This Week in Psychedelics - 7.23.21

Cannabis

• Cops Will No Longer Bust People for Weed at New York Airports (MERRY JANE)

• Redlining in Cannabis is Cutting Off Opportunity For Black People. (Chicago Defender)

• Medical Marijuana Patient Sues Polis Over New MMJ Laws (Westword)

• The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis (Filter)

• Virginia's “Marijuana Martyr” Is Now Smoking Legal Weed 48 Years After His Arrest (MERRY JANE)

• Another North Carolina Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Study: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Motivation Loss (NORML)

• Missouri Marijuana Activists File Legalization Initiatives For 2022 As Other Groups Prepare Separate Measures (Marijuana Moment)

• High-Potency THC Concentrates Are Just As Safe As Regular-Potency Weed, More Data Shows (MERRY JANE)

• Mississippi Lawmakers Aim To Pass Medical Marijuana Bill In August Special Session After Ballot Measure Blocked By Court (Marijuana Moment)

• The future of cannabis is female: Gen Z women are fastest-growing consumers of legal weed (NBC News)

LSD

• Performance-enhancing psychedelics: Can LSD make you better at sport? (New Atlas)

• Mississippi city settles over case of man who had taken LSD, then died after police used Taser to restrain him (Magnolia State Live)

Magic Mushrooms

• The Magic Mushroom Map shows likely spots for psilocybin-containing mushrooms (Boing Boing)

• The Other Magic Mushroom: Why a Canadian Startup is Suddenly Interested in the Fungus From Super Mario (Discover Magazine)

• Mouse Study Reveals New Details on Psilocybin’s Rewiring of the Brain (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Expert: Psilocybin Treatment May Support Patients With Obesity Who Have Tried Everything, Need Further Support (Pharmacy Times)

• Tryp Therapeutics Announces Plans for Phase 2a Clinical Trial for Fibromyalgia with the University of Michigan (Psilocybin Alpha)

MDMA

• AOC Promotes Research On Benefits Of Psychedelics Like Psilocybin And MDMA With New Amendment (Marijuana Moment)

• MDMA as a Potential Treatment for PTSD (Reality Sandwich)

DMT

• Could DMT Sweep Existing Treatments for Depression Aside? (MarketWatch)

Ayahuasca

• The Good, The Bad, and the Soul: Drug Interactions and Ayahuasca with Ben Malcolm (EntheoNation)

5-MeO-DMT

• Sonora’s traditional toad medicine ‘removes the madness from your mind’ (Mexico News Daily)

Iboga

• Lamar Odom Reveals ‘Ibogaine’ Use To Treat Drug Addiction In Explosive New Interview (The Blast)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Mydecine Expands Portfolio of Novel Molecules Filing New Patent for MDMA-like Compounds (Psilocybin Alpha)

Nitrous Oxide

• Is Nitrous Oxide a Psychedelic Drug? (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ketamine

• Ireland trials use of ketamine to treat depression (Irish Central)

• Braxia Scientific says ketamine treatment now covered by insurance for Canadian military and RCMP veterans (Proactive Investors)

• Sublingual Ketamine Is Safe and Effective for Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain (Clinical Pain Advisor)

• Ketamine Therapy and Addiction Risk Management: Part II (Truffle Report)

• PharmaTher Expands Psychedelic Patent Portfolio with Filing of U.S. Patent Application for Novel Ketamine Formulation (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Mindful Use of Nitrous Oxide: How to be a Connoisseur of Getting High (Maps of the Mind)

• What Neurotransmitters Does Ketamine Affect Most In The Brain? (Healing Maps)

Miscellaneous

• Is It Too Early to Invest in Psychedelic Stocks? (Nasdaq)

• Why Mindfulness Practitioners are Better Positioned to Trip on Psychedelics (DoubleBlind)

• How Freaks of Color Shaped Psychedelia (Lucid News)

• From Screening to Integration: Harm Reduction in Psychedelic Research (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Psychedelic Surrender (Maps of the Mind)

• Psychedelics Are Not a Mental Health Panacea (Sam Woolfe)

• Towards a More Rational and Compassionate Drug Policy (Dr. Bronner's)

• Psychedelic Activity Menus: Having Options for Your Session (Maps of the Mind)

• What Is Depth Psychology and How Does It Relate to Psychedelics? (Psychedelics Today)

• Are Potentially Legal Psychedelics Safe For Pregnant Women? (Healing Maps)

• Psychedelic Therapeutics Startup Cybin To List On NYSE’s Small Cap Market (Forbes)

