Cannabis
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Initiative Officially Qualifies For November Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Montana Will Vote On Two Marijuana Legalization Measures In November, State Confirms (Marijuana Moment)
Here are the new cannabis rules proposed for South Africa – including limits, penalties and criminal records (BusinessTech)
New research raises questions about the link between cannabis use and depression among adolescents (PsyPost)
New Initiative To Legalize Marijuana Sales Filed In D.C. (Marijuana Moment)
Spanish Cannabis Approved for Import to Germany (Cannabis Industry Journal)
Four More Ohio Cities Will Vote On Marijuana Decriminalization This November (Marijuana Moment)
Where Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Stands On Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)
Boomers Smoke Twice as Much Medical Cannabis as Millennials, New Survey Says (MERRY JANE)
New Jersey Now Allows Medical Marijuana Recommendations Via Telehealth Amid Coronavirus (Marijuana Moment)
Study: Most Americans in Legal States Express “Positive Perceptions” of the Cannabis Marketplace (NORML)
LSD
Acid Dreams: The Profit Potential of LSD (Investing Daily)
Magic Mushrooms
New company to put psilocybin on dissolvable sublingual strips to help treat depression (Leafly)
First-Of-Its-Kind Clinical Trial To Study Psychedelic Treatments For PTSD In Veterans (Forbes)
New Psychedelic Research Nonprofit Teams with Johns Hopkins University for Real-World Study on Use of Psilocybin Mushrooms (PR Newswire)
MDMA
MAPS And The Road To FDA Approval For MDMA (Benzinga)
DMT
Metabolizing DMT – The Differences Between Oral Administration and Smoking (Psychedelic Science Review)
Ayahuasca
New Study Shows Ayahuasca’s Benefits When Used in a Traditional Setting (Lucid News)
Mestre Irineu: A Black Man Who Changed the History of Ayahuasca (Chacruna)
A Response to “Early Reflections on Interviews with Palestinians and Israelis Drinking Ayahuasca Together” (Psymposia)
Iboga
Abuses and Lack of Safety in the Ibogaine Community (Chacruna)
Synthetic Cannabinoids
New and Accurate Drug Test for “Spice” (Reality Sandwich)
Ketamine
Coloradans Dosed With Ketamine During Police Confrontations Want Investigation (KUNC)
American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists and Practitioners Announces Standards of Practice in the Therapeutic Use of Subanesthetic Ketamine (PR Newswire)
Investigators Uncover Antidepressant Response Mediator to Ketamine (HCPLive)
Miscellaneous
Why Don’t More Black People Use Psychedelics? (Medium)
The Defund the Police Movement is Coming for the DEA (VICE)
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Microdosing Psychedelics? (DoubleBlind)
Psychedelic drugs reduce depressive symptoms by helping individuals accept their emotions, study suggests (PsyPost)
On Your Next Psychedelic Journey, Let an App Be Your Guide (WIRED)
How Would Dismantling the DHS Affect the War on Drugs? (Filter)
What is Psychedelic Therapy? Common Trends, Practices, and Foundations in the Field (Psychedelics Today)
Yield Growth Announces Name Change and Provides Corporate Update (Psilocybin Alpha)
Field Trip Psychedelics Inc. Expands Stateside With Psychedelic-Enhanced Psychotherapy Clinic in New York City (PR Newswire)
Eleusis sheds light on psychedelics that relieve asthma in rats with no mental effects (Fierce Biotech)
Meet the Woman Who Wants to Sell Psychedelic Drugs to Scientists (Futurism)
The Political Value of Psychedelics (Reality Sandwich)
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. Announces Q2 2020 Financial Results (Psilocybin Alpha)
How to Embrace the Effects of Psychedelics Without the Drugs (Elemental)
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