Weekly Psychedelic Links - May 2022

5.6.22

Cannabis

• Would You Smoke ‘Nuclear Weed’? You Might Already: Why Irradiated Cannabis Is Common (And Safe) (Forbes)

• How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year (Clarion Ledger)

• Stanford study links marijuana use to increased heart attack risk (New Atlas)

• A look at the legal and illegal sides of California’s cannabis industry (The Press-Enterprise)

• States that legalized marijuana now researching mental health risks of high-potency cannabis (NBC)

• ‘There’s a real risk there’: Cannabis use exacerbates depression (Healio)

• Missouri House Committee Approves Joint Resolution To Put Marijuana Legalization On The Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• New Jersey Lawmakers File Bills To Restrict Marijuana Use By Police And Other Workers (Marijuana Moment)

• New Hampshire House Votes To Give Senate ‘Another Chance’ At Passing Marijuana Legalization (Marijuana Moment)

• South Dakota Activists Turn In Signatures To Put Marijuana Legalization On The Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Biden officials say Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia on cannabis charges (Leafly)

• More Ohio Cities Set To Vote On Marijuana Decriminalization As Activists Pursue Statewide Reform Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• The Fight Over CBD Oil Continues in Germany (High Times)

• A New Report Explains How California Screwed Up Marijuana Legalization (Reason)

• Cannabis YouTuber Chrissy Harless’s Channel Deleted Without Explanation (High Times)

• Delaware House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Sending It To The Senate (Marijuana Moment)

• Study Finds Cannabis Flower Useful to Decrease Fatigue (High Times)

• South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Dies On House Floor Following Procedural Challenge (Marijuana Moment)

• Malawi Joins Zimbabwe in Switching from Cultivating Tobacco to Cannabis (High Times)

• New York Lawmakers Discuss Competing Psychedelics Reform Bills Ahead Of Key Deadline (Marijuana Moment)

• FDA Sends Warning Letters to Businesses Improperly Selling Delta-8 (High Times)

• Missouri Marijuana Activists Say They’ve Exceeded Signature Requirements For Legalization Ballot Measures As Prospects For Separate Reform Bills Dwindle (Marijuana Moment)

• Argentina Makes Medical Cannabis Reform a National Priority (High Times)

• Nebraska Activists Unveil Plan To Put Medical Marijuana On The Ballot After Losing Key Funders (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• LSD and salvia divinorum use linked to an increased likelihood of depression and suicidal thinking (PsyPost)

• MindBio Therapeutics Completes World’s First Microdosing Trial (Microdose)

• A Return Trip to Timothy Leary’s Psychedelic, Day-Glo Mexico (The New York Times)

• In low doses, can LSD be beneficial for the brain? (Vents Magazine)

Magic Mushrooms

• Large survey suggests psilocybin is a “relatively safe” drug, with serious reactions being rare and short-lived (PsyPost)

• Compass Pathways Shares ‘Promising’ Data That Psilocybin May Treat Anorexia (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Canada to Fund Research on Psilocybin for Substance Use Disorder (Filter)

• Could Magic Mushrooms Treat Overeating? New Clinical Trial Intends To Find Out (The Fresh Toast)

• How to Shop For Magic Mushroom Grow Kits on Amazon (MEL Magazine)

• 4-year-old overdoses after accidently getting into a bag of Psychedelic mushrooms (WSB-TV)

Peyote

• Meet The Company Developing Innovative Peyote-Based Treatments For Addiction, Anxiety, And Depression (Benzinga)

Iboga

• Lamar Odom ‘could probably’ take hallucinogenic drug again for treatment (Page Six)

Ketamine

• Medical experts told grand jury ketamine caused Elijah McClain's death, records show (The Denver Gazette)

• Ketamine Infusions Improve Symptoms of Depression and Pain (Psychiatry Advisor)

Miscellaneous

• Elon Musk advocates for psychedelic drug use as alternative to antidepressants (MARCA)

• Why Field Trip Health Is Dividing in Two — and What This Means for Investors (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Connecticut Lawmakers Send Psychedelic Treatment Program Proposal To Governor As Part Of Budget Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Why Psychedelic Drugs May Become a Key Treatment for PTSD and Depression (Smithsonian Magazine)

• New holistic healing, psychedelic therapy center launches in Austin (Fox 7 Austin)

• DanceSafe have provided new guidance on how to test your drugs (Mixmag)

• Numinus’s Acquisition of Novamind May Signal More Consolidation to Come (Lucid News)

• Hallucinating Long After the Trip is Over: HPPD – Part 2 (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Psychedelic Therapists Must Be Trained to Set Sexual Boundaries (Lucid News)

• Real Reciprocity: The People Who Brought You Sacred Plant Medicine Need Your Support (Chacruna)

• Are There Risks to Using Psychedelics If You Have Certain Mental Illnesses? (Lucid News)

• Could a psychedelic retreat cure lifelong hang ups? (The Telegraph)

• Chaplains Are Learning to Become Psychedelic Guides (Lucid News)

• What Do Therapeutic Doses of Psychedelics Feel Like? (Psychology Today)

5.13.22

Cannabis

• Austin, Texas Voters Approve Local Marijuana Decriminalization Ballot Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• Mexico’s Supreme Court rules personal marijuana possession legal, again (Leafly)

• Cannabis confusion: Thousands of truckers taken off the job amid supply chain woes (Politico)

• Sadiq Khan launches commission to examine cannabis legality (The Guardian)

• Swiss City of Lausanne to Launch Recreational Cannabis Trial This Fall (High Times)

• Thai high: Thailand to give away 1 million free marijuana plants (New York Post)

• Delaware Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Sending It To The Governor (Marijuana Moment)

• Miami Finally Gives OK to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (High Times)

• Ohio Will Not Vote On Marijuana This November, But Lawsuit Settlement Puts Legalization Activists On Path For 2023 (Marijuana Moment)

• Is weed the Chosen People’s drug of choice? These artifacts suggest it may be (The Times of Israel)

• South Carolina Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Suffers Another Procedural Defeat (Marijuana Moment)

• New Hampshire Senate Rejects Marijuana Legalization Again As Part Of Amended Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis users expect cannabis-assisted therapy for depression to work as well as psilocybin-assisted therapy (PsyPost)

