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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. Matthews’ team, the Decriminalize Denver campaign, went out into the Denver winter to collect the signatures necessary (4,726) to get the initiative on the ballot, which were approved in January.

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Playboy Gets Fired Up For Cannabis Advocacy and Reform

Veriheal

Playboy’s History with Cannabis. The social media accounts of several prominent Playmates will be temporarily dedicated to the promotion of art that addresses the social iniquities and stigmas surrounding current cannabis legislation and culture. Playboy is much more than adult content in a magazine.

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Another Professional Athlete Embraces Cannabis—But at a High Cost

Veriheal

In January, Thailand went down in history as the first Asian nation to decriminalize recreational cannabis. The Phoenix Mercury told media sources, “We are aware of and closely monitoring the situation with Brittney Griner in Russia. Canada and Mexico have both moved forward with federal cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

However, the country has a history of cannabis art dating back millenia , and scholars believe that the plant was used for centuries as a textile and for use in traditional Shinto ceremonies. This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts.

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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

We put out requests on social media and reached out to Public Relations professionals to see who identified with the community and consented to be included. Seattle resident JJ McKay is the founder/ publisher of The Fresh Toast , one of the largest media content consumer-facing cannabis media companies in the US and Canada.

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

The Cannigma

There’s a long, emotional history of incarceration among communities of color. That would take time and effort, and being very conscious of how we frame cannabis in the media and in public discussions and debates, as well as [changing] how the law treats it. It’s not something that disappears overnight with legalization.

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Oregon is Setting the Foundation for its Psilocybin Therapy Program

Veriheal

It may seem like a new concept to some, but there is a long history of psychedelic medicine in the United States and in the world. A Brief History Of Psychedelic Research. Other cities and states are looking to pass legislation to decriminalize psilocybin, such as Seattle, Maine, Michigan, and more.

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