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Clinical Trial: CBD Administration Reduces Heroin Cravings

NORML

The administration of oral CBD reduces cue-induced cravings and anxiety in subjects with a history of heroin use, according to clinical data published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

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Wake Network Retains CRO Santé Cannabis to Conduct Clinical Trials in Psilocybin Therapies

Cannabis Law Report

Both parties to this new relationship are committed to excellence in clinical research and patient access to psychedelic medicine with a focus on naturally derived psilocybin. . This relationship enables us to initiate our clinical research program and marks an important step for Wake in Canada.

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Final Phase of MDMA Clinical Trials Shows Drug Is 90% Effective at Treating PTSD

SpeedWeed

A first-of-its-kind Phase 3 clinical trial has found that MDMA-assisted therapy provided meaningful relief from PTSD symptoms in nearly 90 percent of study participants. The subjects had been experiencing PTSD symptoms for an average of 14 years, and 84 percent had a history of developmental trauma. Image via.

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ASA offers solution to DOJ research block: Our comments on the DEA’s proposed rules

Americans for Safe Access

In the comments, we suggest to federal legislators and the DEA that a new agency be established that has no history in prosecution of the activities of which the DEA seeks to become the sole enforcer.

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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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Press Release: Optimi Health Completes Largest Legal Natural Psilocybin Harvest in Canadian History

Cannabis Law Report

( CSE: OPTI ) (OTCQX: OPTHF) (FRA: 8BN) (“Optimi” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has completed what it believes to be the largest legal natural psilocybin harvest in Canadian history. The harvest includes the following psilocybin-containing mushroom strains: Koh Samui. Penis Envy. Blue Pulaski.

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Article: Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Unlike novel chemical compounds that are synthetically produced in the pharmaceutical industry through drug development programs, psychedelic compounds have a long and established history. As we see more data emerge from clinical trials, we are likely to see patent applications covering stability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic data.