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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

“There’s everything from people being dosed without their consent, to people being encouraged to sleep with practitioners in exchange for services, to people being pressured to participate in group contexts, and so-called rituals that they otherwise wouldn’t have engaged in.” ” Underground researcher.

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

The Cannigma

Stage three lasts up to 72 hours after ingestion, and is characterized by mild stimulation, heightened awareness and disrupted sleep. It only began to become illegal in 2002, starting with Australia. Just like in the cannabis space, we’re seeing advocacy, legalization, and competition among industries to provide these medicines.

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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. Conditions most frequently mentioned. Full size image.