The Mushrooms Are Slowly Taking Effect – The Atlantic

The Mushrooms Are Slowly Taking Effect  The Atlantic

If you’re looking to be convicted of crimes, don’t go eating psychedelic mushrooms in Denver. Today the city is expected to officially decriminalize possession of the mind-altering fungus. Based on a ballot measure decided last week, citizens of Denver can more confidently grow and eat mushrooms that contain psilocybin, the perception-altering compound found in some 200 species. Though only 11 people have been prosecuted in Denver for psilocybin possession in the past three years, local advocates such as the Denver Psilocybin Initiative believe that decriminalization could open the door to …

Backing Trump, The Right Sells Out On Trade And Tariffs – Outside The Beltway – Mobile Edition

Backing Trump, The Right Sells Out On Trade And Tariffs  Outside The Beltway – Mobile Edition

For decades, the Republican Party has been known as the party of free trade, supporting initiatives such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other initiatives designed to lower trade barriers and promote free trade around the world, but that’s all changed now that Donald Trump is President: The GOP is starting to give up on thwarting President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. Senate Republicans acknowledge that the president’s latest tariff increase on Chinese imports are harming farm state economies, their own constituents and some of Trump’s most reliable voters. But there’…