Police serve warrant, make arrests at Portland (OR) shop selling psychedelic mushrooms

KPTV reports that all that publicity wasn’t nescessarily good for the business Police served a warrant and made arrests at a shop in Portland that is selling psychedelic mushrooms that aren’t legal in Oregon yet. PORTLAND,...

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Colorado Senate Approves Prop 122 Psychedelic Advisory Board

Westword reports Governor Jared Polis’s nominations for the Natural Medicine Advisory Board were approved by the Colorado Senate on March 17. The new panel will soon get to work developing rules and regulations for psychedelics...

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Video: Rick Perry: The conservative case for psychedelic medicine

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New Report Published: The Canadian Psychedelic Survey: Characteristics, Patterns of Use, and Access in a Large Sample of People Who Use Psychedelic Drugs

Abstract Background: Recent years have seen a resurgence in clinical interest in, and increased public acceptance of, psychedelic drugs in Canada. However, our understanding of how psychedelic drugs are currently used in...

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Press Release: EntheoTech Bioscience Inc. Opens Flagship Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Clinic in Kelowna, BC

KELOWNA, BC, May 2, 2023 /CNW/ – EntheoTech Bioscience Inc. (“EntheoTech”), a Canadian-based bioscience company providing Psychedelic Assisted Therapy to individuals with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, PTSD, and...

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California Psychedelics Legalization Bill Approved by Assembly Public Safety Committee

California Assembly committee has approved a Senate-passed bill to legalize the possession and facilitated use of certain psychedelics. The Assembly Public Safety Committee advanced the legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener...

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Legal Considerations when Advertising Psychedelic Products and Related Therapeutic Services

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Source Lexology Author Dorian Thomas https://fkks.com/attorneys/dorian-thomas Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Microdosing. “Magic” mushroom dinners. Ayahuasca retreats. Today,...

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Filter Article: Why Indigenous Protesters Stopped a Global Psychedelic Conference

arly this summer, the Psychedelic Science conference brought 12,000 people to Denver, Colorado, to participate in a dizzying array of sessions, as I reported for Filter. But on the final day, June 23, a protest stopped...

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Press Release: Announcement of Funding for Two New Research Projects to Test the Effects of Psychedelic Medicines for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and in Group Situations

Mind Medicine Australia is delighted to announce that it is funding two new research projects by the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology and a team led by Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon...

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Vermont Lawmakers File Bills To Legalize Psychedelics And Decriminalize All Drugs

Via Marijuana Moment Vermont lawmakers introduced four major drug reform proposals this month: Two of the bills would decriminalize simple possession of all drugs and expand harm reduction services, another would remove criminal...

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Article: Powerful D.C. Republicans Drive Psychedelic Research Efforts

Lucid news reports the following The legal future of medicinal psychedelics in Washington, D.C. may depend, in part, on the efforts of advocates with deep and longstanding ties to the Republican political establishment. It’s...

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Law Firm Article: United States: Launching A Business In Psychedelics?

19 June 2023 by Lee Silver Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz As interest in psychedelics grows and states begin to legalize possession, usage, and promotion, more and more entrepreneurs are contemplating...

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New FDA Guidance on Psychedelic Drug Development

Source JD Supra https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-fda-guidance-on-psychedelic-drug-4106424/ Stephanie Agu, David Fox, Lynn Mehler Hogan Lovells   On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft...

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Press Release: Incannex engages Catalent to develop and manufacture cGMP-grade psilocybin drug products for clinical trials and potential commercial use

Incannex Healthcare Limited, a pharmaceutical company developing proprietary medicinal cannabinoid products and psychedelic medicine therapies for unmet medical needs, announced that it has engaged Catalent (Catalent) to...

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American Psychedelic Practitioners Association Announces Appointment of Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD as new Executive Director

Press Release APPA Continues Forward Momentum Around Establishment of Professional Practice Guidelines for the Field and Accreditation for Psychedelic Training Programs WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American...

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Article: The global regulatory landscape for psychedelic drugs

Jessica Riggleman, Owner of Raeco, LLC, examines the global regulatory landscape for psychedelic drugs, with a particular focus on Schedule I classification Depending on the country and specific drug, the global regulatory...