• Working In Canada’s Marijuana Industry Does Not Make People Inadmissible To U.S., Border Patrol Document Confirms (Marijuana Moment)

• Missouri Activists Submit Double The Signatures Needed For Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• Inside one of the first licensed medical cannabis labs in Britain (The Guardian)

LSD

• Promising early results from largest-ever trial testing LSD for anxiety (New Atlas)

• Behind the Scenes on the First Study To Compare the Effects of LSD and Psilocybin (Technology Networks)

Magic Mushrooms

• Psychedelics Activists Arrested at DEA Headquarters Amid Protest Over Psilocybin Access for Terminal Patients (DoubleBlind)

• Shroom Dispensaries Operate Out in the Open in Vancouver (DoubleBlind)

• Oregon Issues Draft of Magic Mushroom Cultivation Rules (Lucid News)

MDMA

• MAPS Completes Enrollment, as Planned, for the Confirmatory Phase 3 Trial of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD (PR Newswire)

• Drug policy group condemns psychedelic research association for response to B.C. sex assault claims (CBC)

• Reducing MDMA Comedown and Risks (TalkingDrugs)

Ketamine

• Inventor of Brain-Scan Helmet Takes Ketamine to Test His Technology (Bloomberg)

• Suicidal Ideation Not Related With Psychological Pain After Receiving Ketamine (Psychiatry Advisor)

• IV Ketamine: A Possible 'Trajectory of Improvement' in Severe Depression (Medpage Today)

Miscellaneous

• Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Creating Psychedelic Treatment Program (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic Patents are Broken Because the Patent System Is Broken (VICE)

• The Trials of Rick Doblin (The Cut)

• Europe’s first psychedelic drug trial firm to open in London (The Guardian)

• Novel nasal spray delivers psychedelic drugs for PTSD (Israel21c)

• Colorado Activists Collect Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures To Put Psychedelics Reform On Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Update on the Fight for Religious Liberties in Oregon (Psychedelics Today)

• Psychedelic experiences and mindfulness linked to better psychological wellbeing (PsyPost)

• Inside Illinois’ First Psychedelics Bill: How Advocates Are Breaking the Taboo (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Biotechs want to unlock the psychedelics market, but it isn’t simple (The Sydney Morning Herald)

• First licence for service to test purity of illegal drugs. (The Times)

• Altering Perceptions on Psychedelics (Harvard Medicine)

5.20.22

Cannabis

• Rhode Island: Lawmakers Advance Adult-Use Legalization Bill (NORML)

• Lawmakers strike the word ‘marijuana’ from all state laws, calling the term racist (Dark Matters)

• Minnesota Republican Senators Block Marijuana Legalization Vote (Marijuana Moment)

• Study: Young Adults’ Consumption of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Other Substances Fell Following Marijuana Legalization (NORML)

• FDA Sounds Alarm About Cereal and Candy Edibles that Appeal to Children (High Times)

• Delaware: House Members Pause Action on Marijuana Retail Bill Until After Legislative Break (NORML)

• New Study Confirms Safety of CBD (High Times)

• Congress might have inadvertently legalized a form of cannabis under Trump (San Francisco Chronicle)

Magic Mushrooms

• First patient in Quebec gets approval from Health Canada for magic mushroom therapy (Global News)

MDMA

• A Brief History of MDMA: From CIA to Raves to Psychedelic Therapy (Psychedelic Spotlight)

Ayahuasca

• Tea and Ashes: How Ayahuasca Can Help You Quit Smoking (Chacruna)

Mescaline

• Mescaline: A Neglected Tool for Psychotherapy (Chemical Collective)

• Journey Colab Looks to Mescaline for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder (Lucid News)

Peyote

• ‘Our way of healing’: Azee’ Bee Nahagha working to protect peyote from state decriminalization (Navajo Times)

• What, Exactly, Is Peyote… And What Does It Do? (Rare)

Iboga

• Can Ibogaine Treat Emotional Trauma? (Lucid News)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• MindMed Releases Phase 1 Trial Results For Opioid Addiction (Microdose)

Synthetic Cannabinoids

• Here’s What You Should Know About Synthetic Marijuana (The Fresh Toast)

Ketamine

• Ketamine, esketamine improve depression symptoms (Healio)

Datura

• Compound found in Datura shows promise as antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2 (News-Medical.net)

Miscellaneous

• Inside the Dispute Over a High-Profile Psychedelic Study (VICE)

• 50% of Microdosers Started During Pandemic, Survey Suggests (DoubleBlind)

• Forget Burning Man — Psychedelic Shamans Now Heading to Davos (Bloomberg)

• How Will The Psychedelic Industry Affect SSRI Treatment In The U.S.? (Healing Maps)

• Psychedelics: how they act on the brain to relieve depression (The Conversation)

• Getting Buzzed: The History of Hallucinogenic Mad Honey (Ancient Origins)

5.27.22

Cannabis

• Rhode Island Becomes 19th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults (NORML)

• Kansas Lawmakers Plan To Work On Medical Marijuana Over Summer As 2022 Session Ends (Marijuana Moment)

• New study finds cannabis effective for cancer pain (Leafly)

• California Marijuana Retailers ‘100 Percent’ Compliant In Checking IDs To Prevent Youth Access, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• U.K. Caregiver Spared Jail Sentence After Cancer Patients Defend Him (High Times)

• Marijuana ‘Strain’ Labels Often Mislead Consumers, Study Of Nearly 90,000 Samples Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• North Carolina quietly moves toward full legalization of hemp (WRAL)

• Louisiana Bill to Allow State Employees to Use Medical Cannabis Receives Unanimous Vote (High Times)

• Delaware: Governor Vetoes Marijuana Depenalization Measure (NORML)

• South Dakota Voters Will Decide On Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure In November (Marijuana Moment)

• North Carolina Lawmaker Introduces Legalization Bill (High Times)

• Federal Marijuana Arrests Continue To Drop Amid Legalization Movement, New Justice Department Report Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis Reform Bill in South Africa Under Criticism from Unions and Rastas (High Times)

• Legalised cannabis in Canada and US hasn’t killed illegal market (New Scientist)

• Japanese Ministry of Health to Discuss Medical Cannabis Legalization (High Times)

• Texas Activists Say They’ve Collected Enough Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization On Another Local Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• What’s Up With Cannabis Legalization in Belgium? (High Times)

