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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

Now, psychedelic research is booming. And while most psychedelics are currently illegal in the United States and around the world, researchers are exploring their use in medicine to treat conditions such as depression, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, OCD, migraines, end of life acceptance of mortality, and eating disorders. 19 20 21 22 23.

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Ketamine One Advances Research Capabilities via Controlled Substance Dealers Licence Application

Cannabis Law Report

Additionally, as previously announced on January 21, 2021, Unifor and Aleafia entered into an exclusive 10-year agreement to support union members, retirees and their eligible dependents that receive medical cannabis insurance coverage clinics through Unifor’s collective bargaining agreements. The recent addition of KGK Science Inc.

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Where Did Cannabis Come From? New Study Pinpoints East Asia

Cannabis Law Report

The international team of researchers, led by co-authors from Switzerland and China, wrote that through genome sequencing they “show that sativa was first domesticated in early Neolithic times in East Asia and that all current hemp and drug cultivars diverged from an ancestral gene pool currently represented by feral plants and landraces in China.”.

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City Lights Bookshop & Synergetic Press Present Free 2 Day Event celebrating the pioneering legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin for the launch of the first Shulgin book since 2011, The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact. 

Cannabis Law Report

Session 1: The Shulgin’s Pioneering Psychedelic Research (12:00 PM-2:00 PM PDT). Moderator: Bob Jesse – researcher, engineer, convener of the Council on Spiritual Practices. Paul Daley – Chief Science Officer and Chemist, Alexander Shulgin Research Institute. Allan Badiner – editor of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics.

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New Study Finds Smoking Weed Has Less COPD Risks Than Tobacco

Veriheal

After over four years of observation, the researchers found no traces of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) —a condition commonly associated with tobacco smoking, characterized by coughing and shortness of breath—whether in developmental or advanced stages.

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Unveiling the Green: Demystifying Cannabis and Its Multifaceted Benefits

The Herb Collective

This versatile plant, which has been both vilified and celebrated throughout history, is finally getting the recognition it deserves in various sectors, including medicine, wellness, and sustainable development. Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the many compounds found in cannabis, has been at the forefront of this revolution.

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It’s Underage Drinking That Impairs Brain Development, Not Cannabis Use

SpeedWeed

Some of these claims were based on outdated research, but scientists are now discovering that alcohol , not weed, is responsible for these developmental issues. A new study published in the Biological Psychiatry journal is adding to the growing evidence that alcohol impairs adolescent brain development in ways that weed does not.