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California: Rohnert Park man arrested after being found with pound of psychedelic mushrooms

Santa Rosa police arrested a 19-year-old Rohnert Park man Monday night after they found a pound of psychedelic mushrooms and a large amount of cash in his possession, officials said Tuesday. Detectives stopped the man, who...

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Four New York City residents arrested for selling psychedelic mushrooms out of East Village storefronts

Four New Yorkers were arrested for allegedly selling psychedelic mushroom products out of two different East Village storefronts, prosecutors announced Thursday.  It was announced that 33-year-old Brooklyn resident Steven...

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Dutch Government Forms MDMA Commission; NIH Forms Psychedelics Interest Group

Psychedelic Alpha report The Netherlands’ Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ernst Kuipers, received a sixty-page report (here’s a machine translated English version of the report) on the therapeutic applications...

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California Senate Passes Bill To Legalize Psychedelics Possession And Facilitated Use

Marijuana Moment (as always) is first with the news A California bill to legalize the possession of certain psychedelics and facilitated use of the substances has passed the Senate. The legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener...

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Double Blind Article: Where is Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Legal?

Here’s the introduction Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in the United States? The legal status of psychedelic-assisted therapy in the United States is confusing and complicated. On the one hand, the “classic psychedelics”...

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Connecticut House Passes Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill

The Connecticut House on Wednesday approved a measure to decriminalize small quantities of psilocybin mushrooms, CT Examiner reports. Under the proposal, penalties for possessing less than a half ounce of psilocybin mushrooms...

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USA: Former police officer arrested on LSD, cocaine, cannabis charges

A former Locust and Oakboro police officer faces multiple drug charges after being arrested early Saturday morning. Rachael Armstrong, 39, was arrested on 12 charges including felony possession of marijuana, two counts of...

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Men accused of selling psychedelic mushrooms at Oregon store make first court appearance

KHQA report PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Two men arrested and accused of illegally selling psilocybin – conventionally known as “magic mushrooms” – in a Portland, Oregon store went before a judge on Friday. Steven...

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Press Release: Enthea Announces Nationwide Rollout to Offer Psychedelic Therapy as a Workplace Benefit

The Health Insurance Plan Provider Raises a $2M Seed Round Led by Tabula Rasa Ventures To Help Launch into 40 U.S. Markets in 2023 December 06, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enthea, the...

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Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines Publish Annual Report 2022

Here’s the Table Of Contents i. Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas (IRI) ii. Chacruna Chronicles iii. Chacruna Book Publications iv. Chacruna Courses a. Diversity, Culture and Social Justice in Psychedelics...

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American Medical Association to Issue First New Code for Psychedelic Therapies

Press Release LONDON and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) (COMPASS), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation...

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The Harvard Crimson: Experts Discuss Psychedelics Policy in the Global North at Harvard Law School Webinar

The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center hosted a virtual panel on psychedelics in Europe, Australia, and North America on Monday. Co-hosted with the RAND Drug Policy Research...

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CO Psychedelics Advisory Board Meets For First Time

The Denver Post reports here Colorado’s psychedelic journey begins this week with first advisory board meeting Here’s some background on the board itself The nominees for a 15-member panel that will oversee Colorado’s...

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UK: Tory MP Crispin Blunt Suggests Rules Around Psychedelics Might Be A Good Idea

A Tory minister who talks sense on Cannabis & Psychedelics. It’s hard to believe but Mr Blunt (well named) is a oasis of sanity in the desert that is UK drugs policy The Daily Mail spins it thus Tory MP Crispin Blunt...

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Psychedelic Medicine PAC Is Now In Play

Ganjapreneur report A newly-formed political action committee aims to back candidates for office that back the use of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes, NBC News reports. The Psychedelic Medicine PAC also aims to secure...

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Utah: The Libertas Institute on the 2023 legislative session (Psychedelics)

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MGC Pharma granted approval in Slovenia to manufacture and conduct research into psychedelics

Stockhead..   The approval in Slovenia will allow MGC Pharma to become one of the first movers in the burgeoning space of psychedelics. MGC Pharma (ASX:MXC) is set to  expand its European footprints further after receiving...

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