Cannabis
Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream (Forbes)
Ghana legalizes cannabis for health and industrial purposes (GhanaWeb)
Coronavirus Is Killing Weed Legalization Bills Across the US (MERRY JANE)
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Campaign Suspended Due To Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)
Mass. Gov. Closes Adult-Use Pot Shops During Virus Crisis (Law360)
South Dakota Marijuana Legalization Campaign Urges Absentee Voting Amid Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)
Cannabis Industry Workers May Be at Risk of Respiratory Issues, New Study Says (MERRY JANE)
Marijuana Businesses Are Ineligible For Coronavirus Disaster Relief, Federal Agency Confirms (Marijuana Moment)
Mapping the cannabis genome to improve crops and health (Phys.org)
Federal Agency Wants Help Developing A Standard THC Dose For Marijuana Products (Marijuana Moment)
NORML Launches “Smoke the Vote” To Prepare For 2020 Election (NORML)
Feds Prosecuted Even Fewer Marijuana Cases In 2019 As More States Legalize, New Data Shows (Marijuana Moment)
Raleigh mayor lit up for posting a picture with a weed pen in it (The Daily Dot)
Curbside cannabis pickup: Why it’s booming and how it works (Leafly)
Youth Marijuana Treatment Admissions Fell After Legalization, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
Cannabis sales hit new highs in US and Canada (New York Post)
DEA Unveils New Rule To Finally Allow More Marijuana Growers For Research (Marijuana Moment)
Coronavirus: Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries to make, donate hand sanitizer to hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic (MassLive)
Study indicates vaporized cannabis creates drug-seeking behavior (WSU Insider)
Arizona Marijuana Activists Have More Than Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On Ballot, They Say (Marijuana Moment)
Exploring the 3 Different Types of Cannabinoids: Endo, Phyto, and Synthetic (CBD Testers)
Fired NFL Players Want Their Jobs Back After the League Changed Its Drug Policy (MERRY JANE)
Can Medical Cannabis Be Used to Treat Acute Pain? (Pain News Network)
LSD
George Harrison discusses LSD and The Beatles on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971 (Far Out Magazine)
Magic Mushrooms
Redesigning Psychedelic Mushrooms to Never Cause a “Bad Trip” (DoubleBlind)
Oregon Campaign To Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms For Therapeutic Use Hits Snag Amid Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)
Denver Government Psilocybin Panel Sets Criteria To Track Decriminalization’s Impact (Marijuana Moment)
MDMA
Veterans and first responders report lasting personal benefits after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy (PsyPost)
Healing PTSD with MDMA Therapy (Veterans News Report)
Ayahuasca
Actress Dayle McLeod releases Memoir about An Ayahuasca Trip that sent her to the Psyche Ward and Unleashed her Creativity (PR Urgent)
Salvia Divinorum
What Is Salvia, and Is the Psychoactive Drug Still Legal? (MERRY JANE)
Novel Psychoactive Substances
MindMed Advances 18-MC, Potential Treatment for Opioid Addiction, Into Further Clinical Testing (PR Newswire)
Ketamine
COVID-19 And Mental Health: How To Get Ketamine-Based Psychedelic Therapy From Home Using An App (Forbes)
Champignon Brands Expands Alternative Medicine Ip Portfolio With Ketamine, Adaptogenic Delivery Systems/Formulations (GlobeNewswire)
Miscellaneous
You're Socially Isolating. Is Now a Good Time to Trip on Psychedelics? (VICE)
Psychedelics in Palliative Care (Scientific American)
Drug Dealers Say Coronavirus Is Already Affecting Supply and Demand (VICE)
Oregon Drug Decriminalization And Treatment Campaign Impacted By Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)
Cellular Receptors and Their Role in the Psychedelic Effect (Psychedelic Science Review)
How coronavirus is changing the market for illegal drugs (The Conversation)
What Psychedelics Told Me About The Coronavirus (Medium)
Ayahuasca Healings’ Trinity de Guzman calls coronavirus “a necessary purge” (Psymposia)
Urine survey reveals Europe’s favorite drugs (Big Think)
Why Black People Should Embrace Psychedelic Healing: Reclaiming Our Cultural Birthright (Chacruna)
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