The Progressive Impact Psychedelics & Cannabis Are Having Within The Medical Community

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Regarding cannabis, its transformation over the last decade has been profound, especially because more than half of the country has legalized cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes. As a result, the public and medical community can gain knowledge about the medicinal side of psychedelics and their potential. They’re all classified and considered illegal, dangerous substances in the U.S. However, many states are starting to recognize these psychoactive substances for their medicinal and/or therapeutic value. There’s still a stigma attached to psychedelics and cannabinoids as being dangerous drugs that contain no medical value, but it’s slowly disappearing. Before diving into the world of psychedelics and cannabis, it’s important to know that psychedelic drugs or hallucinogens are substances that produce different visual and/or auditory hallucinations.

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There’s still a stigma attached to psychedelics and cannabinoids as being dangerous drugs that contain no medical value, but it’s slowly disappearing.

What do cannabis and psychedelics have in common? They’re all classified and considered illegal, dangerous substances in the U.S. However, many states are starting to recognize these psychoactive substances for their medicinal and/or therapeutic value.

So far, in more than half of the country, cannabinoids such as THC and CBD are recognized and/or treated as alternative medicine, and in recent years, views about psychedelics...

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