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

The Cannigma

History: Magic mushrooms have likely been consumed as long as humans have roamed the earth – or possibly longer, according to Terrance McKenna’s “Stoned Ape Theory,” which suggests human evolution and language development was expedited by these mushrooms. History: Bufo is a slang term for the poisonous secretions of certain toads.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

“There was a strong sense that this was really going to be something, if when people use these strains they have any kind of experience like the mice did in the laboratories,” said Martin Lee, a writer who at the time had been finishing a book about the social history of marijuana for Simon & Schuster. But the research wasn’t enough.

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This real-life ‘Marijuana Conspiracy’ is stranger than fiction

SpeedWeed

But that’s hardly how things went for the 20 young women who actually spent three months in 1972 isolated in a Canadian research hospital while they participated in what the Toronto Star called “one of the weirdest scientific experiments in this country’s history.”. It works great for my back pain and for help sleeping.”. What did C.G.

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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. Data collection. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ).

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs. Originally a lawyer, Yang began working in startups and early stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009. in/andrewyangvfa/ [link].

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The Immortality Key: Lost on The Road to Eleusis

SpeedWeed

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. Warning, biases ahead…. To be clear, this is as much of a ‘response’ and ‘discussion’ about The Immortality Key as a ‘review.’