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MAPS: “California Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill Slated for 2023 Reintroduction”

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Senate Bill 519 would have decriminalized the personal possession of certain psychedelic substances, legalized life-saving public health interventions, and studied future approaches to increasing use of psychedelics. However, the Assembly Appropriations Committee stripped the primary intention from the bill. ABOUT MAPS.

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Researchers Concerned About Whitewashing of Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Research

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As psychedelic therapy trials approach FDA approval, researchers express the urgent need to ensure effectiveness and accessibility to communities of color. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy , 28 (3), 211–214. Madison Natarajan, MS. – August 5, 2021. Thrul, J., & Garcia-Romeu, A. link] (Link). Source: [link].

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Psychedelic Revolution Version 2.0: Save Lives & Dismantle War on Fungus

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In clinical trials, psilocybin (the psychoactive substance in mushrooms) has shown tremendous promise in treating severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses. Additional clinical trials underway in the U.S. Allowing people to be educated sets them up for a safe, enjoyable “trip.”.

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Harvard Law School Announces the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics

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Clinical trials repeatedly demonstrate their promise for treating mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders. cities and the State of Oregon have decriminalized them, and last November, Oregon voters legalized the supervised administration of psilocybin. Background. Due to their therapeutic and commercial potential, the U.S.

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iCann Goes Psychedelic With Tel Aviv PsyTech Summit Global Event

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PsychedeliTech is our newest “Incubaby” designed to create a global ecosystem to accelerate psychedelic innovation by investing in research, education and clinical trials. The first PsyTech Summit Global Event will take place in Tel Aviv on March 29-30, 2020.

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Synergetic Press and MAPS Form Copublishing Partnership

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Synergetic Press and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Science (MAPS) are pleased to announce they have entered into a copublishing relationship effective May 1, 2021 which will greatly expand the availability of education about psychedelics and psychedelic therapy. founder and executive director of MAPS.

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Watching the Legalization Wave in Summer 2021: Week in Review

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Casey Weinstein and Terrence Upchurch, both representing Northeast Ohio districts, first introduced their 180-page bill two weeks ago, which includes four major components: decriminalization, a cannabis excise tax, commerce and licensing, and medical cannabis. The time is now, and I look forward to getting this done in a bipartisan fashion.”.