• Georgia Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Question (Marijuana Moment)

• Australian Legalize Cannabis Party Runs Successful Grassroots Election Campaign (High Times)

• New York Marijuana Regulators Ask TikTok To Stop Banning Cannabis Education Advertising (Marijuana Moment)

Magic Mushrooms

• Psilocybin Causes ‘Significant Reduction’ in Symptoms of Depression, Largest of its Kind Study Shows (High Times)

• Senator’s Wife Secretly Gave Him Psilocybin to Alleviate Depression (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Conflicting States of Consciousness: Exploring Psilocin and Sleep (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Oregon, Measure 109, and Community Access: The Final Vote (Psychedelics Today)

MDMA

• Diddy: Biggie's "Hypnotize" Video Shoot Was First Time We Tried Ecstasy (The Source)

• I’m a Therapist Who Tried MDMA—Here’s How the Experience Shaped My Perspective on Psychedelic Therapy (Self)

• Does Grapefruit Juice Make MDMA Stronger? (TalkingDrugs)

Ayahuasca

• Will Smith Predicted Losing His Career During Ayahuasca Hallucination Before Oscars Slap (Entertainment Online)

• Exploring the travel craze of Ayahuasca tripping to South America (Far Out Magazine)

• How To Engage In Ethical Ayahuasca Tourism (Healing Maps)

Peyote

• Legalizing peyote will 'detrimentally' affect religious practices, Navajo Nation says (12News)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Research Chemicals Provide Dangerous, Experimental Highs to Desperate Users (High Times)

• Psychedelic Treatment For Alcoholism? Clearmind Medicine And SciSparc Collaboration Yields Positive Results (Benzinga)

• 5 Next-Generation Psychedelics Entering Clinical Trials This Year (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Fears over ‘worrying’ new drugs being sold at festivals (Independent.ie)

Ketamine

• Using Ketamine to Find an Undiscovered Pathway in Depression (Neuroscience News)

Miscellaneous

• Local Michigan Lawmakers Reject Psychedelics Decriminalization Over Concerns About Possible Legal Liabilities (Marijuana Moment)

• $2.7M Grant to UC Davis to Find New Addiction Treatments Related to Psychedelics (UC Davis)

• Vermont Governor Vetoes Bill On ‘Reducing The Criminalization’ Of Drugs By Setting Personal Use Amounts (Marijuana Moment)

• Colorado’s Two Psychedelic Ballot Efforts Present Competing Visions (Filter)

• DEA Loses Parking Space for its Plane (Drug WarRant)

• Psychedelic Therapy Training Programs Expand To Meet Demand (Lucid News)

• Europe’s Leading Psychedelic Conference Returns to Amsterdam (GlobeNewswire)

• Why “Drug-Induced Homicide” Doesn’t Have to be Prosecuted (Filter)

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This Month in Psychedelics - April 2022

Policy

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to federally legalize cannabis for the second time in history, following a similar bill that was approved in 2020 but which stalled in the Senate. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act would end cannabis prohibition and promote social equity in the industry. The bill’s next stop is the Senate, where its future is uncertain.

Industry

While it was once a hopeful area for investing, psychedelic stocks are having a really bad trip right now. With multiple psychedelic stocks having lost their value since peaking last year, investors are becoming more wary about dumping their money into psychedelic companies.

The psychedelic industry’s first major merger is about to go down. Numinus Wellness announced this month that it will acquire Novamind Inc. This consolidation of two businesses may be the first, but it’s unlikely to be the last as this emerging industry continues to evolve.

Research

There was more trouble in the psychedelic research realm following last month’s release of some disturbing footage of therapists spooning and pinning down a patient during an official MAPS MDMA trial for the treatment of PTSD in Canada. Health Canada has now announced it will review all trials involving MDMA to analyze patient safety and verify that researchers complied with regulations. Meanwhile, in a separate instance a psychedelic therapist was reported to have allegedly taken millions of dollars from an elderly Holocaust survivor. It should go without saying that this misconduct in the psychedelic research and therapy spaces needs to be acknowledged and addressed to ensure this type of behavior doesn’t continue in the future.

However, not all this month’s psychedelic research updates are bad news. A small study found that psilocybin is capable of spurring brain activity in depressed patients and a separate study found that people who use magic mushrooms are less likely to develop an opioid use disorder.

Harm Reduction

While it’s not a story directly about harm reduction, it’s worth mentioning a tragedy that occurred in Florida when a bride and her caterer were arrested after allegedly spiking a wedding reception dinner with cannabis without letting their guests know about it. Several attendees felt ill and were escorted to the hospital, and the police were called on scene to establish order and assist with the situation. It should go without saying that dosing others with psychoactive drugs without their knowledge is inappropriate, unacceptable, and potentially even dangerous. It may sound like no big deal if you are used to using a particular drug, but it’s not a wise thing to do.

Miscellaneous

U.S. President Joe Biden has been in office for more than a year now, and he finally got around to commuting the sentences of 75 people with non-violent federal drug convictions. It’s a small step in the right direction, albeit a bit disappointing considering that he had the opportunity to do much more, but at least it’s a good start.

Wrapping up this month’s recap, researchers found evidence that children who were sacrificed during Peruvian rituals hundreds of years ago were under the influence of ayahuasca and coca, possibly even during the rituals themselves.

That’s all for this month’s update. Remember to always test and weigh your drugs and until next time—keep thinking wilder.

