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The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not)

Canna Law Blog

Decriminalization occurred last year in Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz, and that was just a start: nearly 100 other cities are looking at decriminalizing psychedelics. Federally, legislation has been proposed to allow research into psychedelic drugs, alongside calls for decriminalization. It rules out the retail model entirely.

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The State of Cannabis Reform in Indiana

NORML

Lehman’s interest in advancing the conversation originates in part from his friendship with his mentor and former state representative Tom Knollman, who refuses opioids in the treatment of his multiple sclerosis and is an advocate for legalizing cannabis.

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Some Questions To Greg Rovner, CEO of Heally On Filed Legislation For Psychedelics Research In Florida

Cannabis Law Report

A recent review commissioned by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration found that psychedelic drugs could potentially be used to treat treatment-resistant mental illnesses, but only if they were used in closely supervised clinical settings, with intensive professional support.

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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

Veriheal

First-time offenders who tested positive for the drug were obligated to enter the basketball league’s substance-use treatment and counseling program. The stress of navigating an intensely competitive environment, coupled with the physical demands of being a professional athlete, can take a toll on players’ mental well-being.

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Australia – Mind Medicine Say That New ACT Drug Rules Decriminalize MDMA & Other Compounds For Recreational Use But Not For Therapy

Cannabis Law Report

Mr Shields said, “Soon it won’t be a criminal offence to take ecstasy while nightclubbing but it will still be a criminal offence for a trained psychiatrist to give a TGA-approved treatment to a veteran who has served this country and suffers from treatment-resistant PTSD as a result.”.

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Cannabis is mainstream — if you’re white and middle class

The Cannigma

Those stigmas exist for both medical and adult-use cannabis users, and can affect how — and whether — patients seek medical marijuana treatment. All of those create environments and structural penalties that problematized cannabis for certain populations, and I think we can make a lot of progress.”.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Update : Both bills are scheduled for a public hearing in the Joint Committee on Environment on 3/1. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! CT resident?