This Week in Psychedelics - 11.13.20

Cannabis

• House will vote on cannabis legalization bill in December (Politico)

• Mexican Senators Will Vote On Revised Marijuana Legalization Bill This Week (Marijuana Moment)

• Can Marijuana Help Biden Heal a Divided Nation? (Bloomberg)

• Marijuana Reform Omitted From Biden Transition Plan On Racial Equity Despite Campaign Pledges (Marijuana Moment)

• Gallup: Record Percentage of Americans Say “Marijuana Should Be Made Legal” (NORML)

• New Jersey Committees Cancel Marijuana Sales Bill Votes Amid Disputes Over Provisions (Marijuana Moment)

• Virginia: Legislation Barring Police from Using Marijuana Odor to Stop or Search Takes Effect Early 2021 (NORML)

• Texas Lawmakers Pre-File Marijuana Bills For 2021 Session (Marijuana Moment)

• People around the country keep voting for marijuana. Here's why that's unlikely in NC. (The News & Observer)

• Montana Marijuana Opponents File New Lawsuit To Overturn Legalization Vote (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis May Have Negative Effects On Sperm, Review Finds (Benzinga)

• Marijuana Regulators From 19 States Form Group To Coordinate Legalization Implementation (Marijuana Moment)

• After heart attack, pot smoking raises post-op dangers (Medical Xpress)

LSD

• Free Love and LSD: Photos of Life in a 70s Commune (VICE)

Magic Mushrooms

• Bill to decriminalize marijuana in N.J. passes in committee — and is amended to include hallucinogenic mushrooms (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• Revive Therapeutics Provides Update on Oral Thin Film Product with Psilocybin (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Niños Santos, Psilocybin Mushrooms and the Psychedelic Renaissance (Chacruna)

• NeonMind Obtains Health Canada Approval to Advance Psilocybin Research (Psilocybin Alpha)

MDMA

• MDMA does not increase trust or cause a hangover, study says (New York Post)

DMT

• Meet the Man Who Brought DMT to the Masses (VICE)

Ayahuasca

• The Ayahuasca Afterglow Phenomenon: Exploring Its Significance and Limitations (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Jordi Riba and the Challenges of Studying Ayahuasca (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ketamine

• New Program Brings Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to Canadian Vets (Lucid News)

• Silo Wellness Announces the First-of-Its-Kind U.S.-Legal Psychedelic Wellness Nature Retreat in Oregon (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Microscopes, Telescopes, and Ketamine (The Third Wave)

Miscellaneous

• California Could Decriminalize Psychedelics Under New State And Local Proposals (Marijuana Moment)

• What happens when psychedelics make you see God (Popular Science)

• Psychedelics Won the Election—Except the Psychedelic that is Donald Trump (DoubleBlind)

• Can Microdosing Make You a Better Athlete? (Playboy)

• DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance (Filter)

• The Cost of Exclusion in Psychedelic Research (Bill of Health)

• Here’s why Black people in the UK are turning to psychedelics (gal-dem)

• Psychedelic Scientists Should Honor Indigenous Plants and Traditions (Chacruna)

• Europe's Teenage Drug Use Hotspots Revealed By New Study (VICE)

• A Handful of Start-Ups Is Developing Psychedelic Drugs for Mental Illnesses. It Could Be a Bad Trip for Investors. (Barron's)

• Banned Lecture of Getting Higher (Psychedelic Press UK)

• The Cost of Omission: Dr. Valentina Wasson and Getting Our Stories Right (Chacruna)

• Cybin Goes Public on the NEO Exchange Under Symbol CYBN (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Silo Pharma, Inc. Launches Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Dr. Matthew Johnson of John Hopkins University (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Can Psychedelics Treat Eating Disorders? (DoubleBlind)

• Growing Up with Sacred Plants (Chacruna)

• Entheon Biomedical Corp. Commences Trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (Psilocybin Alpha)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 8.7.20

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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