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Colorado “Healing Centers” Could Lay Groundwork For Widespread Psychedelic Therapy

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Colorado takes first place in history for its adult-use cannabis program, but when it comes to psilocybin health services, Oregon takes the cake. The Center Origin in Denver, a yoga and wellness studio since 2023, is now ready to begin administering psilocybin therapy sessions as soon as the first batch receives approval.

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CT’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill, NBA Embraces Cannabis, and MO’s Cannabis Boom

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Connecticut is weighing mushroom decriminalization, the NBA ended its cannabis testing protocol, and Missouri’s job market is booming thanks to cannabis. Last week, a legislative committee in Connecticut passed a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms. Let us know in the comments!

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

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A representative from the Alabama Agriculture Department has stated that licenses for medical marijuana producers won’t be issued before September 2022, and it could take until 2023 to get the program up and running. Alabama is located in the “deep south” of the US, a region with a long history of struggling with racial divides.

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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

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A new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association union went into effect July 1, 2023. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. This agreement now allows players to consume cannabis outside of games without penalty.

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Oregon is Setting the Foundation for its Psilocybin Therapy Program

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If everything goes according to plan, psilocybin therapy could be available publicly in Oregon as soon as 2023. It may seem like a new concept to some, but there is a long history of psychedelic medicine in the United States and in the world. A Brief History Of Psychedelic Research.

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Cannabis Clubs in South Africa Remain in Legal Limbo

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Not only are they flourishing, despite their uncertain legal status, but advocates are calling for clarity as the country begins to get ready for 2023. The History of Cannabis Clubs in South Africa. Like Spain right now, cannabis clubs in South Africa are a hot topic. This has been pushed back to September of this year.