The Green Bee

There's no reset button on your brain. But the more scientists learn about magic mushrooms, the more we know that they're about as close to a reset button as we can get. Psilocybin the hallucinogenic chemical in certain mushrooms can reshape cells in the brain, and increasingly, shows potential for treating addiction or depression. Now, using new brain models, scientists are getting a better idea of how it all happens. https://www.inverse.com//how-do-magic-mushrooms-affect-the

But Sabina’s legacy of bringing magic mushrooms to the West lives onperhaps more powerfully than she could ever have imagined. Today, psilocybin-assisted therapy is on the precipice of FDA approval and already a billion-dollar industry. As we enter a new phase of an ancient experiment in the use of mind-expanding plant compounds for healing purposes, the story of María Sabina serves as a cautionary tale for the emerging psychedelic pharma industryand a reminder of the long and complicated history of these medicines. https://neo.life//inside-the-movement-to-decolonize-psych/

The gut has two main functions, namely digestion of food and host defense, protecting us from foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. The endocannabinoid system, which is widely distributed throughout the gastrointestinal system, is a key player in keeping these two important functions regulated. It is found in the gut’s nerves and in the cells of the immune system, working to maintain homeostasis of gastric motility (the muscular contractions that work to move food through the bowel), intestinal pain signaling, intestinal inflammation, and maintenance of the barrier of the gut lining. https://www.projectcbd.org//cannabis-gastrointestinal-diso

Among the most pointed concerns with legalization are whether it has caused more young people to use the drug and whether more people are dying in auto crashes caused by impaired drivers. Data show little change in either area. Surveys of young people in Colorado, for example, show a slight decline in the percentage of middle and high school students using the drug. In Washington, the rates have remained the same.... Opponents of legalization say the risk is too great if young people are given the impression that marijuana is not harmful, or if drivers become lax about getting behind the wheel when they are high. But officials in those states are hesitant to peg the increases on legalization, and researchers haven't shown an increase in total traffic fatalities tied to the changes. For example, California had 8.3% fewer traffic fatalities in 2018, the year retail marijuana sales launched there, than it did in 2017. https://www.usatoday.com//legal-marijuana-data/6005737002/

By harnessing the power of natural compounds produced in the body and in plants, we may eventually treat infections in a whole new way, Sperandio said in a statement. Sperandio believes that these findings could extend to explain some of the positive effects seen in inflammatory bowel conditions after using cannabis. While other research has tied these effects to the anti-inflammatory properties of some plant cannabinoids, Sperandio notes that other recent research has also indicated that these conditions tend to have a bacterial component to them too, and that this could also be being affected by the presence of the cannabinoids. https://www.analyticalcannabis.com//endocannabinoids-can-f

Not so long ago (if you can believe it), yoga was unknown to most Americansbut you don’t have to be a close follower of all things wellness to know just how mainstream it’s become for everything from your physical to mental health. According to some experts, psychedelics are next. As we step into month eight of a global pandemic that has drastically constricted our social lives into shells of what they once were, the need for adequate mental health care and self-care is stro...nger than everand the thriving wellness industry, and its many alternative treatments, are proof of this collective need. At Field Trip, a new ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic in Manhattan, the future is already hereand it looks...beautiful. On the top floor of the new Kips Bay outpost (the company is originally from Toronto) lies a proverbial oasis, designed to provide the optimal setting for deep introspectionthe kind brought about by carefully administered psychedelics. It’s a rapidly growing field that experts believe holds a great deal of promise for mental health patients. In fact, in 2014 Dr. Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, called ketamine potentially the most important breakthrough in antidepressant treatment in decades. Needless to say, it’s a space worth watching, especially since humans have been experimenting with mood-enhancing drugs like LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, and peyote for centuries, for various spiritual, religious, and medical reasons. https://coveteur.com//field-trip-ketamine-psychotherapy-c/

The researchers said they uncovered no significant differences in cognitive function between the two groups, noting that the results suggest that use of whole plant [medical cannabis] does not have a widespread impact on cognition in older chronic pain patients. https://hightimes.com//study-long-term-cannabis-use-not-/

End The War On **U*S ! We can't afford to fund the Failed War any longer. It is too expensive between the taxes, death and destruction. Please contact your representatives and demand they End Their War On **U*S Pennsylvania State Police acted recklessly when troopers used a bulldozer to pursue a Grateful Dead fan caught growing marijuana on public land, killing him when he wound up under the machine's treads, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday. Greg Longenecker's family said state police had no business chasing him with a dangerous piece of machinery especially over a few pot plants the 51-year-old was cultivating for personal use. His death last July, in a rural area about 75 miles outside of Philadelphia, also provoked outrage from a marijuana advocacy group. https://www.cbsnews.com//pennsylvania-state-police-sued-o/

Prohibition is bad for your health We believe the bigger lesson here is that the data clearly indicate that there were fewer cases of lung illnesses and injury in states where legal, regulated cannabis products were available, said Steve Fox, strategic adviser to the Cannabis Trade Federation. In fact, the lowest rates of incidence were in Colorado, Washington and Alaska three of the first four legal states with Oregon and Nevada close behind.... https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-vape-firms-say-customers-/

Holland said: The Brief exposes a fundamental paradox if cannabis is federally illegal for all purposes, and the three coordinate branches of federal government have acted to allow for cannabis businesses, then the federal government is nullifying its own law. Simply put, under the Constitution, something cannot be illegal and legal at the same time especially when it comes to state laws that conflict with federal laws. The only resolution to this constitutional conflict is for the Supreme Court to invoke the doctrine of estoppel to prevent the federal government from reversing course and retroactively penalizing that which it has protected in fostering state cannabis programs and effectively legalizing it. https://norml.org//norml-files-amicus-brief-to-the-suprem/

If the House were to hold this vote later this month, it would send a message particularly to younger voters and dissatisfied Americans that the House is willing to hold a vote on something that is tangible to them, Strekal said. The House, by having a vote, will tell the American people, are their representatives on the side of freedom, liberty and moving toward racial justice, or are they on the side of oppression, criminalization, and racially disparate enforcement? https://truthout.org//the-house-is-about-to-pass-marijuan/

Most of us have heard about only two cannabinoids. THC is the psychoactive compound used for mind-altering recreation. CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid that is thought to reduce pain, anxiety, depression, and a handful of other conditions. CBD and THC make up most of the cannabinoid content in hemp and marijuana plants, but there are over 100 other rare cannabinoids found in these plants as well, present in such small quantities that you’d have to replace all the crops on Earth with cannabis to get enough substance to study. https://www.forbes.com//demetrix-is-scaling-the-cannabin/

The Last Prisoner Project has a very simple mission: To ensure that as the legal cannabis industry is being built, that every single cannabis prisoner on planet Earth is released, that they have a chance to come home to their families and rebuild the lives that were stolen

Billionaire New York developer Donald Trump says that legalizing drugs is the only way to win the war against what he considers one of America`s most serious problems. Trump blamed the country`s drug problems on politicians who ''don`t have any guts'' and enforcement efforts that are ''a joke.'' ''We`re losing badly the war on drugs,'' Trump told 700 people at a luncheon Friday. ''You have to legalize drugs to win that war. You have to take the profit away from these drug cza...rs.'' Trump said tax revenues from a legalized drug trade could be spent to educate the public on the dangers of drug use. https://www.chicagotribune.com//ct-xpm-1990-04-15-90013104

This takes only a few minutes. Let your Representatives know that you want them to stop wasting so much of our tax dollars enforcing their Failed Cannabis Prohibition. End The War On **U*S

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