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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

Clinical research: Research is focusing on 5-MeO-DMT use in depression and anxiety. Current clinical trials are underway using a synthetic nasal spray of 5-MeO-DMT in patients with major depressive disorder. As such, there have been numerous clinical trials using ketamine. A typical dose is 150-500 mcg.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

Cannabis Law Report

Reporter Elise Worthington also investigates the dark side of this form of therapy where disturbing cases of abuse and malpractice are emerging in both clinical trials and the underground. Admiral Chris Barrie commanded all arms of the Defence Force as its Chief (CDF) from 1998 till 2002. Here’s the precis to the show.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

Prevalence of marijuana use disorders in the United States between 2001–2002 and 2012–2013. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol on driving performance: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171:142–9. Article Google Scholar. Hasin DS, Saha TD, Kerridge BT, Goldstein RB, Chou SP, Zhang H, et al. JAMA Psychiat. 2015;72(12):1235–42.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Its use in China, Tibet, India, Nepal, Japan (McPartland and Hegman 2018 , Touw 1981 ), Ancient Greece and Rome (Butrica 2002 ), and Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and the Balkans (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Lozano 1997 ; Aldrich 1997 ) goes back thousands of years. Bonini et al. Complexity of prescribing and patient access (n?=?25).