CANNABIS
Thailand set to deliver first batch of medical marijuana (Reuters)
Pass the Duchy: Luxembourg’s grand plan to legalize cannabis (Politico)
Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications (NORML)
US Government Approves Increased Production of Marijuana for Clinical Research (NORML)
Coast Guard Issues Order Barring Active Duty Members From Visiting Marijuana Shops (Marijuana Moment)
Scientist Debunks Her Earlier Study That Claimed Weed Causes Brain Damage (MERRY JANE)
Chart: Women account for more than a third of marijuana business executives (Marijuana Business Daily)
Eggs and Peanuts Could Prevent Birth Defects Caused by Weed (MERRY JANE)
New York Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization And Expungements Bill (Marijuana Moment)
At some colleges, marijuana studies are blooming (CBS News)
Florida Activists Clear First Hurdle To Put Marijuana Legalization On State’s 2020 Ballot (Marijuana Moment)
California Working Toward Certifying “Almost Organic” Cannabis (Filter)
Marijuana during pregnancy might be as dangerous as alcohol (Popular Science)
CBN Is Another Cannabis Compound With Beneficial Properties (Forbes)
Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no (CNBC)
He admits he once smoked marijuana, now U.S. won’t let him re-enter country (Los Angeles Daily News)
LSD
The Truth About The Acid-Dipped Cigarette In Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Refinery29)
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
People Are Hungry for Shroom Legalization, and the Money to Fund It Is Growing (VICE)
Could magic mushrooms be the next drug legalized in Canada? (Yahoo! Finance)
Undesirable Effects from Magic Mushrooms (Psychedelic Science Review)
MDMA
To Spot MDMA Users, Festivals May Soon Roll Out Thermal Cameras (MERRY JANE)
Study claims ecstasy and cocaine cause less harm than tobacco and alcohol (Dance Music Northwest)
Youngsters have no idea when they are safe to drive after ecstasy use (DutchNews.nl)
Victorian schoolgirls safely back home after MDMA scare at camp (news.com.au)
AYAHUASCA
Ayahuasca Is About More Than Just You. It’s About Planetary Health. (Kahpi)
5-MEO-DMT
Holding 5-MeO Practitioners Accountable for Dangerous Behavior: Interview with Rak Razam and Mario Garnier (Psychedelic Times)
PEYOTE
Peyote Is Endangered, Spiritually Sacred and Becoming Legal (HowStuffWorks)
IBOGA
Gabon prepares for first international forum on Iboga (Africa Times)
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS
Coroner's ruling: Corey-James Brown died from smoking synthetic drugs (New Zealand Herald)
NITROUS OXIDE
What to know about nitrous oxide (Medical News Today)
The dangers of nitrous oxide: An inside look at Surrey's laughing gas problem (Surrey Live)
KETAMINE
Ketamine isn't an opioid and treats depression in a unique way (EurekAlert!)
Ketamine clinics are arriving in Richmond (WTVR)
PCP
PCP-Crazed Man Attacks Officers After Crash In Stafford: SCSO (Patch)
OPIOIDS
Your Methadone History Could Soon Be Shared Without Your Consent (Filter)
As Opioid Prescriptions Surged in Germany, Opioid Addiction Held Steady, While Opioid-Related Deaths Fell (Reason)
Device for Opioid Overdoses Releases Naloxone Automatically (Medgadget)
Opioid Patient Worth $200,000 a Year to Purdue, State Says (Bloomberg)
Drought Cripples Taliban's Record-High Opium Production Amid Peace Talks (Breitbart)
Colorado Wants You To Know About This Life-Saving Drug (Westword)
COCAINE
Exclusive NYPD Data Reveals Just How Often Fentanyl Is in Cocaine (VICE)
Colombia will spray Chinese glyphosate to control coca (Diálogo Chino)
Weird New Kinds Of Cocaine Could Start A “Hidden Epidemic” Of Health Threats (BuzzFeed News)
METHAMPHETAMINE
Autopsies reveal how meth hurts the heart (Medical Xpress)
Study assesses outcomes for meth users with burn injures (ScienceDaily)
CAFFEINE
Exceeding healthy caffeine limits during pregnancy can be harmful to babies’ health (Consumer Affairs)
Coffee Farmers Are In Crisis. Starbucks Wants To Help. (Forbes)
TOBACCO
Most Americans Support Raising Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco (Gallup)
ALCOHOL
One in 10 Older Adults Binge Drinks, Study Says (The New York Times)
Facebook bans sales of alcohol and tobacco between users (CNBC)
Here's the Buzz on Alcohol in Space (HowStuffWorks)
How Much Does Alcohol Harm People Besides the Drinker? (Psychology Today)
KRATOM
Is Kratom Safe During Pregnancy? Researchers Start to Investigate (The Scientist)
Can Kratom cause a false positive on a 12-panel drug test? (Augusta Free Press)
Officials warning public about dangers of kratom (The North Platte Telegraph)
Kratom Is Not a Safe Pain Treatment (Newsmax)
KAVA
MIT Scientists Synthesize The Feel-Good Molecules In Kava, 'Nature's Xanax' (WBUR)
MISCELLANEOUS
Psychedelic Medicine Is Coming. The Law Isn’t Ready (Scientific American)
Another Florida Sheriff's Deputy Arrested For Arresting People on False Drug Charges (Reason)
Exclusion, Censorship, Internment: Brazilian Drug Policy Under Bolsonaro (Filter)
The Life-Changing Magic of Tripping (The Atlantic)
A Reddit user surveyed 650 psychedelic drug users, here’s what they found (Happy Mag)
Public university to host ‘psychedelic neuroscience’ symposium (The College Fix)
Latest update on drug-related deaths and mortality in Europe (EMCDDA)
Why Psychedelic Science Should Pay Speakers and Trainers of Color (Chacruna)
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