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Weekly Psychedelic Links - April 2022

4.1.22

Cannabis

• New Hampshire House Approves State-Run Marijuana Legalization Bill And Rejects Psilocybin Decriminalization Measure (Marijuana Moment)

• Hopes fade in Kentucky for legalizing medical marijuana this year (Marijuana Business Daily)

• New Jersey Regulators Delay Launch of Recreational Pot Sales (High Times)

• Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Bill To Increase Marijuana Penalties For Children—But Not Adults (Marijuana Moment)

• South Dakota: Governor Noem Vetoes Marijuana Expungement Legislation (NORML)

• Alabama Senate Committee Approves Bill To Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests (Marijuana Moment)

• Medical marijuana bill in Tennessee falters (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Dutch Coffeeshops Doubt Quality and Success of Pending National Cannabis Trial (High Times)

• The Struggle for Cannabis Legalization in Bermuda (High Times)

• Missouri Lawmakers Approve GOP-Led Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee (Marijuana Moment)

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Their Own Cannabis Banking Bill (High Times)

• How Legal Cannabis Could Revive Southern Economies (Rolling Stone)

• Weed Sprouts Across New Zealand Parliament Grounds Weeks After Occupation (High Times)

• CBD May Help Boost Cognitive Performance in Gamers (High Times)

• Study Finds Hemp Feed Can Reduce Stress in Cattle (High Times)

LSD

• Psychedelic drug LSD may be effective as anxiety treatment (Medical News Today)

Magic Mushrooms

• The Next Big Addiction Treatment (The New York Times)

• Psyched Wellness and the National Research Council of Canada Announce Preliminary Data from Studies of Neuroprotective Properties of AME-1 (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Can magic mushrooms be used to treat racial trauma? (The Guardian)

• Colorado Still Hammering Out Details for Decriminalizing Psilocybin (Green Market Report)

• 2 people who used 'magic' mushrooms then developed rare 'wood-lovers paralysis' describe losing control of their bodies: 'I couldn't even chew' (Business Insider)

MDMA

• Footage of therapists spooning and pinning down patient in B.C. trial for MDMA therapy prompts review (CBC)

Ayahuasca

• Machine Gun Kelly Recounts Life-Changing Ayahuasca Trip on ‘Kimmel’ (Rolling Stone)

Iboga

• Ibogaine blocks some of the rewarding effects of alcohol in rodent model of addictive behavior (PsyPost)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Myriad New Drugs Complicate Legalization, as Well as Harm Reduction (Filter)

Ketamine

• Ketamine Eases Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia in Phase 2 Study (Parkinson's News Today)

Miscellaneous

• Georgia Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelic Study Committee (Marijuana Moment)

• Michigan Activists Begin Signature Gathering For Psychedelics Legalization Ballot Initiative Following State Certification (Marijuana Moment)

• Positive Drug Tests for US Workers Reportedly Hit 20-Year High (Filter)

• New study explores relationship between psychedelics and consciousness (ScienceDaily)

• How to Microdose Drugs Based on What You’re Using (VICE)

4.8.22

Cannabis

• House Approves Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill For Second Time In History (Marijuana Moment)

• House of Representatives Passes Bill to Expand Cannabis Research (High Times)

• Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Launch In New Mexico (High Times)

• D.C. Lawmakers Reject Bill To Effectively Legalize Marijuana Sales For Adults And Crack Down On ‘Gifting’ Market (Marijuana Moment)

• Maryland will vote on legal cannabis in November (Leafly)

• Regulate cannabis like corn? US Farm Bill proposal raises eyebrows, hopes (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Thailand dreams of high-end cannabis tourism after marijuana is legalised (The Guardian)

• Medical marijuana patients targeted by sneaky new federal drug testing rule (Leafly)

• Judge Rules in Favor of Mother for Cannabis Use While Pregnant (High Times)

• Delaware Marijuana Legalization Effort Revived With Two-Track Approach Following House Defeat (Marijuana Moment)

• Canadian Airport Could Get Cannabis Dispensary (High Times)

• Marijuana Legalization Tied To Significant Decrease In Foster Care Placements, New Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Georgia Medical Cannabis Bill Dies in State Senate (High Times)

• South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Approved In House Committee And Heads To Floor (Marijuana Moment)

• 5,000 British adults could take part in cannabis trial (The Times)

• Europe’s First Cannabis Wellness Spa Opens in Switzerland (High Times)

• Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative Following Legal Challenge By Competing Campaign (Marijuana Moment)

• Feeding Cows Hemp Helps Them Chill Out, Federally Funded Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Hemp Paper Could Be the Future of Printing (High Times)

Magic Mushrooms

• These Natural Psilocybin Droplets Come in Exact Dosages and Don’t Upset Your Stomach (Lucid News)

• Oregon Psilocybin Rules ‘May Have a Negative Impact on Lower Income Individuals’ (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• People who used 'magic mushrooms' less likely to develop opioid use disorder, study finds (USA Today)

• New research sheds light on how psilocybin influences sleeping patterns (PsyPost)

• Oregon's proposed Psilocybin rules await public comments (KDRV)

• New species of psychedelic mushroom believed to live in Kakadu National Park (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Melmac Mushroom Strain: Effects, Potency & More (DoubleBlind)

• Terminally Ill Patients Fight for Access to Psilocybin Under Federal “Right to Try” Act (Lucid News)

• Mushrooms Have Their Own Language, New Study Suggests (Psychedelic Spotlight)

MDMA

• Colorado Lawmakers Approve MDMA Bill While Rejecting Broader Psychedelics Measure As Ballot Initiatives Loom (Marijuana Moment)

Ayahuasca

• Children Sacrificed by Incas Found With Cocaine, Ayahuasca in Their Bodies (Newsweek)

• Building peace with psychedelics: Here’s what happened when Palestinians and Israelis took ayahuasca together (Big Think)

• A Medicine Heritage of 160 Indigenous Peoples: The Origins of Ayahuasca Before Globalization (Chacruna)

5-MeO-DMT

• Beckley Psytech Announces Dosing of First Healthy Volunteers in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Assessing Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Second Innovative Formulation of 5-MeO-DMT (Psilocybin Alpha)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Field Trip Health Ltd. Granted US Patent Covering Novel Psychedelic Molecule FT-104 (Psilocybin Alpha)

• PharmaDrug Advances DMT-Analogue Program for Glaucoma with Production of Medical Device Designed to Provide Sustained Control of Elevated Intraocular Pressure (Yahoo!)

