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Decriminalization, Legalization, & State Efforts
Local Michigan Lawmakers Reject Psychedelics Decriminalization Over Concerns About Possible Legal Liabilities
MARIJUANA MOMENT
The East Lansing, Michigan City Council narrowly rejected a resolution to effectively decriminalize psychedelics in the jurisdiction on Tuesday, with the mayor and city attorney voicing concerns about possible legal ramifications of the reform proposal.
The East Lansing, Michigan City Council narrowly rejected a resolution to effectively decriminalize psychedelics in the jurisdiction on Tuesday, with the mayor and city attorney voicing concerns about possible legal ramifications of the reform proposal.
Oregon Psilocybin Services Act
Oregon adopts first set of therapeutic psilocybin rules
OREGONLIVE
The Oregon Health Authority released rules Friday governing products, testing and training programs for Oregon’s therapeutic psilocybin program, which begins next year.
The Oregon Health Authority released rules Friday governing products, testing and training programs for Oregon’s therapeutic psilocybin program, which begins next year.
Research, Science & Therapy
$2.7M grant to find new addiction treatments related to psychedelics
UC DAVIS HEALTH
UC Davis and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received a $2.7 million grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse to screen hundreds of compounds to discover nonhallucinogenic treatments for substance use disorders.
UC Davis and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received a $2.7 million grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse to screen hundreds of compounds to discover nonhallucinogenic treatments for substance use disorders.
‘I Want to Reset My Brain’: Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Traumatized by war and sexual assaults, some U.S. veterans and veterans’ spouses are seeking help in a Mexican clinic that treats depression and addiction with potent hallucinogens like toad poison.
Traumatized by war and sexual assaults, some U.S. veterans and veterans’ spouses are seeking help in a Mexican clinic that treats depression and addiction with potent hallucinogens like toad poison.
Business
Biotech Investors Are Circling Around Psychedelics
GREEN MARKET REPORT
Investing in psychedelics offers a whole slew of additional challenges for a biotech investor. It’s always challenging, with great potential wealth tied up for years while the results of clinical trials get published and the approval process of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) slogs on.
Investing in psychedelics offers a whole slew of additional challenges for a biotech investor. It’s always challenging, with great potential wealth tied up for years while the results of clinical trials get published and the approval process of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) slogs on.
New Canadian psilocybin-access rules create business opportunities
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER
New large psilocybin production facilities have started to pop up in B.C., providing the latest evidence that this nascent business sector is expanding in the province.
New large psilocybin production facilities have started to pop up in B.C., providing the latest evidence that this nascent business sector is expanding in the province.
Culture
4 Psychedelic Medicine Takeaways From Canada’s Catalyst Summit
PSYCHEDELIC SPOTLIGHT
After leaving the Catalyst Summit, I am more confident than ever in the governmental and regulatory pathways for legal psychedelic medicine.
After leaving the Catalyst Summit, I am more confident than ever in the governmental and regulatory pathways for legal psychedelic medicine.
Moms On Mushrooms: Inside The World Of Psychedelic Parenting
BENZINGA
This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. It was originally published on Benzinga in November 2021.
This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. It was originally published on Benzinga in November 2021.
5 Psychedelic Books Our Staff Loves
PSYCHEDELIC SPOTLIGHT
Members of the Psychedelic Spotlight team share their favorite psychedelic books that explore our favorite subject, in one way or another.
Members of the Psychedelic Spotlight team share their favorite psychedelic books that explore our favorite subject, in one way or another.
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