• Could Psychedelics Help Prevent Mental Health Problems? (Kahpi)

• Working at Legal Psychedelic Retreats Around The World (Maps of the Mind)

• Psychedelics and Queerness (Reality Sandwich)

• What International Drug Users Remembrance Day Means to Me (Filter)

• Chelsea Osmond: Linking the Past and Future of the Psychedelic Renaissance (Chacruna)

• Creating Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys (Maps of the Mind)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 2.26.21

Cannabis

• Murphy signs N.J. legal weed bills, ending 3-year saga (NJ.com)

• North Dakota House votes to legalize recreational marijuana (KXNet.com)

• Alabama Senate passes medical marijuana legislation (WTVM)

• South Dakota: House Members Approve Legislation to Delay Implementation of Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Law (NORML)

• Virginia OKs smokable flower in move that could spur medical marijuana sales (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Marijuana legalization passes in Minnesota House Committee vote (KIMT)

• Cannabis legalization bill headed to House floor (Albuquerque Journal)

• FDA to include cannabis on essential drugs list (Bangkok Post)

• Virginia Conference Committee Faces Saturday Deadline To Finalize Marijuana Legalization Proposal (Marijuana Moment)

• Pa. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to legalize recreational marijuana (WHTM)

• Marijuana legalization proposed in Maryland Legislature (The Washington Post)

• Kansas Governor’s Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced As Lawmakers Take Up Separate Legalization Proposal (Marijuana Moment)

• Colorado families ask for statewide school cannabis access (The Colorado Sun)

• Study: Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws Associated with Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Patterns (NORML)

• Legal Marijuana States See Reduced Workers’ Compensation Claims, New Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Missouri pushes back deadline for medical cannabis businesses to open (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Study: Cannabis Mitigates Symptoms in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Fibromyalgia (NORML)

• South Carolina Voters Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana By A Five-To-One Ratio, New Poll Finds (Marijuana Moment)

Magic Mushrooms

• Aion Therapeutic Opening the First International Treatment Center for Psychedelic Psychiatry in Jamaica; Hires Leading Psychiatrist as Medical Director (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Penis Envy Mushrooms: Murder & Conspiracy Behind the World’s Trippiest Shroom (DoubleBlind)

• Red Light Holland, the First Public Candian Psychedelics Company, Is Ready To Sell You Magic Truffles (Lucid News)

MDMA

• MDMA proves a promising alcoholism treatment in world-first trial (New Atlas)

• The Effects of Antidepressant Discontinuation on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Root Beer and MDMA: Degrees of Separation (Truffle Report)

DMT

• PharmaDrug Files For FDA Orphan Drug Designation For DMT In Kidney Transplantation and Expands on Its Psychedelics Strategy (Psilocybin Alpha)

• The Ultimate Guide to DMT Pricing (Reality Sandwich)

Iboga

• Ibogaine Addiction Therapy: Then and Now (Truffle Report)

Morning Glory Seeds

• Microdosing LSA: People are Microdosing Acid’s Less Known, Legal Cousin (DoubleBlind)

Synthetic Cannabinoids

• Synthetic cannabis: an unknown gamble with potentially fatal consequences (Stuff.co.nz)

Ketamine

• Elijah McClain's mother relieved he 'is no longer labeled a suspect' after investigation into officers' actions (CNN)

• Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into Elijah McClain's death (KDRV)

• What To Look For When Searching For A Ketamine Clinic (Healing Maps)

PCP

• Rochester police officers involved in suffocation death of Daniel Prude will not face charges (KTLA)

Miscellaneous

• Norway seeks to decriminalise recreational drug use (RTÉ)

• Vermont Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Entheogenic Plants (Truffle Report)

• NYU Langone Health Establishes Center for Psychedelic Medicine (NYU Langone Health)

• Missouri Bill Would Add MDMA, Psilocybin Mushrooms And LSD To Right-To-Try Law (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic Therapy Needs to Confront the Mystical (VICE)

• After a Year of Controversy, MAPS Canada Executive Director Mark Haden Announces Resignation (Psymposia)

• Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Criminalization Of Drug Possession (Marijuana Moment)

• Casey William Hardison: A Clandestine Chemist’s View on Cognitive Liberty (Filter)

• Why the US Has Embraced Drug Law Reform, But the UK Won't (VICE)

• The Guardian view on illegal drugs: the laws don’t work (The Guardian)

• An Urgent Plea to Users of Psychedelics: Let’s Consider a More Ethical Menu of Plants and Compounds (Tim Ferriss Blog)

• What If We Pay People to Stop Using Drugs? (The New Republic)

• Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin: A Retrospective (Truffle Report)

• The Farmer and The Cowman Should Be Friends: Why the Pharmaceutical Industry and Grassroots Reformists Should Join Forces (Psychedelics Today)

• Microneedle patches for microdosing psychedelic pharmaceuticals (EurekAlert!)

