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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