Cannabis
The Marijuana Superweapon Biden Refuses to Use (The Atlantic)
Is the Netherlands Finally Heading for Legalisation? (Volteface)
Kansas City Lawmakers Vote To Remove All Local Penalties For Marijuana Possession (Marijuana Moment)
Arkansas’ 2020 Cannabis Legalization Push Is Over (Cannabis Wire)
Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Law Decreases Crime In Neighboring States, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)
Does the cannabis industry have a monopoly problem? (Quartz)
‘Lazy Stoner’ Stereotype Smashed By Study Finding Marijuana Consumers Exercise More (Marijuana Moment)
Black market cannabis seizures plummet as legalisation progresses in North America (Prohibition Partners)
CBD and CBG Mouthwashes Are More Effective Than Traditional Oral Hygiene Products (MERRY JANE)
The Endocannabinoid System: How Cannabis Interacts With The Body (Benzinga)
Magic Mushrooms
Oregon Voters Will Decide On Legalizing Psilocybin Therapy In November, State Announces (Marijuana Moment)
Congressman Hopes To Block D.C. Psilocybin Decriminalization Bid (High Times)
Magic mushrooms could help ex-soldiers to overcome trauma (The Guardian)
Study Finds Aeruginascin Metabolite 4-HO-TMT is Active at the Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor (Psychedelic Science Review)
Magic mushrooms and microdosing: The psychedelic trend helping women cope with lockdown anxiety (Metro)
IntelGenx and Cybin Corp. Enter Into Feasibility Agreement for Fast-Acting, Orally-Dissolving Psilocybin Film (Psilocybin Alpha)
The ‘Godfather Of Canadian Cannabis’ Is Launching A Psilocybin Startup (Forbes)
DMT
Faerie Entities and DMT (deadbutdreaming)
Ayahuasca
Owner of east Orange County church seeks federal exemption to legally dispense controlled substance (WFTV)
Ayahuasca is Helping the Global North to Discover the Sacredness of Tobacco (Chacruna)
Ayahuasca Benefits: The Health and Healing Powers of This Plant Medicine (DoubleBlind)
5-MeO-DMT
Benefit Enhancement Strategies Correlated With Positive 5-MeO-DMT Experiences (Psychedelic Times)
Toad Rage: Is 5-MeO-DMT Taken from Toad Venom Better than a Synthetic Version? (DoubleBlind)
Peyote
Can Indigenous and Decrim Perspectives Align on Peyote? (Lucid News)
Iboga
Bwiti Ritual Use of National Treasure Iboga (Reality Sandwich)
Nitrous Oxide
VA Studying Laughing Gas as Treatment for Veterans With PTSD (Pain News Network)
Belgium wants to ban selling laughing gas to minors (The Brussels Times)
Ketamine
SoCal Brain Health Clinic Introduces Mindfulness-Based Ketamine Program (PRUnderground)
Ketamine And Nitrous Oxide Are Being Used To Treat Depression In Australian Clinical Trial (LADbible)
Why are people turning to cocaine and ketamine to self-medicate their mental illness? (Metro)
Miscellaneous
DC Activists Submit Signatures To Put Psychedelics Decriminalization On November Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
Canadian doctors are applying for psychedelic drug exemptions to dose themselves (The GrowthOp)
MindMed Announces New Technology that Optimizes Psychedelic Dosing (Lucid News)
The Revolution Will Not Be Psychologized: Psychedelics’ Potential for Systemic Change (Chacruna)
Top Integration Tips for Psychedelic First Timers (Maps of the Mind)
Eleusis Draws on Research Into Psychedelics To Develop New Medicines for Inflammation (Lucid News)
CannaGlobal, Sansero Life Sciences and Rise Wellness Merge to Create a New International Psychedelics Company (Psilocybin Alpha)
Considerations for Psychedelic Therapists when Working with Native American People and Communities (Chacruna)
MagicMed Industries Files First Psychedelic Derivative Patent (PR Newswire)
Researcher Charles Nichols Studies the Impact of Psychedelic Substances on Inflammation (Lucid News)
Professor David Nutt Joins AWAKN Life Sciences (Psilocybin Alpha)
Synthesis Raises US$2.75M to Develop End-to-End Professional Platform for Psychedelic Wellness & Therapy (WebWire)
Numinus Enters into Debt Settlement Agreement (Psilocybin Alpha)
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