Cannabis
Malawi legalises cannabis amid hopes of fresh economic growth (The Guardian)
Utah’s first medical marijuana dispensary is now open (Leafly)
Mexican Senate Committees Advance Marijuana Legalization Bill To Floor Vote (Marijuana Moment)
Ohio Activists Formally File Measure To Put Marijuana Legalization Before Voters This Year (Marijuana Moment)
The Smell of Weed Does Not Justify Warrantless Searches, New Study Proves (MERRY JANE)
UK Government Looks To Ease Barriers On Bulk Importation Of Medicinal Cannabis (Forbes)
Impression Healthcare (ASX:IHL) to start cannabis trials for treatment of brain injury (The Market Herald)
What Is CBM and What Does This Uncommon Cannabinoid Do? (MERRY JANE)
Baseball Players Can Smoke Marijuana But Can’t Be Sponsored By Cannabis Companies, MLB Says (Marijuana Moment)
Utah’s cannabis czar is leaving his job (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Magic Mushrooms
The Capital That Ate Wellness Is Going to Eat Your Mushrooms (The New York Times)
Beta-Carboline Alkaloids Found in Psilocybe Mushrooms (The Third Wave)
Ketamine
Toronto Just Opened a Ketamine Clinic to Help People With Depression (VICE)
IV Ketamine Shows Promise for Chronic Pain, But Doubts Remain (Filter)
K-Holing: Why Ketamine Causes Wild Hallucinations (VICE)
Opioids
Younger drug users moving away from injecting heroin (BBC)
Study: Stopping Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Veterans’ Deaths (Filter)
Illegal opium cultivation on the rise in Bandarban (Dhaka Tribune)
Cocaine
Colombia will have to restart aerial spraying to destroy coca: Trump (Reuters)
United States and Colombian Officials Set Bilateral Agenda to Reduce Cocaine Supply (WhiteHouse.gov)
Methamphetamine
California May Soon Pay People to Reduce Their Meth Use (Filter)
A New Wave Of Meth Addiction Is Hitting Queer People Of Color. But The Help Is Not There. (BuzzFeed News)
Caffeine
Truck drivers with high caffeine intake crash more often than others (Medical Xpress)
Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates (ScienceDaily)
Nicotine
House Lawmakers Vote to Ban All Flavored Tobacco (Convenience Store News)
The UK Government Says What the US Won't: Vaping Is Safer Than Cigarettes (VICE)
Starting July 1st you'll have to be 21 to purchase tobacco products in New Mexico (CBS4Local.com)
Benzodiazepines
Bitter pill: Benzodiazepine medication by Irish over-65s in Ireland highest in OECD (Irish Examiner)
Kratom
Oklahoma House passes bill to regulate drug called kratom (The Journal Record)
Kratom in the crosshairs: Mississippi considers limit or ban on herbal drug (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
Liver Experts Sound Alarm on Kratom (Pharmacy Practice News)
Popular Kratom Vendor Shows How Kratom Is Manufactured (New Kerala)
This New Johns Hopkins Kratom Survey Offers Insightful Takeaways (Kratom Guides)
Miscellaneous
Psychedelic therapy is on the cusp of legalization—and plagued with sexual abuse allegations (Quartz)
Hawaii Senate Approves Drug Defelonization Bill (Marijuana Moment)
Oregon Activists Collect Enough Signatures For Drug Decriminalization And Treatment Measure (Marijuana Moment)
Did the UN’s Anti-Narcotics Board Just Recommend Decriminalizing Drugs Globally? (MERRY JANE)
DC Psychedelics Activists, Citing Coronavirus Concerns, Want Online Petition Gathering Option (Marijuana Moment)
Therapists Are Unprepared to Talk to People About Taking Psychedelics (VICE)
A Statement Regarding “The Emergence of a New Market: Psychedelic Science Conferences” (Psymposia)
American teens are delaying first use of drugs, including tobacco and alcohol, study finds (MinnPost)
Did Ancient Buddhists Use Psychedelics? (DoubleBlind)
Psychedelics for Climate Action? (Psymposia)
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