medical Association Endorses Decriminalizing Drugs (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic therapies are on the horizon, but who will administer the drugs? (NBC News)

• Psychedelic drugs may launch a new era in psychiatric treatment, brain scientists say (NPR)

• Psychedelics Are Surging—at the Expense of Indigenous Communities (The Daily Beast)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 7.23.21

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

• Is Nitrous Oxide a Psychedelic Drug? (Psychedelic Science Review)

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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This Week in Psychedelics - 10.23.20

Cannabis

• Virginia: Medical Cannabis Dispensing Begins (NORML)

• Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries open to long lines, happy patients (Leafly)

• Montana Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Marijuana Legalization Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• USDA Approves Hemp Plans For Six Additional States And Three Indian Tribes (Marijuana Moment)

• Virginia Bill To Ban Police Searches Based On Marijuana Smell Gets Governor-Suggested Changes (Marijuana Moment)

• Pennsylvania House Votes To Protect Medical Marijuana Patients From DUI Charges (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• LSD: new scientific study shows microdosing elevates mood and cognition (Boing Boing)

• ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Review: Errol Morris’ Touching LSD Romance Adds New Dimension to Timothy Leary (IndieWire)

• Could Giving Acid to Dolphins Help Us Talk to Aliens? (DoubleBlind)

• Bill Wilson, LSD and the Secret Psychedelic History of Alcoholics Anonymous (Lucid News)

Magic Mushrooms

• First Psilocybin for Depression Clinical Trial Launched in Sweden (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Psilocybin in Cancer Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Psilocybin and Mindfulness for Depression: Complementary Actions Starting to Emerge (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Pharmaceutical Startup Developing Sublingual Psilocybin Raises $34 Million To Fund Clinical Trials (Forbes)

• Numinus First Canadian Public Company to Complete Legal Harvest of Psilocybe Mushrooms (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Allied Expands Pharmaceutical Pipeline By Filing US Provisional Patent for Psilocybin Based Therapeutics (GlobeNewswire)

MDMA

• Government urged to sell cocaine and ecstasy in pharmacies (The Guardian)

Ayahuasca

• Ayahuasca, Capitalism and the New Age (Chacruna)

Peyote

• What Groups Are Doing to Protect Against Peyote Poaching (Green Entrepreneur)

Ketamine

• Ketamine-Induced Brain Rhythm Causes Dissociation: From Mice to Man (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Pharmather to Advance Ketamine as Potential Dyskinesia Treatment (Parkinson's News Today)

Miscellaneous

• Early Christians Might Have Been High on Hallucinogenic Communion Wine (VICE)

• People who microdose psychedelic drugs report that the benefits greatly outweigh the drawbacks (PsyPost)

• DEA recruits cite ‘monkey noises’ among claims of racism (Associated Press)

• Scientists identify a powerful anti-inflammatory compound in psychedelic drugs (Massive Science)

• Watch The Oregon Drug Decriminalization Campaign’s New TV Ads For Historic Ballot Measure (Marijuana Moment)

• 2020’s psychedelic drug ballot measures, explained (Vox)

• An Open Letter and Call to Action for MAPS Canada (Psymposia)

• Media Company Delic Corp. Announces RTO, Becomes Latest Psychedelics Company Planning to Go Public (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Jedi Flipping: What It’s Like to Mix Shrooms, Acid, and Molly (DoubleBlind)

• How to Talk to Your Therapist About Psychedelics (Psychology Today)

• “Psychedelics are Not Cotton Candy and Rainbows” with Sensei Kevon Simpson (Chacruna)

• Psyched Wellness Becomes Latest Psychedelics Company to Go Public (CSE: PSYC) (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Examining the Effects of Psychedelics on Experiential Avoidance (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Nina Graboi, A Forgotten Woman in Psychedelic Lore (Chacruna)

