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Bill to decriminalize marijuana in N.J. passes in committee — and is amended to include hallucinogenic mushrooms

November 14, 2020
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New Jersey
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A key committee in the New Jersey Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to six ounces of marijuana. In a surprise move, an unidentified senator added an amendment to the bill…

Oregon becomes first state to legalize magic mushrooms as more states ease drug laws in ‘psychedelic renaissance’

November 6, 2020
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Oregon on Wednesday became the first state to legalize the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms on an election night that saw more states ease restrictions on recreational drugs across the country. Oregon’s Measure 109 will give legal access to psilocybin, the…

Making the Case for Psychedelic Derived Medicines as the New Frontier to Combat Addictions

By Ryan Dean Hoggan Opioid and alcohol addictions remain urgent problems in the United States and around the world that need to be addressed. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 20 percent of patients prescribed opioids…

How Psychedelics Became The Next Wave

Feeling kind of blue? Experiencing intimacy issues or just plain anxious? Help may be right around the corner in the form of legalized hallucinogens. Ranging from plant drugs, like mushroom-derived psilocybin and cactus-derived peyote, to synthetics like Lysergic acid diethylamide (“LSD”)…