• Meet the Psychedelic Rapper Running for New York City Mayor (DoubleBlind)

• The Case For Psychedelic Couples Counseling (GQ)

• Love and Psychedelic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Divide (Chacruna)

• How Psychedelics Impact Startle Response (Truffle Report)

• The Problem and Paradox of Bad Trips, Part 2 (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Joe Rogan: Dedemonizing Psychedelics (Reality Sandwich)

• Psychedelics, Capitalism, and the Commodification of the Sacred (The Third Wave)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 1.29.21

Cannabis

• Arizona: Adult Use Marijuana Sales Begin (NORML)

• 2 Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises? (The New York Times)

• Alabama Could Legalize Medical Marijuana Under Bill Filed By Republican Senator (Marijuana Moment)

• CBD Destroys Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Such as Gonorrhea, Study Finds (VICE)

• Chuck Schumer Lists Marijuana As A Priority In First Post-Election Cannabis Comments (Marijuana Moment)

• Anti-Marijuana Lawmaker Files Legalization Bill In North Dakota To Avoid Activist Ballot Measure (Marijuana Moment)

• Areas With More Marijuana Dispensaries Have Fewer Opioid Deaths, New Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Opioid Prescriptions Decline in Canada Following Enactment of Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization (NORML)

• Transition From Trump To Biden Impacts Federal Hemp And CBD Rules (Marijuana Moment)

• Michigan testing labs sound warning about contaminated cannabis (Marijuana Business Daily)

• Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use At Hotels And Airbnbs Filed In Missouri (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• LSD breakthrough could enable treatment for autism and social anxiety, research finds (Sky News)

Magic Mushrooms

• Hawaii Could Legalize Psychedelic Mushroom Therapy Under New Senate Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Kevin Matthews Wants to Decriminalize Mushrooms Across Colorado (Westword)

• Port Townsend woman seeks decriminalization of ‘magic’ mushrooms (Peninsula Daily News)

• UK Regulators Approve Beckley Psytech Study of Psilocybin for Debilitating Headache Condition (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Psyence Group Completes First Cultivation Cycle of Medical Psilocybin Mushrooms at Its Commercially Licensed Facility (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Mydecine Innovations Group Sponsors Study on Neuron Level Response to Psilocybin at University of Maryland (Psilocybin Alpha)

• MagicMed Files For Psilocybin Derived Patents (Green Market Report)

• Is America Ready For Psilocybin Mushroom Retreats? (Benzinga)

MDMA

• Will Australia legalise ecstasy and magic mushrooms to treat mental illness? Here’s why it’s still too soon (The Conversation)

DMT

• Having Sex on DMT: What You Need to Know (Reality Sandwich)

Ayahuasca

• Ayahuasca, Severe Illnesses, and the Mystery of Death (Chacruna)

• Woman, 29, killed herself after ‘suffering psychosis from taking hallucinogenic yoga drugs on spiritual retreat’ (The Sun)

• Ayahuasca’s Role in the Entourage Effect and Depression (Psychedelic Science Review)

• An Ayahuasca Retreat Brings Powerful Changes (Healing Maps)

Peyote

• Let’s Talk About Hikuri: A Peyote Conservation Project by the Wixárika (Chacruna)

Iboga

• How the psychedelic Ibogaine helped a retired Vancouver firefighter treat his depression (The GrowthOp)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• BetterLife Engages Eurofins Discovery for its Next Generation Psychedelics 2-bromo-LSD FDA IND-enabling Pharmacology Studies (Psilocybin Alpha)

Ketamine

• Champignon Brands’ Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Opens First Community-Based Centre in Ottawa to Provide Ketamine Treatment for Adults With Depression (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Ketamine to treat depression and addiction at UK’s first medical psychedelic psychotherapy clinic (iNews)

• Users of ketamine at significantly higher risk of suicide: study (Focus Taiwan)

• A Wall Street banker who made millions in the dot com boom dropped it all to become a 'psychedelics concierge' to the stars. Now he wants everyone to have access to ketamine. (Insider)

• How to Know if Ketamine Therapy Is Right for You (Santa Clarita Magazine)

DXM

• Low-dose dextromethorphan for the treatment of fibromyalgia pain: results from a longitudinal, single-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial (MD Linx)

