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TuesdayJun 06, 2023 3:30 pm

Psychedelics Decriminalization Gives Rise to Community Microdosing in San Francisco

In only a few short years, psychedelics have gone from being criminalized drugs enjoyed by a small niche community to alternative medicines with the psychedelics’ potential to completely revolutionize the psychiatric industry. With initial research indicating that several psychedelics could be potent, safe and effective mental-health treatments for various disorders, lawmakers across the United States are considering relaxing their psychedelic policies. While Denver, Colorado was the first city in the U.S. to decriminalize all psychedelics, other regions are quickly amending their policies to allow the nascent psychedelic industry to flourish. The San Francisco Bay Area, which is somewhat famous among…

MondayJun 05, 2023 2:12 pm

Psychedelics Could Take Palliative Care to New Level

For the longest time, the field of palliative care has been focused on making seriously or terminally ill patients as physically comfortable as possible for the time they have left. This often includes medication to relieve pain, treatments such as surgery and radiation therapy to treat symptoms and side effects, and physical therapy. Although palliative care also includes emotional and spiritual support to help patients cope with the situation, the focus is mostly placed on alleviating physical symptoms and discomforts. However, the psychedelic revolution may finally make it possible for palliative care patients to receive treatment for both their physical…

FridayJun 02, 2023 12:46 pm

EU Parliament Unveils Working Group to Advance Medical Psychedelics

Psychedelics just may be what the mental health field needed to finally develop safe, effective and long-lasting treatments for patients with mental disorders. After decades of criminalization, territories around the world are loosening their psychedelic policies and making it possible for scientists to study the potential medical applications of these substances. Most of this early research has delivered extremely promising results with researchers from around the world finding that several psychedelics can treat disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment-resistant depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Lawmakers are now working to expand psychedelic policies and give researchers more room to study…

ThursdayJun 01, 2023 1:28 pm

Colorado Governor Ratifies Law Establishing Rules for Using Psychedelics

Like medical cannabis a few years ago, psychedelics have now captured the public consciousness due to their medical potential. Research into psychedelics has revealed that they can treat many mental health disorders with minimal side effects. With millions of Americans currently struggling with mental health conditions, psychedelic-assisted therapies couldn’t have come at a better time. Although the psychedelic reform movement is still in its infancy, it is steadily picking up steam within American cities and states. Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently signed a law that would create a regulatory system for the use of psychedelic substances in “licensed healing centers.”…

WednesdayMay 31, 2023 12:04 pm

UK Lawmakers Advocate for Reforms to Psychedelics Laws

The United Kingdom may be the latest Western country to pass psychedelic reform if UK lawmakers have their way. In countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia, permissive psychedelic policies have made it possible for researchers to study the potential benefits and risks of psychedelic drugs. This research has revealed that hallucinogens including psilocybin, MDMA and LSD may be able to treat the symptoms of a range of mental health disorders. A recent report by Benzinga revealed that UK Labor MP Charlotte Nichols has “opened up a discussion’ on the need to increase access to psychedelic-assisted therapies. The…

TuesdayMay 30, 2023 1:51 pm

Study Shows LSD Analog’s Potential for Treating Mood Disorders

A recent study has indicated that a nonhallucinogenic form of LSD may be able to treat mood disorders. LSD is one of several psychedelics that have recently gained attention from the scientific community as potential treatments for mental health conditions. Initial psychedelic studies have provided positive results, with researchers finding that hallucinogens such as psilocybin, LSD and MDM can potentially treat a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. However, psychedelic therapies are marred by the fact that patients have to go through mind-bending psychedelic experiences during treatment, often for hours at a time. This hikes the cost of psychedelic therapy because…

FridayMay 26, 2023 11:14 am

Canadian Survey Reveals Valuable Insights About Psychedelics

Apart from brief research that was carried out in the 1960s, scientists don’t know a lot about the underlying mechanisms that allow psychedelics to deliver their mental health benefits. To help bridge this crucial knowledge gap, several institutions have teamed up to survey the Canadian public on psychedelics. Called the Canadian Psychedelic Survey (CPS), the poll was cosponsored by Psygen Industries, SABI Mind and MAPS PBC, and designed with the aid of academic researchers from top universities and clinicians. The 655-question survey was mainly concerned with collecting data on the characteristics of psychedelics, their patterns of use and public access…

FridayMay 26, 2023 10:30 am

The Green Label Expo: Las Vegas 2023 Edition

The Green Label Expo 2023 edition will be held at the World Market Center in Las Vegas on the 13th & 14th of September, welcoming thousands of CBD experts, alternative product professionals, counterculture experts, and business owners to discover a vast array of global suppliers in trending sectors such as beauty, health & wellness, pet products, foods, business services, and more. As the need for embracing alternative products surges, the vibrant city of Las Vegas is set to welcome the largest trade show for CBD and alternative product professionals. This two-day event will feature an extensive showcase of innovative products/services,…

ThursdayMay 25, 2023 3:54 pm

Legislators Urge HASC to OK Psychedelic Research Targeting PTSD Treatment

A surge in psychedelic research in recent years has revealed something quite interesting: several psychedelic drugs are capable of alleviating symptoms of mental disorders with relatively few side effects. Dubbed the psychedelic renaissance, this movement has seen dozens of researchers across the world focus their attention on determining the possible benefits of leveraging psychedelic therapies in mental health treatment. Given that a large portion of the American population battles with mental illness every day and existing treatments aren’t always effective, safe and efficient psychedelic-assisted therapies will likely aid millions of people in their situations. One of the areas of research…

WednesdayMay 24, 2023 3:33 pm

NIDA Avails $1.5M for Research on Drug Addiction Treatment Using Psychedelics

Decades after lawmakers launched the purported “war on drugs” to curb drug addiction and criminal activity that supported the drug trade, drugs still have a large portion of the American population under their grip. Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows that by December 2019, 21 million Americans were suffering from some kind of drug addiction. The stigma around drug addiction and mental health coupled with limited access to adequate treatment facilities means that a majority of Americans with drug addiction fail to receive appropriate care and often suffer adverse health outcomes. However, the past few decades have…

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