Cannabis
Analysis: Unregulated Delta-8 Vape Products Frequently Mislabeled, May Contain Heavy Metals (NORML)
Malta Officially Legalizes Marijuana With President’s Signature, Becoming First In Europe To End Cannabis Prohibition (Marijuana Moment)
Several States to Usher In the New Year with Cannabis Liberalization Laws (NORML)
The Next States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana (MSN)
Pfizer Bets On Medical Cannabis With $6.7 Billion Acquisition (Forbes)
Scientists are (finally) studying how weed affects athletic performance and recovery (Leafly)
New York Senator Files Bill To Extend Marijuana Equity Benefits To Gay, Lesbian And Bisexual People (Marijuana Moment)
Cartels Ditch Pot and Opium Fields for Synthetic Drugs, Mexico Defense Secretary Says (High Times)
Ohio: Citizens’ Petition Seeks to Compel Lawmakers to Hold Marijuana Legalization Vote (NORML)
Senator Calls For Federal Marijuana Standard To Measure Impaired Driving (Marijuana Moment)
Top Maryland Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Referendum For 2022 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Iowa Democrats Announce Plan To Let Voters Decide On Marijuana Legalization Amid GOP Resistance (Marijuana Moment)
Whole-Plant Cannabis Extract Reduces Epileptic Seizures By 86% in Small Study (High Times)
Researcher Uses Reddit To Learn What Kinds Of Marijuana Posts Influenced Legalization Attitudes (Marijuana Moment)
Pair of Cops Booked After Being Caught Smoking Pot in Mississippi (High Times)
Marijuana Group Releases ‘Robbery Preparedness Guide’ For Dispensaries Amid Spike In Thefts (Marijuana Moment)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta adds to chorus of cannabis research on autism in 2021 (Leafly)
Legal Cannabis Outsells Ontario Illicit Market for First Time (High Times)
These were the weirdest weed news stories of 2021 (Leafly)
LSD
U.S. FDA puts plans to test LSD in anxiety patients in clinical study on hold (Reuters)
Magic Mushrooms
Canada’s Psilocybin Policy Reform Movement Continues to Make Progress Federally (Truffle Report)
FDA Approves Psilocybin For Binge Eating Study By Tryp Therapeutics (Benzinga)
Ayahuasca
Global ayahuasca trend drives deforestation in Brazil’s Acre state (Mongabay)
Morning Glory Seeds
Study shows common flower species holds promise for beneficial psychedelic drugs (Newswise)
Ketamine
Ketamine Therapy Quickly Reduces Depression and Suicidal Thoughts (SciTechDaily)
DXM
Cough medicine creates dangerous interaction (The Seattle Times)
Miscellaneous
Port Townsend Becomes 13th City to Decriminalize Psychedelics (DoubleBlind)
Psychedelics: The newest tool in nuclear negotiations? (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
How Should Psychedelic Medicine Handle “Flashbacks”? (Mad in America)
New center to study psychedelics pops up at University of Texas at Austin (My San Antonio)
The Dumbest Drug Scare Stories of 2021 (VICE)
DEA Wants To Help Parents Decode The Emojis Young People Use To Discuss Marijuana And Other ‘Bomb Ass’ Drugs (Marijuana Moment)
GOP Lawmakers File Bills To Streamline Research Into Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs (Marijuana Moment)
Colorado Ballot Initiatives Filed to Legalize Psychedelics (Truffle Report)
Two Leaders in Psychedelics Industry and the Harm Reduction Approach (Nasdaq)
How Do Hallucinogenic Drugs Change Our Personality? (Psychology Today)
Microdosing companion app Houston wants to be your guide to 'inner space' (Mashable)
Why Psychedelic Research May Bring the Next Big Breakthrough in Dementia Treatment (Psychedelic Spotlight)
MYND Life Sciences Acquires Rights for the Use of Psychedelics to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias (Psilocybin Alpha)
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