Cannabis
France launches public consultation on legalising cannabis (France24)
UFC ditch marijuana ban but fighters warned to ‘temper enthusiasm’ after Usada rule change (The Independent)
Biden Taps Marijuana Legalization Supporter To Lead Democratic National Committee (Marijuana Moment)
American Medical Association Asks Court To Overturn Medical Marijuana Vote In Mississippi (Marijuana Moment)
Arizona: Adult Use Marijuana Sales On Track to Begin This Month (NORML)
This Michigan marijuana dispensary is giving free weed to anyone who got the COVID-19 vaccine (Detroit Metro Times)
Trump Grants Clemency To Marijuana Prisoners On Last Day In Office (Marijuana Moment)
Study: Nearly Half of Medical Cannabis Users Cease Using Opioids for Pain After Twelve Months (NORML)
Congressman Files First Federal Marijuana Reform Bill Of 2021 (Marijuana Moment)
Could Medical Cannabis Help with the Treatment of Movement Disorders? (Canex)
Latest Canadian cannabis recalls include melting vape pens, moldy bud (Marijuana Business Daily)
Virginia Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By Senate Committee, With Home Cultivation Provisions Intact (Marijuana Moment)
“Game changer” for the sector: First cannabis company expected to list on LSE next month (Cannabis Health News)
Police Find 1st 'Cannabis Factory' In London's Financial District, Destroy 826 Plants (NPR)
Hash landing: New Zealand police ditch annual helicopter hunt for cannabis dens (The Guardian)
Phytol cited as potentially dangerous cannabis vape ingredient (Marijuana Business Daily)
Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Reduced Alcohol Intake Among Treatment-Seeking Drinkers (NORML)
Research establishes antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule (ScienceDaily)
Women who use cannabis may have harder time conceiving (Healio)
How Some THC Is Legal — For Now (Rolling Stone)
Magic Mushrooms
Florida Lawmaker Introducing Psilocybin Mushroom Legalization (Forbes)
Unique magic mushroom microdosing study to begin in Australia (New Atlas)
How Mixing Mushrooms and MDMA Affects Your Body and Brain (VICE)
Patient hopes Canada will introduce regulations for treatment with 'magic mushrooms' (CTV News)
BC Craft Supply Co Announces Letter of Intent with Psilocybin Research and Development Company Ava Pathways (Globe Newswire)
MDMA
MindMed Announces the Start of the First-Ever Clinical Trial Combining MDMA and LSD (Psilocybin Alpha)
Ayahuasca
Insight into Ayahuasca’s Antidepressant Effects (Psychedelic Science Review)
5-MeO-DMT
New Toad Venom Compound Synthesized for Clinical Use: 5-MeO-DMT Succinate (Psychedelic Science Review)
Synthetic Cannabinoids
NCSA: Synthetic cannabis a cause for concern (Loop Barbados)
Ketamine
Ketamine Clinicians Publish Ethical Guidelines to Raise Treatment Standards (Lucid News)
Colorado officials resume review of ketamine program after Elijah McClain's death (CNN)
PharmaTher Signs Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement for Patented Ketamine Formulation Targeting Mental Health, Neurological and Pain Disorders (Psilocybin Alpha)
Miscellaneous
Icelandic Government Proposes Drug Decriminalisation (The Reykjavik Grapevine)
Peter Thiel-backed psychedelics start-up targets schizophrenia ahead of IPO (CNBC)
Psychedelic Therapy Schools Are Popping Up Like Mushrooms (Bloomberg)
The Biden Administration and Drug Policy: Expectation Versus Reality (Filter)
North American Psychedelics Index Published: Which Companies Will Be in the First Psychedelic ETF? (Psilocybin Alpha)
A New Supreme Court RFRA Ruling May Be a Boon to Psychedelic Religions (Chacruna)
Senator wants to 'lock in' 2020 drug laws (Idaho Press)
NeonMind Lists on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Psilocybin Alpha)
Is Psychedelic Medicine the Antidote to Anti-Black White Racism in the US? (Chacruna)
The Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics and Nature Explored in New Study (Lucid News)
Psychedelic Authoritarianism Harm Reduction: “QAnon Shaman” Edition (Psymposia)
Here’s What’s Missing From Conversations About Psychedelic Integration (DoubleBlind)
Attorney General Merrick Garland a Disheartening Prospect (Filter)
Dopamine Release and Duration of Action: Rules of Thumb to Predict Addictive Potential of Phenethylamines (Spirit Pharmacist)
Ergot in Canada: A Lost Tradition? (Chacruna)
BetterLife Pharma Is Developing Second Generation Psychedelics: Drugs That Leave Out The Trip (Forbes)
Former Defence Force chief Chris Barrie supports increased accessibility of psychedelic drugs (The Canberra Times)
Could Biden Make His Country’s Global Drug War Even More Imperialist? (Filter)
What Will The Psychedelics Space Look Like In 2021? Experts Weigh In (Yahoo! Finance)
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