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By Max Savage Levenson, 9/7/2022 Last night, Sept. 6, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave unanimous approval to a resolution that effectively decriminalizes entheogens and their compounds for adult use. The resolution defines entheogens as the “full spectrum of plants, fungi, and natural materials that can inspire personal and spiritual well-being.” That list includes […]

The medical benefits of psychedelic drugs have gone from Age of Aquarius punchline to solid science, but the startups racing to market might still be getting ahead of themselves. ByKristen V Brown and Drake Bennett – 8/22/2022 Under the pale light of a laboratory flow hood, clad in a cleanroom suit, hat, and booties, Sarah

by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress – 7/28/2022   A team of researchers at the University of Geneva has found that ketamine is unlikely to be addictive to people who use it for extended periods of time. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of the impact of the synthetic compound

Psilocybin, the ingredient in magic mushrooms, along with talk therapy, showed significant benefit in the largest clinical trial of its kind. By Kaitlin Sullivan, Akshay Syal, M.D., Kori Lynch and Harry Smith Two doses of psilocybin pills, along with psychotherapy, helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking for at least eight months after their

PAST 12-MONTH LSD USE RATE INCREASED FROM 0.9 PERCENT IN 2002 TO 4 PERCENT IN 2019 Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged 12–17 years according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving

By Black Swan, MD – 7/3/2021 I’m on a plane in a viral pandemic headed for Rythmia, a life advancement center in Costa Rica, to drink the plants. I’m a physician, a specialist in infectious disease (ID), who practices evidenced based medicine and this voyage is therefore wildly atypical. If, as a resident, I proposed

On key metrics, a VR experience elicited a response indistinguishable from subjects who took medium doses of LSD or magic mushrooms. By Hana Kirosarchive –  8/6/2022 Fifteen years ago, David Glowacki was walking in the mountains when he took a sharp fall. When he hit the ground, blood began leaking into his lungs. As he

By Bryan Mc Govern – 8/3/2022 The psychedelics industry received a boost in confidence this week by way of a new market report from banking giant Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has shared its first official commentary on the psychedelics industry. The concept of investing in psychedelic medicine received a legitimate vote of confidence of

By Jolynn Tumolo – 07/12/2022 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with accelerated cognitive decline in middle-aged women, according to a large-scale prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open. “Given that cognitive decline is associated with subsequent Alzheimer disease and related dementias, better understanding of this association may be important to promote healthy aging,”