Miscellaneous

• New Psychedelics Reform Group Sets Sights On Congress As Movement Builds (Marijuana Moment)

• Atlanta: Mayor Takes Executive Action Abolishing Pre-Employment Drug Screens for Many Public Employees (NORML)

• The Latest on Psychedelics for Treating Dementia (Psychedelic Science Review)

• The world's first psychedelic ETF debuts (Yahoo! Finance)

• Field Trip Health Ltd. Announces Opening of Field Trip Health Center in Atlanta, GA, as it Continues Expansion in the US (Psilocybin Alpha)

• The Cop Who Busted the Beatles Now Wants to Legalise All Drugs (VICE)

• When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco (NPR)

• Mydecine Innovations Group Files Application to list to the NASDAQ (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Biden Ending Federal Contracts With Private Prisons; Private ICE Detention Continues (Filter)

• 5 Athletes Who Healed With Psychedelic Therapy (Benzinga)

• “A ‘Dose’ of Radical Christianity”: Psychedelic Therapy with Dr. Florence Nichols (Chacruna)

• atai Life Sciences to Collaborate with Massachusetts General Hospital to Accelerate Discovery of Mechanisms Underlying Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelic Agents (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Ohio Students Launch Harm Reduction and “Bad Batch” Alerts App (Filter)

• Taking Psychedelics When You’re Not Feeling Good (Maps of the Mind)

• In Brazil, Bolsonaro Continues to Pump Blood to the War on Drugs (TalkingDrugs)

• Inside The Underground World Of Online Psychedelic Support Groups (Benzinga)

• MINDCURE Announces Pre- and Post-Psychedelic Therapy Adaptogen Supplements, Defining New Product Category (Psilocybin Alpha)

• How to Start a Career in the Field of Psychedelic Integration (The Third Wave)

• Field Trip Health Ltd. Common Shares to Trade on the OTCQX Best Market (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Mental Health Issues That Don't Mix Well With Psychedelics (Healing Maps)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 11.6.20

Cannabis

• Voters Approve All Seven Marijuana-Legalization Initiatives Across Five States (Filter)

• New Zealand Voters Narrowly Reject Nationwide Marijuana Referendum In Final Vote Tally (Marijuana Moment)

• Four More Ohio Cities Approve Marijuana Decriminalization Measures (Marijuana Moment)

• 2020 Ballot Initiative Effective Dates (NORML)

• Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years (The Austin Chronicle)

• Clinical Trial: Plant-Derived Cannabis Oil Effective for Patients with Fibromyalgia (NORML)

LSD

• MindMed Completes Phase 1 LSD Dosing Study (Psilocybin Alpha)

Magic Mushrooms

• Oregon Legalizes Psilocybin Therapy (DoubleBlind)

• Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin Relieves Major Depression, Study Shows (Johns Hopkins Medicine)

• Havn Life Sciences to Support the First Modern Psilocybin Depression Study in Germany with Mind Foundation (Psilocybin Alpha)

DMT

• Do Orgasms Cause the Release of DMT? (DoubleBlind)

Ayahuasca

• COVID and the Future of Ayahuasca in Brazil (Chacruna)

• The Colonization of the Ayahuasca Experience (JSTOR Daily)

Mescaline

• Heroines of Mescaline (Chacruna)

Peyote

• Why Matthew McConaughey Spent Hours In A Cage With A Mountain Lion (TheThings)

Ketamine

• People Are Using Ketamine at Home to Escape Their Pandemic Reality (VICE)

• Use of Acute and Maintenance Intravenous Ketamine in Outpatients With Depression (Psychiatry Advisor)

Miscellaneous

• Every Single Marijuana And Drug Policy Ballot Measure Passing On Election Day Bolsters Federal Reform Push (Marijuana Moment)

• Oregon becomes 1st state in the US to decriminalize drug possession (OPB)

• DC voters approve decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms,’ other psychedelics (Fox 5)

• There's No Good Evidence that Psychedelics Can Change Your Politics or Religion (Scientific American)

• From Mining to Mushrooms (Psymposia)

• Improved colour blindness symptoms associated with recreational psychedelic use (Drug Science)

• Biden Says Anti-Drug Policies Harmed Black Communities, And It Was A ‘Mistake’ To Support Them (Marijuana Moment)

• Hate & Social Media in Psychedelic Spaces (Chacruna)

• Empowering Queer, LGBTQ, and Two-Spirit Voices in Psychedelics with Marca Cassity (Chacruna)

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