Synthetic Cannabinoids

• UK woman dies after eating a synthetic cannabis gummy (Newshub)

Ketamine

• Ketamine prescribed in P.E.I. for major depression inaccessible because of costs, patient says (SaltWire)

Miscellaneous

• Canada’s SAP Expansion Signals a Step Forward for Psychedelics (Psychedelics Today)

• Michigan Has Real Shot at First-in-the Nation Psychedelic Decrim Victory (Filter)

• LSD Capitalism Promises a Bad Trip for Us All (Jacobin)

• Trials starting soon at the University of Texas Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy (KVUE)

• Funders at Johns Hopkins Shape The Future of Psychedelic Research (Lucid News)

• Just How Far Can Psychedelics Push The Boundaries of How We Assign Consciousness? (ScienceAlert)

• 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies (TechCrunch)

4.15.22

Cannabis

• Maryland Governor Lets Bill To Implement Marijuana Legalization Take Effect Without His Signature (Marijuana Moment)

• Virginia: Gov. Youngkin Moves to Re-criminalize Personal Possession of Marijuana (NORML)

• The Feds Will Return More Than $1 Million in Marijuana Money That California Cops Stole From Armored Cars (Reason)

• Psychologists have developed a new psychometric assessment of cannabis intoxication (PsyPost)

• Poll: Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana, Expunging Past Convictions, and Allowing Banks to Work with Cannabis Businesses (NORML)

• Majority Of Europeans Support Marijuana Legalization, New International Poll Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Mayor of Amsterdam Threatens To Ban Tourists From Coffeeshops (High Times)

• Spanish police take down 'Europe's biggest' cannabis farm (Reuters)

• NYC Mayor Wants To ‘Explore’ Putting Marijuana Greenhouses On Rooftops Of Public Housing Buildings (Marijuana Moment)

• Virginia: Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation to Improve Medical Cannabis Program (NORML)

• Illinois Bill To Close Marijuana Expungement ‘Loophole’ Heads To Governor, While Workplace Protection Measure Stalls (Marijuana Moment)

• Several GOP Senators Oppose Legalizing Pot Following MORE Act Vote (High Times)

• North Dakota Activists File New Marijuana Legalization Initiative For 2022 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• The first New Jersey recreational dispensaries will open April 21 (Leafly)

• South Dakota Marijuana Activists Issue ‘Yellow Alert’ For Signature Drive To Put Legalization On Ballot As Deadline Nears (Marijuana Moment)

• How are Cannabis Cultural and Harm Reduction Practices Created? (TalkingDrugs)

• Seven In Ten North Carolina Voters Back Medical Marijuana Legalization As Senate Reform Bill Remains Stalled (Marijuana Moment)

• Six In Ten Louisiana Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Finds (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Freedom to Operate Releases Study to Protect the Development of LSD-based Therapies from Unfounded Patent Claims (PR Newswire)

• Why Investors Should Care About MindMed’s LSD Trial for Anxiety (Psychedelic Spotlight)

Magic Mushrooms

• Psilocybin Spurs Brain Activity in Patients With Depression, Small Study Shows (The New York Times)

• How credible is psilocybin-assisted therapy? Study suggests people are cautious about psychedelic treatment for depression (PsyPost)

• Oklahoma Senators Approve Psilocybin Research Bill But Delete Decriminalization Provision Passed By House (Marijuana Moment)

• Protestors Target the DEA in Support of Psilocybin for Terminally Ill Patients (Lucid News)

• On Entheogenic Practitioner Duties and Privileges under Oregon’s 109 Program (Dr. Bronner's)

• Oregon’s psilocybin program stands on thousands of years of indigenous experience (Herald and News)

• Mommies Who Mushroom (Harper's Bazaar)

MDMA

• Health Canada announces review of all MDMA trials, as complaint alleges major flaws and safety issues (CBC)

Ayahuasca

• ‘We expect to win.’ Ayahuasca churches vow to remain as court case largely dismissed. (Religion News Service)

• This golfer drank urine, did hallucinogens and ate 800 grapes a day to fight disease (New York Post)

5-MeO-DMT

• Could the Sonoran Desert Toad Cure Narcissism? (Psychedelics Today)

• I’m a 1-percenter who found purpose in life tripping on toad venom: What it’s like (New York Post)

Iboga

• Why Ibogaine Is a Promising Treatment for Addiction (Lucid News)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Researchers May Have Created LSD-Analogs that Treat Depression Without the Trip (Lucid News)

• Cybin Announces Positive CYB004 Data Demonstrating Significant Advantages Over Intravenous and Inhaled DMT (Psilocybin Alpha)

• 9 years after an acid trip, I still have anxiety-inducing visual distortions that only stop when I sleep (Insider)

Ketamine

• Ketamine and the Treatment of Mental Health Conditions (Psychology Today)

Miscellaneous

• Psychedelic Stocks Are Having A Really Bad Trip (The Washington Post)

• Numinus Acquiring Novamind in First Major Psychedelics Merger (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Survey Suggests Psychedelics are Linked to Neo-Shamanistic Beliefs (Lucid News)

• Do Psychedelics Need Psychiatrists? (NEO.LIFE)

• Can the Clever Use of Old Legal Strategies Thwart Psychedelic Monopolies? (VICE)

• Study maps psychedelic-induced changes in consciousness to specific regions of the brain (PsyPost)

• Maryland Bill To Fund Psychedelics Research And Access For Veterans Goes To Governor’s Desk (Marijuana Moment)

• Decriminalize Nature Feels Growing Pains as Local Groups Clash with Board (Lucid News)

• Missouri Bill Would Allow Therapeutic Psychedelic Use (High Times)

• What it’s like tripping on mad honey, the hallucinogen that (maybe) is an aphrodisiac (Salon)

• When Will The Media Take Drug Deaths Seriously? (Volteface)

• Why Psychedelics Could Soon Replace Antidepressants (PR Newswire)

4.22.22

Cannabis

• Switzerland aims for summer start of recreational cannabis trial program (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Marijuana Legalization Tied To ‘Significant Reductions’ In Prescription Drug Use, Researchers Find (Marijuana Moment)

• Belize Close to Legalization, Evangelicals Want Anti-Reform Referendum (High Times)

• Early Lines and Free Doughnuts: Legal Marijuana Sales Begin in New Jersey (The New York Times)

• DEA Says Illegal Marijuana Trafficking From Mexico Is Declining Amid State Legalization Movement (Marijuana Moment)

• Another U.S. Senate Candidate Tokes in Campaign Ad in Indiana (High Times)

• Cannabis: How It Affects Our Cognition And Psychology – New Research (IFLScience)

• Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis (CNN)

• What Impact Will the French Elections Have on Cannabis Reform? (High Times)

• Recreational marijuana consumption lounge opens in New Mexico (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Delaware Lawmakers Revive Pot Legalization Effort (High Times)

