First Oregon legalized psychedelics for medical use, and decriminalized them statewide. Then California and Michigan floated bills to legalize psychedelics statewide as well. Now, it’s Washington offering up a bill that would legalize magic mushrooms throughout the entire state for recreational use. Will the bill go through? It’s exciting that Washington might legalize magic mushrooms, […]
Unless you’re living under a rock, you should have heard the word that psychedelics are becoming the new medical darling, with the idea of a legalization on its way. What does this mean though? Will we all be tripping on acid, or going to ayahuasca ceremonies, or playing around with magic mushrooms? Well, its possible, […]
Westword report Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would create a panel to study the nexus of natural psychedelics and mental health treatment. “I think we’re looking for anything and everything that can help,” says Representative Alex Valdez, a Denver Democratic who is co-sponsoring House Bill 1116 with Senator Joann Ginal, a Democrat from Fort Collins, and Representative Edie Hooton, […]
Could a worldwide policy change be the best way to kickstart research into the medicinal potential of psilocybin? A new movement for international psychedelic reform has been put in motion. A global coalition consisting of the Beckley Foundation, the Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Drug Science and Open Foundation, and the Mind Medicine Australia agency launched this Push last Tuesday.
Over the last decade we’ve seen a wave of cannabis reform efforts that have seemingly reached every corner of the globe. In the US alone, nearly three-quarters of the nation has adopted some type of medical cannabis program, while over a dozen states have legalized it completely for adult recreational use. Now, we’re seeing the […]
Basing a psychedelic mushroom’s potency on a single prodrug and its hallucinogen is marred for various reasons. Labs have a lot more work to do beyond psilocybin and psilocin as they explore vast amounts of chemical, therapeutic, and toxicological data after testing mushrooms. A previous story documented other psychedelics related to psilocin, and don’t forget […]
He obviously wasn’t leaving anything out of his goodie bag! DULLES, Va. — Authorities arrested rapper Vic Mensah at Washington Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its officers found a cache of illicit narcotics in his baggage. Victor Kwesi Mensah, 28, arrived on a flight from Ghana around 7 a.m. Saturday. […]
Some people see the Netherlands, and more specifically Amsterdam, as a drug-utopia. A place where everything is legal, allowed and thriving. A place where you can smoke cannabis on the street, walk along the red-light district, and munch on some magic truffles. But what are magic truffles? And are they as potent as magic mushrooms? […]
It’s been a whirlwind rise for psychedelics in general in the past few years, with tons of research into medical properties, and new legal policies being set in different parts of the country to allow medical use, or decriminalize recreational use. What’s in store for this class of drugs? Here are my 2022 predictions for […]
Pennsylvania is set to become a national, and possibly global, leader in psilocybin research, thanks to a new bill that was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill passed a Health Committee vote in Harrisburg and is on its way for votes in the house and senate. Titled the Public Health Benefits of […]