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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