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Taking expectancy effects seriously; Australian psychedelic practitioners call for regulatory reform; New psilocybin grants in Arizona
Plus: Six counties and cities in Washington push decriminalization efforts; out-of-state clientele and rules amendments in Oregon; challenges to…
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Notes on a failed psychedelics ballot initiative: 5 Questions for TREAT’s Jeannie Fontana
Fontana discusses what precipitated the end of the TREAT California campaign and what she wants to see happen next.
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“I'm not allowed to touch the mushrooms”: 5 Questions for Oregon-based facilitator Josh Goldstein
Goldstein discusses his role as a licensed facilitator, and how it differs from his work in the underground.
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U.S. congressional hearing on psychedelics; New veteran initiatives in MA and WI; Misleading ketamine ads; and Canadian Senate wants funding…
Plus: Kentucky committee continues ibogaine proposal discussion
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Psychedelic churches and the law: 5 Questions for attorney Allison Hoots
Hoots discusses how and when religion, U.S. law and psychedelics intersect.
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Ten challenges in psychedelic science, TREAT California withdraws ballot initiative, and proposed changes to Oregon’s Psilocybin Services…
Plus: Minnesota’s new psychedelic task force holds first meeting, and more Canadian psilocybin store raids
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What if someone harms you while you’re on psychedelics?: 5 Questions for social worker Erica Siegal
Siegal discusses harms and abuses perpetrated on people while they are on psychedelics, and how to better protect people from them.
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of psilocybin rescheduling petition; Massachusetts ballot initiative advances; new psychedelic…
Plus: 2024 DEA quotas for research and including shamans in psychedelic science
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Psychedelics for addiction recovery: 5 Questions for physician Peter Grinspoon
Grinspoon discusses recovery, addiction and whether psychedelics might have a role in addiction treatment.
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Two defendants claim drug use as a factor in their alleged crimes; New research on extended bad trips; FDA issues ketamine warning
Plus: Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 58 and psychedelics pioneer Roland Griffiths dies at 77
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