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

The Cannigma

In time, Western civilization caught on, and consumption expanded around the globe. Responsible consumption is key, and in the case of psychedelics – where you could potentially become detached from reality – it’s important to be in a safe space, preferably around people you’re comfortable with. Classical psychedelics .

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South Africa: The Cannabis judgment: Implications for society and the workplace

Cannabis Law Report

History – previous legal challenges relating to cannabis. Prince v President of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope & others [2002] JOL 9305 (CC). The provision in the Medicines Act that criminalises the use and possession of cannabis by an adult in private for personal consumption was also declared as unconstitutional.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

SpeedWeed

Nunn, 2002). Possibly due to the sticky and adhesive quality of honey a number of Egyptian topical medical preparations required it as an admixture to cannabis based medicines. The Berlin Papyrus (1300 BC) records a topical treatment for swelling: “A remedy to treat inflammation: “Blätter (oder Blüten?) Gebrauch es als Salbe.”

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The Immortality Key: Lost on The Road to Eleusis

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In this article Chris Bennett, who has written about some of these same themes and areas of history offers his views on where the book wins and fails. In fact, many of the topics touched on in The Immortality Key are ones I myself have written about, so I do have some background in this area. Warning, biases ahead….

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). Bonini et al.