Cannabis
Marijuana Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice (NORML)
Joe Biden’s New Disability Plan Includes Boosting Medical Marijuana Research (Marijuana Moment)
Dangers of Cannabis Use During Pregnancy May Be Overblown, Two Studies Suggest (MERRY JANE)
West Coast cannabis dispensaries report looting in weekend rioting (Leafly)
Trump Reelection Campaign Attacks Biden As ‘Architect’ Of The War On Drugs (Marijuana Moment)
Louisiana: Bills Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access Sent to Governor’s Desk (NORML)
Weed Sales on the Dark Web Surged Early in the Pandemic (WIRED)
State-regulated marijuana vape cartridges aren’t safe, doctor and whistleblower say (Hawaii News Now)
Australia's biggest medicinal cannabis plant to be built in secret Melbourne location (The Age)
In Case You Needed Clarification: Weed Doesn't Cause Strokes, New Study Says (MERRY JANE)
Vermont Senate Votes To Double Amount Of Marijuana That Can Be Possessed And Grown Without Jail Time (Marijuana Moment)
Illinois offering $31 million in cannabis tax revenue to repair drug war damage (Leafly)
People who use high-potency cannabis could have a higher risk of anxiety, study finds (Insider)
Virginia: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year (NORML)
New Jersey Lawmakers File Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Ahead Of Broader Legalization Referendum (Marijuana Moment)
After Apple Bans Vape Apps From App Store, PAX Creates Website for Vape Management (MacRumors)
Aphria, Aurora And Other Big Ag Cannabis Companies Pull Out Of Jamaica (Forbes)
US agency funds dubious study to relieve cannabis withdrawal with nicotine (Leafly)
LSD
LSD Is Surging in Popularity. New Research Unpicks the Trends. (Filter)
MindMed Launches Project Lucy Focused on LSD Experiential Therapy For Anxiety Disorders (PR Newswire)
MindMed's Microdosing Division Further Expands Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Microdosing LSD For Adult ADHD (PR Newswire)
New Wave Holdings Corp Provides Funding for LSD Research Study (BioSpace)
Magic Mushrooms
Breakthrough psilocybin study uncovers neurochemical origins of human ego (New Atlas)
Field Trip Collaborates with Jamaican University Researchers to Investigate New Psilocybin Therapies (Lucid News)
UK Researchers Raise Nearly $70,000 to Research Psilocybin's Impact on OCD (MERRY JANE)
NeonMind Files for U.S. Provisional Patent to Use Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Weight Loss (Yahoo! Finance)
TheraPsil launches program to assist patients in accessing legal, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (Globe Newswire)
Magic Truffles Firm Gets Canadian Stock Market Listing (High Times)
DMT
CB Therapeutics Achieves Another Breakthrough with the Biosynthesis of DMT and Related Tryptamine-based Compounds (Yahoo! Finance)
Ayahuasca
Can Learning to Navigate Ayahuasca Hallucinations Help in Psychosis Treatment? (Kahpi)
5-MeO-DMT
Spanish Porn Star Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Toad Venom Ritual (Rolling Stone)
Salvia Divinorum
What is Salvia divinorum? (Psychedelic Science Review)
Nitrous Oxide
Largest study of its kind of women in labor finds nitrous oxide safe, side effects rare (EurekAlert!)
Use of nitrous oxide or 'hippie crack' on the rise during pandemic (TheJournal.ie)
Ketamine
Anesthetic drug Ketamine uses serotonin receptors to relieve depression (News-Medical.net)
Datura
Toé (Brugmansia suaveolens): The Path of Day and Night (Chacruna)
Ask a Ranger: Sacred Datura of Southwest part of history of hallucinogens (Arizona Daily Sun)
Miscellaneous
The DEA Has Been Given Permission To Investigate People Protesting George Floyd’s Death (BuzzFeed News)
Paranormal Psychedelic Experiences Surveyed in Comprehensive Study (Lucid News)
Scientists Explain How Psychedelic Drugs Can Lead People to Lose Their Sense of Self (The Swaddle)
U.N. Condemns 'Deep-Seated Impunity' in Philippines' Drug War (TIME)
Whistleblowers Report Facebook for Ignoring Illegal Drug Sales on Platform (MERRY JANE)
Global Drug Survey predicts that "following lockdown, many regions will be flooded by high purity drugs" (Hot Press)
Psychedelic Studies Have Marginalized LGBTQI+ Communities for Years—These Researchers Are Changing That (DoubleBlind)
Studies Into Psychedelic Drugs Reveal Significant Medical Potential (PR Newswire)
Biden-Bernie “Unity Task Force” Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks (Filter)
Sacred Reciprocity: Supporting the Roots of the Psychedelic Movement (Chacruna)
Taking Drugs Like A Nerd (Maps of the Mind)
Psychedelics will see a boom much like cannabis. Here's how entrepreneurs can stay ahead of the curve. (Business Insider)
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