• Revive Therapeutics Signs Supply Agreement With Havn Life Sciences for Psychedelic Compounds (Psilocybin Alpha)

• 6 Herbs to Enhance Your Next Psychedelic Trip (DoubleBlind)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 8.7.20

Cannabis

• Senator Files New Bill To Federally Legalize Marijuana And Regulate It Like Tobacco (Marijuana Moment)

• New study links marijuana to cardiovascular disease — but it's not all bad news (Salon)

• Louisiana Law Allowing Medical Marijuana For Any Debilitating Condition To Take Effect (Marijuana Moment)

• The pandemic is eating away at the illicit marijuana market (Politico)

• Weed Industry Workers Are Estimated to Outnumber Computer Programmers by End of 2020 (MERRY JANE)

• Grandmother Arrested For CBD At Disney World Sues Company With Powerful Legal Team (Marijuana Moment)

• VAPI anniversary: Killer chemicals still on the streets (Leafly)

• Colorado Youth Marijuana Use ‘Has Not Significantly Changed’ Since Legalization, State Data Shows (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Thought Loops: Trapped in Acid Chain Thinking (Reality Sandwich)

Magic Mushrooms

• Legal exemption for psilocybin therapy granted to 4 dying Canadians (Psillow)

• Beneficial Synergy: Teaming Psilocybin with Mindfulness Meditation (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Drug policy reform group urges Home Office to reschedule psilocybin (Health Europa)

• Usona Institute Publishes Breakthrough Development in Scalable Psilocybin Synthesis (Business Wire)

• Pioneering Psychedelic Researcher Once Again Paves the Way with Historic Psilocybin Study for End of Life Patients (Lucid News)

• Novamind Sponsors TheraPsil, an Advocate for the Compassionate Use of Psilocybin in Canada (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Mushroom Grow Kits: The 5 Best Mushroom Grow Kits for Growing Easily at Home (DoubleBlind)

MDMA

• Forget Plant-Based Medicine, MDMA is Now Made From Crude Oil (Psymposia)

• Hear The Music Used During Government Approved MDMA Psychotherapy Sessions (This Song Is Sick)

Ayahuasca

• Neuroimaging study suggests a single dose of ayahuasca produces lasting changes in two important brain networks (PsyPost)

• Ex-British army officer faces 13 years in Romanian jail over ayahuasca ceremony (The Guardian)

• Travel Insurance Will Never Cover This (So Don’t Even Ask) (Forbes)

• What is Changa? The Truth About Smokeable Ayahuasca (DoubleBlind)

Ketamine

• A Ketamine-Like Spray Is Approved to Treat Suicidal Behavior (The Cut)

• Ketamine’s promise as an antidepressant is being undermined by its lack of profit (Quartz)

• 'It was hell:' Ketamine shot sends Minneapolis man into intensive care, renews calls for investigation (Star Tribune)

Miscellaneous

• Psychedelics Decriminalization Initiative Officially Qualifies For D.C. Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• How psychedelic drugs are used as a tool of state violence (Salon)

• Drugs, the Israelites and the Emergence of Patriarchy (Lucid News)

• Should Psychedelic Humanities Promote Psychedelic Humanism? (Chacruna)

• Mindleap Digital Health Platform Introduces New Psychedelic Programs For Mental Health (Green Market Report)

• Examining the Cognitive Neuroscience of Psychedelics (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Can Psychedelics Reveal Memories of Sexual Abuse? (Chacruna)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 7.10.20

Cannabis

• The Marijuana Superweapon Biden Refuses to Use (The Atlantic)

• Is the Netherlands Finally Heading for Legalisation? (Volteface)

• Kansas City Lawmakers Vote To Remove All Local Penalties For Marijuana Possession (Marijuana Moment)

• Arkansas’ 2020 Cannabis Legalization Push Is Over (Cannabis Wire)

• Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Law Decreases Crime In Neighboring States, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Does the cannabis industry have a monopoly problem? (Quartz)