• Ohio Lawmakers File New Marijuana Legalization Bill On 4/20 That Mirrors Ballot Initiative Activists Are Pursuing (Marijuana Moment)

• US lawmakers are warming up to the cannabis industry (CNN)

• How 4/20 Became the Biggest Day in the Stoner Calendar (VICE)

• New Hampshire Senate Committee Rejects Cannabis Legalization Bill (High Times)

• Florida Official Sues Biden Administration Over Gun Rights For Medical Marijuana Patients On 4/20 (Marijuana Moment)

• Survey Shows Cannabis Use on the Upswing (High Times)

LSD

• MindMed Collaborator Dr. Matthias Liechti to Present Topline Clinical Trial Results for LSD in Anxiety Disorders at PSYCH Symposium (Psilocybin Alpha)

Magic Mushrooms

• Maine Senate Approves Medical Psilocybin Bill, But House Refusal Kills Measure For The Year (Marijuana Moment)

• Psilocybin Could be a Therapeutic Breakthrough For Addiction (TIME)

• How psychedelic mushrooms helped pro surfer Koa Smith overcome depression and trauma: ‘I never slipped back’ (The Independent)

• Treating depression with psychedelics: red flags and FAQ (Eiko Fried)

• Filament Health Is Issued Patent By United States Patent And Trademark Office (Psilocybin Alpha)

MDMA

• Colorado House Passes Bill To Legalize MDMA After Federal Approval, Sending It To The Senate (Marijuana Moment)

• Understanding the Effects of MDMA on Bipolar Disorder (Healthline)

Iboga

• How Safe is Ibogaine? (Lucid News)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Cybin Announces Publication of International PCT Patent Application for Inhalation Delivery of Multiple Psychedelic Molecules (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Mindset Pharma Strengthens IP Portfolio with Another New Provisional Patent Application Covering its Next-Generation DMT and 5-MeO-DMT Drug Candidate Compounds (Psilocybin Alpha)

Ketamine

• Psychedelic companies are betting big on ketamine as the next Prozac (Fast Company)

Miscellaneous

• A psychedelic therapist allegedly took millions from a Holocaust survivor, highlighting worries about elders taking hallucinogens (STAT News)

• Study suggests belief-changing psychedelic experiences tend to increase the attribution of consciousness to other beings (PsyPost)

• Drug War Industries Face Obsolescence (Drug WarRant)

• Exclusive Data Shows Canadian Cops Target More Black and Indigenous Folks for Drug Arrests (VICE)

• Massachusetts Psychedelics Activists Plan To Put Decriminalization On Local Ballot And Force Lawmakers To File State Bills (Marijuana Moment)

• What’s the Best Psychedelic Therapy Protocol? It’s Debatable. (Lucid News)

• Honduras Shows How Drug Policy is Also Climate Policy (TalkingDrugs)

• GoDaddy Billionaire Bob Parsons Believes Psychedelics Can Heal Trauma—And He’s Putting His Money (And Brain) On The Line (Forbes)

• Pioneering Clergy of Diverse Religions Embrace Psychedelics (Lucid News)

• The Emergent Field of Psychedelic Chaplaincy (Chacruna)

• Kevin O’Leary Predicts These 3 Psychedelic Companies Will Merge, But Should They? (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Are psychedelics the answer to solving the mental health crisis? (Euronews)

4.29.22

Cannabis

• Biden Finally Grants Relief To People With Federal Marijuana And Drug Convictions After More Than A Year In Office (Marijuana Moment)

• In Mexico, this city ordered its cops to let everyone smoke weed—and not just on 4/20 (Leafly)

• Maine: Various Marijuana Bills Become Law Absent Gov. Mills’ Signature (NORML)

• Florida bride, caterer charged after wedding guests drugged with cannabis at reception (Global News)

• Medical Cannabis Bill in Wisconsin Likely Already Dead (High Times)

• Virginia: Senate Kills Governor’s Recriminalization Amendment, Bill Addressing Synthetically Derived Marijuana Products (NORML)

• Mayhem Erupts at Melbourne Cannabis Rally as Police Haul Off Patients (High Times)

• New Hampshire Senate Defeats House-Passed Marijuana Home Grow Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Study Shows Drivers in Legal States Less Likely to Drive While High (High Times)

• Austin, Texas Voters Can Officially Start Voting On Local Marijuana Decriminalization Ballot Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• Positive Drug Tests for Pot Hit All-Time High (High Times)

• Seven In Ten Americans Back Marijuana Legalization, With Majorities Embracing Pro-Reform Politicians, Two New Polls Find (Marijuana Moment)

• Is Cannabis Legalization Moving Forward in Taiwan? (High Times)

• Texas Activists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization On Another Local Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Kentucky Governor Approves Cannabis Research Facility (High Times)

• Could Elon Musk’s Twitter end the cannabis social media ban? (Leafly)

• Washington Lawmakers Delete the Word ‘Marijuana’ from State Statutes (High Times)

• North Dakota Officials Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Language, Clearing Campaign For Signature Gathering (Marijuana Moment)

• President’s Son Suggests Cannabis Legalization in Nicaragua (High Times)

• Weed could be grown in space – and it might be the best cannabis yet (New York Post)

• Kentucky Governor Announces Medical Cannabis Plan (High Times)

• NY weighs giving pizza joints, other eateries OK to sell cannabis-infused food (New York Post)

• Italian City of Bologna Supports Recreational Cannabis Reform (High Times)

• Now that cannabis is legal, do I have to hire potheads? (New York Post)

• The Battle for Cannabis Legalization Is On in Honduras (High Times)

• Australia Poll Finds 50% in Favor of Recreational Pot Reform (High Times)

LSD

• MindMed Collaborator Dr. Matthias Liechti to Present Topline Clinical Trial Results for LSD in Anxiety Disorders at PSYCH Symposium (Psychedelic Alpha)

• The dark side of the acid counterculture movement (Far Out)

Magic Mushrooms

• This Ottawa store is selling magic mushrooms to protest 'unjust' laws (CBC)

• The Mission to Make Psilocybin Available to UK Cancer Patients (Filter)

• People who hear about psilocybin-assisted therapy think it’s important to have a guide who has used psilocybin (PsyPost)

• Hyphae Labs Expands Harm Reduction to Consider Psilocybin (Lucid News)

