Cannabis
Government announces plan to advance cannabis legalization reforms (The Times of Israel)
Bermuda Has Officially Proposed a Framework to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis (MERRY JANE)
New lawsuit aims to force DEA to reschedule marijuana (Leafly)
Effects of cannabis edibles can vary greatly based on small differences in THC dose (PsyPost)
Kansas Medical Marijuana Bill Dies In Committee After Special Session Ends (Marijuana Moment)
Oregon Cannabis Association Demands Portland Cannabis Tax Not Be Used on Law Enforcement (Cannabis Business Times)
NBA Players Union Head Joins Marijuana Company As League Reportedly Suspends Drug Testing (Marijuana Moment)
NORML Letter to NIDA: Prohibition Must Be Recognized as More Damaging than Marijuana Itself (NORML)
Here’s how to start fixing racism in cannabis dispensaries (Leafly)
Nevada Governor Introduces Measure To Pardon Tens Of Thousands With Marijuana Convictions (Marijuana Moment)
South Dakota Voters Could Make Cannabis History in November (Cannabis Wire)
Providing the Legitimacy of Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Cancer (Onco'Zine)
Cannabis temporarily reduces severity of PTSD symptoms (News-Medical.net)
Do Highly Potent Marijuana Concentrates Get Users More High? Not Exactly, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
Ultra-low cannabis dosing: When microdosing is still too much (Leafly)
5 Signs of Using Cannabis Too Frequently (Psychology Today)
LSD
Phase 2 Clinical Trial of LSD for "Suicide Headaches" Begins Treating Patients (PR Newswire)
Magic Mushrooms
Champignon Identifies Synthetic Ketamine and Psilocybin/Psilicin Metabolite Targets; Selects Dalriada to Advance NCE IP Portfolio (Globe Newswire)
Rapid Therapeutic Explores Treatment of Anxiety Utilizing Proprietary Delivery System for Psilocybin and CBD (Globe Newswire)
Dog rushed to vet after it eats human poo filled with magic mushrooms at beach (Daily Star)
MDMA
Impressive long-term benefits of MDMA for treating PTSD, study reports (New Atlas)
Is MDMA Neurotoxic? (Spirit Pharmacist)
DMT
I Sell DMT Vape Pens So People Can 'Break Through' at Their Own Speed (VICE)
Beyond Ayahuasca: Therapeutic Effects of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) (Psychedelic Science Review)
Former UFC Champion Henry Cejudo Details DMT Experience With Mike Tyson (MMA News)
Ayahuasca
Not All Ayahuasca is Made Equal (Psychedelics Today)
What if a Shaman Could Solve All Your Problems, in Three Days? (The New York Times)
Iboga
Powerful psychedelic drug ibogaine could help people kick opioid addictions (Genetic Literacy Project)
Synthetic Cannabinoids
Drug trial planned for synthetic cannabinoid coronavirus treatment (Chicago Tribune)
Nitrous Oxide
No laughing matter: new legislation will ban the sale of nitrous oxide (DutchNews.nl)
Ketamine
US customs officers find ketamine smuggled inside paintings of Jesus Christ (Mixmag)
High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain (ScienceDaily)
Miscellaneous
How the Psychedelic Movement Can Support Black Lives Matter (DoubleBlind)
Protests Drive DC Psychedelics Decriminalization Signatures As Activists Launch Major Mailer Campaign (Marijuana Moment)
We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression (The Guardian)
Children and Psychedelics: Using Indigenous Wisdom to Examine Western Paradigms (Chacruna)
How the War on Drugs Enables Police Brutality Against Black People (VICE)
Colonial Shadows in the Psychedelic Renaissance (Chacruna)
Help Decriminalize Nature Canada Petition the Canadian Government to Decriminalize Psychedelic Plants (Psychedelic Times)
Are deep psychedelic experiences trustable? An exchange between Ken Ring and Chris Bache (Medium)
The Power of Psychedelic Communities, Through the Lens of an Activist POTC (Lucid News)
What Do Psychedelic Medicine Companies Owe to the Community? (Chacruna)
Legal Highs: The Top Legal Psychoactive Plants in the US and Canada (DoubleBlind)
Psychedelic Leadership Community Build at Psychedelic Liberty Summit (Chacruna)
The Psychedelic Designs of Adam Nathaniel Furman (Sam Woolfe)
Psychedelics Seek to Emulate Cannabis' Rise to Social Acceptance (New Kerala)
PSYC Expanding Their Global Reach To Showcase Psychedelic Industry Leaders and Pioneers (Globe Newswire)
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