• ‘Lazy Stoner’ Stereotype Smashed By Study Finding Marijuana Consumers Exercise More (Marijuana Moment)

• Black market cannabis seizures plummet as legalisation progresses in North America (Prohibition Partners)

• CBD and CBG Mouthwashes Are More Effective Than Traditional Oral Hygiene Products (MERRY JANE)

• The Endocannabinoid System: How Cannabis Interacts With The Body (Benzinga)

Magic Mushrooms

• Oregon Voters Will Decide On Legalizing Psilocybin Therapy In November, State Announces (Marijuana Moment)

• Congressman Hopes To Block D.C. Psilocybin Decriminalization Bid (High Times)

• Magic mushrooms could help ex-soldiers to overcome trauma (The Guardian)

• Study Finds Aeruginascin Metabolite 4-HO-TMT is Active at the Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Magic mushrooms and microdosing: The psychedelic trend helping women cope with lockdown anxiety (Metro)

• IntelGenx and Cybin Corp. Enter Into Feasibility Agreement for Fast-Acting, Orally-Dissolving Psilocybin Film (Psilocybin Alpha)

• The ‘Godfather Of Canadian Cannabis’ Is Launching A Psilocybin Startup (Forbes)

DMT

• Faerie Entities and DMT (deadbutdreaming)

Ayahuasca

• Owner of east Orange County church seeks federal exemption to legally dispense controlled substance (WFTV)

• Ayahuasca is Helping the Global North to Discover the Sacredness of Tobacco (Chacruna)

• Ayahuasca Benefits: The Health and Healing Powers of This Plant Medicine (DoubleBlind)

5-MeO-DMT

• Benefit Enhancement Strategies Correlated With Positive 5-MeO-DMT Experiences (Psychedelic Times)

• Toad Rage: Is 5-MeO-DMT Taken from Toad Venom Better than a Synthetic Version? (DoubleBlind)

Peyote

• Can Indigenous and Decrim Perspectives Align on Peyote? (Lucid News)

Iboga

• Bwiti Ritual Use of National Treasure Iboga (Reality Sandwich)

Nitrous Oxide

• VA Studying Laughing Gas as Treatment for Veterans With PTSD (Pain News Network)

• Belgium wants to ban selling laughing gas to minors (The Brussels Times)

Ketamine

• SoCal Brain Health Clinic Introduces Mindfulness-Based Ketamine Program (PRUnderground)

• Ketamine And Nitrous Oxide Are Being Used To Treat Depression In Australian Clinical Trial (LADbible)

• Why are people turning to cocaine and ketamine to self-medicate their mental illness? (Metro)

Miscellaneous

• DC Activists Submit Signatures To Put Psychedelics Decriminalization On November Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Canadian doctors are applying for psychedelic drug exemptions to dose themselves (The GrowthOp)

• MindMed Announces New Technology that Optimizes Psychedelic Dosing (Lucid News)

• The Revolution Will Not Be Psychologized: Psychedelics’ Potential for Systemic Change (Chacruna)

• Top Integration Tips for Psychedelic First Timers (Maps of the Mind)

• Eleusis Draws on Research Into Psychedelics To Develop New Medicines for Inflammation (Lucid News)

• CannaGlobal, Sansero Life Sciences and Rise Wellness Merge to Create a New International Psychedelics Company (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Considerations for Psychedelic Therapists when Working with Native American People and Communities (Chacruna)

• MagicMed Industries Files First Psychedelic Derivative Patent (PR Newswire)

• Researcher Charles Nichols Studies the Impact of Psychedelic Substances on Inflammation (Lucid News)

• Professor David Nutt Joins AWAKN Life Sciences (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Synthesis Raises US$2.75M to Develop End-to-End Professional Platform for Psychedelic Wellness & Therapy (WebWire)

• Numinus Enters into Debt Settlement Agreement (Psilocybin Alpha)

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