• Do magic mushrooms have ‘strains’ like cannabis? (Leafly)

• One Psychedelic Ride: Brooklynites Bike for the Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms (BK Reader)

• Can a Religious Exemption Boost Legal Psilocybin Access in Oregon? (Filter)

• Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Has Potential for Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (Pharmacy Times)

MDMA

• Colorado Bill To Legalize MDMA Prescriptions Heads To Governor Following Senate Passage (Marijuana Moment)

• MAPS Navigates Multiple Scandals: Why Health Canada Is Reviewing MDMA Trials (Psychedelic Spotlight)

DMT

• How One Man Tried to Build a DMT-Based Cult on Reddit and Lost Everything (VICE)

Ayahuasca

• The surprising reason Inca children were drugged before human sacrifice (Big Think)

Peyote

• Decrim Movement Split Over Peyote, Possession Limits, and Tactics (Lucid News)

Iboga

• Could Ibogaine Help Address the Opioid Crisis? (Lucid News)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Mindset Pharma Strengthens IP Portfolio with Another New Provisional Patent Application Covering its Next-Generation DMT and 5-MeO-DMT Drug Candidate Compounds (Psychedelic Alpha)

Ketamine

• Psychedelic spirituality: Ketamine and the future of mental health (KCRW)

• 'They were going to cut my throat': Sharon Osbourne slams cancel culture and admits she underwent ketamine therapy after fiery on-air debate led to TV suspension and death threats (Daily Mail)

Miscellaneous

• A New Database Seeks to Prevent “Bad” Psychedelic Patents (Lucid News)

• Push To Decriminalize Drugs In Washington State Survives Early Challenge (Marijuana Moment)

• Biden’s Drug Strategy Mixes Harm Reduction With Harm Production (Filter)

• The Advantages of Psychedelic Prohibition (DoubleBlind)

• Drug Decriminalization Inches Closer in Saskatoon, Canada (Filter)

• Urban Outfitters Is “Mainstreaming Psychedelics” Because They’re Selling Psychedelic Water That’s Not Actually Psychedelic (DoubleBlind)

• First Annual California Psychedelic Conference Highlights Influential People (High Times)

• Are ‘Pseudodelics’ The Future For Mental Health? (Volteface)

• How To Open Your Wallet: The Hyped and Distorted Claims of Online Psychedelic Marketing (Psymposia)

• Avoiding the Power Trip (Medium)

• Understanding 3 Risks of Investing in Psychedelic Stocks (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas: A Respectful Path Forward for the Psychedelic Movement (Chacruna)

• The Trials and Tribulations of Psychedelic Research (Microdose)

• Psychedelic Navigation across the Seas (Tam Integration)

• Psychedelics Meets the Theory of Everything (Lucid News)

• Is Nanotechnology The New Path For Psychedelics? (Green Market Report)

• Why psychedelics like psilocybin from magic mushrooms and LSD are seeing a surge in medical interest, in treatments for depression, addiction and more (South China Morning Post)

• Are psychedelics undergoing a spiritual and therapeutic awakening? (KCRW)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 3.18.22

Cannabis

• Israeli Town of Tira Founds First Medical Cannabis Cafe (High Times)

• Kentucky House Passes Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Delaware House Shoots Down Recreational Legalization Bill (High Times)

• New VA Veteran Suicide Program Won’t Allow Cannabis as Treatment (High Times)

• Mike Tyson's cannabis brand is making ear-shaped weed gummies (NBC News)

• Marijuana Legalization Hasn’t Led To More Youth Use, Report From Alcohol And Tobacco Industry-Backed Group Says (Marijuana Moment)

• Oklahoma Thieves Impersonate Cops and Raid Several Pot Farms (High Times)

• Alabama Bill Would Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests (Marijuana Moment)

• Montana Supreme Court OKs Temporary Rules For Cannabis Expungement (High Times)

• New Orleans City Council Urges End To Marijuana Testing For Government Employees (Marijuana Moment)

• Georgia Lawmakers Consider Separate Medical Cannabis Production Bills (High Times)

• Some Mississippi Cities Move To Ban Medical Marijuana Businesses (Marijuana Moment)

• European Commission Sets Standards for Hemp Food (High Times)

• Jones Soda Company Announces Cannabis-Infused Product Line (High Times)

LSD

• Montreal researchers find that, like Prozac, LSD may be useful for anxiety treatment (CTV News)

• Novamind to Host MindMed Phase IIb Trial for LSD and Anxiety (BioSpace)

Magic Mushrooms

• California Activists Drop 2022 Psilocybin Legalization Ballot Initiative After Falling Short Of Signature Requirement (Marijuana Moment)

• Little evidence on how psilocybin therapy interacts with existing psychiatric treatments, review finds (OHSU News)

• California Psychedelics Investors Are Closely Monitoring Oregon’s Psilocybin Market (Willamette Week)

• Washington State Legislature Approves $200,000 In Psilocybin Research Funding In Budget (Marijuana Moment)

• Novamind announces phase 2 trial examining psilocybin for MDD (Healio)

• Psilocybin Is The Most Studied Psychedelic (Green Market Report)

MDMA

• MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD could save the health care system millions of dollars, study suggests (PsyPost)

• Dose-ranging study provides insight into MDMA’s effects on memory, addiction, and depression (PsyPost)

Ayahuasca

• Federal judge dismisses ayahuasca church’s request for overturn of DEA decision (WFTV)

• Study will investigate ayahuasca to overcome prolonged grief (Ruetir)

• Controversy Over Injustice Against Ayahuasca Traditional Knowledge Rebounds (Chacruna)

Ketamine

• A Ketamine Clinic Treads the Line Between Health Care and a ‘Spa Day for Your Brain’ (The New York Times)

Miscellaneous

• Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fund Psilocybin And MDMA Therapy (Marijuana Moment)

• Students Launch Bid to Decriminalize All Drugs in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Filter)

• New Research Explores Whether Therapeutic Psychedelics Can Fix ‘Biophobia’ (Forbes)

• Keywords from hallucinogenic experiences can help find parts of the brain affected by drugs (The Verge)

• Feds Reveal Which Industries Drug Test Workers The Most And Least In New Report (Marijuana Moment)

