Cannabis
Supreme Court Declines Case On Marijuana Decriminalization Measures Blocked From Local Ballots (Marijuana Moment)
Oklahoma: Governor Vetoes Measure Expanding Medical Cannabis Access, Reducing Possession Penalties (NORML)
Man Serving 18 Years On Marijuana Charges Just Died In Federal Prison COVID-19 Outbreak (HuffPost)
THC-Infused Semen Can Be A Side Effect Of Frequent Marijuana Use, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
Louisiana: Senate Passes Amended Bill Permitting Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis for “Any Condition” (NORML)
Medical Cannabis Trial in the UK Becomes First to Recruit Baby (The Cannabis Exchange)
Scientists And Veterans File Lawsuit Challenging DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Denials (Marijuana Moment)
Scientific Review Concludes That Cannabis Consumers Are at No Greater Risk of Occupational Injuries (NORML)
Councillor says 'something stinks' over move to outlaw cannabis smell in West Nipissing (North Bay Nugget)
Ancient shrine reveals how marijuana was used to evoke "religious ecstasy" (Inverse)
Clinical Trial: Cannabinoid Administration Via a Metered-Dose Inhaler Is Safe and Effective for Chronic Pain Patients (NORML)
LSD
Errol Morris Sets Timothy Leary LSD Doc at Showtime (Hollywood Reporter)
Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick allegedly once plotted to spike President Nixon with LSD (Far Out Magazine)
Magic Mushrooms
Signatures Submitted For Oregon Measure To Decriminalize Psilocybin (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Get Ready for Pharmaceutical-Grade Magic Mushroom Pills (VICE)
Miami University Researchers Collaborate with PsyBio Therapeutics to Biosynthetically Produce Psilocybin, the Psychedelic Ingredient in Magic Mushrooms, and Other Psychoactive Drug Candidates to Treat Mental Health Challenges (Globe Newswire)
New Wave Holdings Sponsors Non-Profit Coalition, Therapsil, to Launch a Medical Psilocybin Access Project for Canadians in Palliative Care (PR Newswire)
MDMA
Inside MollyBabes, the Shady Porn Site That Exploited Women on Ecstasy (The Daily Beast)
MindMed Adds MDMA to Develop Next-Gen Psychedelic Therapies (PR Newswire)
DMT
New Study Shows How DMT Refreshes Perceptions (Lucid News)
Ayahuasca
Survey on the Awareness of Sexual Abuse in Ayahuasca Settings (Chacruna)
Supporting Grassroots Initiatives for Indigenous People in the Amazon during COVID (Chacruna)
Novel Psychoactive Substances
The Complete Guide to 4-AcO-DMT: Synthetic Shrooms or in a Class of Its Own? (DoubleBlind)
Solved: The Crystal Structure of N-Methyl-N-Propyltryptamine (MPT) (Psychedelic Science Review)
Nitrous Oxide
Deadly new 'drug of choice' known as 'hippy crack' taking over Dublin as parents make shock discovery of bullet cylinders on ground (Dublin Live)
Ketamine
New Study Backs Ketamine as Treatment Option for Depression (MD Magazine)
Esketamine nasal spray may rapidly reduce depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation with intent (Healio)
PCP
Artist warns of the dangers of the drug PCP, saying taking it as a student triggered terrifying breakdowns - including one manic episode where she plunged 30ft from a window (Daily Mail)
Miscellaneous
Psilocybin Treatment And Drug Decrim Campaigns Submit Signatures To Qualify For Oregon Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
New Study Categorizes All The Unexplainable Experiences Produced By Psychedelic Drugs (IFLScience)
COVID-19 is costing drug cartels millions of dollars (NBC)
Why Psychedelic Researchers Should Not Push Back Against Decriminalization (Chacruna)
Mental Health Startup Osmind Helps Patients Seek Psychedelic Treatments (Psychedelic Times)
Two New Releases Show Technology’s Psychedelic Frontier (Lucid News)
Musings around Psychedelic Integration Therapy (Psychedelics Today)
Native Tribes Should Have More Say in the Psychedelic Movement (DoubleBlind)
Toronto's first psychedelic therapy clinic is open. We gave it a try (NOW Magazine)
Dr. Gabor Maté, recognised physician and bestselling author, joins Numinus as Member of the Clinical Advisory Council (Numinus)
Mice on Acid (Nautilus)
Mystical Experience and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from Guided-Imagery Therapy with Cancer Patients (Psychedelics Today)
Novamind and Buzz Capital Announce Qualifying Transaction (Globe Newswire)
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