Denver Leads Drug Policy Reform, Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms Maui Time
In a national first, the people of Denver voted to decriminalize psilocybin-containing mushrooms last week. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms, also known as …
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Inside the first placebo-controlled studies testing if microdosing LSD actually works Wired.co.uk
Taking smalls amounts of LSD or magic mushrooms may improve focus, creativity, and productivity but there’s little evidence to back-up the bold claims. The first …
In a cave high in the Bolivian highlands, archaeologists found a 1000-year-old shamanic pouch filled with cocaine and other hallucinogenic drugs.
Top stories: Ancient psychoactive drugs, smart cats, and a new drug for Huntington disease Science Magazine
Researchers have discovered a 1000-year-old bag containing the most varied combination of psychoactive compounds found at an ancient South American site …
Archaeologists found a 1,000-year-old shaman’s pouch in the Andes. It contained multiple hallucinogenic drugs, including cocaine. Business Insider
In a cave high in the Bolivian highlands, archaeologists found a 1000-year-old shamanic pouch filled with cocaine and other hallucinogenic drugs.
Drugs or no, ‘God encounters’ can ease fear of death Futurity: Research News
New research compares the effects of spontaneous God encounter experiences with those associated with psychedelic substances. Psilocybin-containing …
1,000-Year-Old Pouch From Bolivia Contains Traces of Five Mind-Altering Drugs Smithsonian.com
Archaeologists have found a pouch in a burial site at the Cueva del Chilano rock shelter in Bolivia that contains traces of five psychoactive substances. The 1,000-year-old pouch was originally unearthed in 2008 and found to be stitched together from the snouts of three foxes. It was made by the pre-Hispanic Tiwanuku culture and has been almost perfectly preserved thanks to the site’s dry mountain conditions. The contents of the pouch include ancient drug paraphernalia, bone spatulas for crushing seeds, a gem-inlaid crushing pad and a decorated bone snuffer. When researchers looked at the d…
Health Canada allows more religious groups to import ayahuasca Global News
Health Canada has granted three more special exemptions to religious groups to allow them to import ayahuasca, a tea that contains hallucinogens that are banned in Canada and the U.S., Global News has learned. That brings the total number of ayahuasca exemptions to five, according to Health Canada. The exemptions allow the religious groups to freely practise their main sacrament without legal infringement. They will also pave the way for researchers to study the effects — and potential benefits — of ayahuasca. The first two ayahuasca exemptions were granted to groups in Montreal in 2017, as…
Fox-snout bag contains ancient traces of ayahuasca Futurity: Research News
The archaeologist who analyzed the ayahuasca-containing fox-snout pouch calls it “the most amazing artifact I’ve had the privilege to work with.”