• MDMA use drops due to COVID lockdowns, other drugs rise -EU report (Reuters)

• What do psychedelic drugs do to our brains? AI could help us find out (MIT Technology Review)

• How Can We Apply Harm Reduction to HPPD? (Psychedelics Today)

• Colorado Activists Pick One Of Several Psychedelics Reform Initiatives To Pursue For November Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• London should pilot drug checking and consumption rooms, says report (London Evening Standard)

• Current Psychedelic Therapies Use Flawed Models of the Mind – It’s Time for Relational Therapy (Healing Maps)

• Mind Cure Health Halts All Psychedelic Business Activity (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Are drug wars protection rackets? (Drug WarRant)

• Microdosing Is On The Rise But Is It Healthy? (The Dales Report)

• Terence McKenna’s Anarchic Psychedelic Religion (JSTOR Daily)

• Coming of Age in the Psychedelic Sixties (Chacruna)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 10.29.21

Cannabis

• With export restrictions eased, Colombia's medical cannabis business is poised for liftoff (CNN)

• Federal Survey Identifies Marked Decline in Youth Marijuana Use (NORML)

• Why did Texas ban Delta-8? (Popular Science)

• Cannabis products may help treat symptoms of depression, improve sleep, and increase quality of life, study suggests (PsyPost)

• California Destroys 1M Plants in Marijuana Eradication Campaign (High Times)

• State Attorneys General Warn About Marijuana-Infused Candy And Snacks Ahead Of Halloween (Marijuana Moment)

• The Myth of Cannabis-Infused Halloween Candy—Debunked (High Times)

• Cannabis is one industry that's actually coming out of Covid even stronger (CNN)

• South Dakota Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill As Activists Pursue 2022 Ballot Initiative (Marijuana Moment)

• New York: Officials Moving to Clear Over 400,000 Past Marijuana Convictions (NORML)

• Montana Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns a Pot Conviction, Saying Cops Stopped the Defendant for No Good Reason (Reason)

• Analysis: ‘Government-Grade’ Marijuana More Closely Resembles Hemp, Has Little in Common with Commercially Available Cannabis (NORML)

• Florida judge rules online marijuana ordering sites may resume business (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Louisiana plans to regulate, not ban, delta-8 THC (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Former Arkansas Lawmaker Launches Campaign To Put Marijuana Legalization On The 2022 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)

• Maryland: Most Residents Want to Legalize Marijuana for Adult Use (NORML)

LSD

• Ex-Denver Cop Who Broke Teen's Face for Dancing on LSD to Cost City $1.2 Million (Westword)

Magic Mushrooms

• Study Finds Psilocybin Improves MDD in Patients With Cancer (Psychiatric Times)

• Latest psilocybin patent highlights the swirling battle over psychedelics intellectual property (STAT)

• Italian Activists Turn In More Than Half A Million Signatures For Marijuana And Psilocybin Referendum (Marijuana Moment)

• Dr. Bronner’s Funds Psilocybin Legalization Effort in Connecticut (High Times)

• More Evidence of the Chemical Compound Variability in Magic Mushrooms (Psychedelic Science Review)

• MYND Life Sciences Signs Agreement to Acquire Rights for the Use of Psychedelics to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Nova Mentis Earns Psilocybin Orphan Drug Designation in Europe for Fragile X Syndrome (PR Newswire)

MDMA

• No One Is Wasting Their Ecstasy on Your Kids' Halloween Candy (Reason)

• MindMed Announces R(-)-MDMA Program to target Social Anxiety Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Psilocybin Alpha)

Ayahuasca

• Des Moines church fights IRS over ‘religious’ use of hallucinogenic drug (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

5-MeO-DMT

• Beckley Psytech Announces First Cohort Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Assessing Safety and Tolerability of Intranasal 5-MeO-DMT (Psilocybin Alpha)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Mydecine Reports Successful Synthesis of Novel Tryptamine Improving the Pharmaceutical Properties of Psilocin (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Silo Pharma Enters into Sponsored Research Agreement with Columbia University to Develop Psychedelic Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Awakn Life Sciences Identifies New Chemical Series Via Its Drug Discovery Program (Awakn Life Sciences)

• Marvel Biosciences Announces New Program to Develop Novel Orally Dosed Non-Hallucinogenic Neuroplastic Promoting Compounds (Yahoo! Finance)

Synthetic Cannabinoids

• The Dangers of 'Spice' and Other Synthetic Cannabinoids (Discover Magazine)

Ketamine

• European Patent Grant Strengthens Small Pharma’s Ketamine-Based Patent Portfolio for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Cocaine, ketamine use on the rise: survey (PerthNow)

• Cybin Announces FDA Investigational New Drug Authorization of Cybin’s Sponsored Feasibility Study Using Kernel Flow Technology (Psilocybin Alpha)

• MINDCURE Signs LOI with Awakn Life Sciences to Distribute Ketamine Protocol for Alcohol Use Disorder into Clinics Across United States and Canada through iSTRYM, MINDCURE’s Digital Therapeutics Platform (Psilocybin Alpha)

Miscellaneous

• Canadian entrepreneur gifts $5 million to help create psychedelic research centre for mental health (CTV News)

• Where the Psychedelic Revolution Is Headed, According to the Guy Who (Arguably) Started It (GQ)

• Psychedelics Group Issues First Round Of Grants For Community-Based Entheogenic Education In DC (Marijuana Moment)

• Addressing Abuse in Psychedelic Spaces (Psychedelics Today)

• North America Continues Leading The Way In Psychedelic Wellness (PR Newswire)

• Psychedelic Patents Should Be Limited, Harvard Law Experts Say (Psychedelic Spotlight)

• Could Psychedelics Cure Our Post-Pandemic Depression? (Truffle Report)

• How Gender Affects the Way We Use Drugs (TalkingDrugs)

• DC Voters Strongly Support Drug Decriminalization, Poll Finds As Activists Launch Campaign (Marijuana Moment)

• MAPS Canada’s Data Breach Foreshadows Corporadelic Future (Psymposia)

• Wavepaths: The Neuroscientist-Founded Company Producing Music For—And As—Psychedelic Therapy (Forbes)

• Novamind Brings Contract Research To Psychedelic Medicine (Lucid News)

• Psychedelic Research Beyond Depression & Trauma (Truffle Report)

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