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The State: The Opioid Epidemic
For anyone who remembers the Reagan Administration’s awesome response to the ’80s crack epidemic, the Trump plan may prompt discouraging deja vu.
Culture
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Maine Gov vetoes (admittedly flawed) legal cannabis bill, leaving future sales uncertain
On Friday, November 3, 2017, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) vetoed legislation to regulate cannabis sales in the state.
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Whitewashing Psychedelics: A Lack of Diverse Voices in the Psychedelic Movement
Nick Powers stands alone on stage as the only black speaker and the last voice to close out a conference on psychedelics.
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Fear and Loathing on Flatbush Avenue
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas can tell us a lot about the building of the system we are now finding ourselves stuck inside.
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International Drug Policy Reform Conference Brings Harm Reduction into Spotlight
My destination was the International Drug Policy Reform Conference (Reform 2017). Judging by the throng of young college students crowding the lobby, I knew we were in the right place.
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The State: Friday, Oct 27, 2017
To get a vision of the future of psychedelics from a legal and regulatory perspective, the most useful thing to do might be to see what’s happening already in the realm of weed.
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This british conservative thinks drug prohibition is as intelligent as alcohol prohibition in US
Crispin Blunt suggested that legally regulating cannabis may well drag UK drug policy out of the dark ages.
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Neşe Devenot – The Role of Poetic Language in Psychedelic Science – Horizons
Linguistic theory and poetic interpretation are as crucial as chemical analysis for analyzing data within psychedelic science, highlighting the importance of scholarly collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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What the Scientologists can teach us about drug reform
Even with its straightforward-sounding name, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) hides plenty beneath the surface—namely, a direct connection to the Church of Scientology.
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How Psychedelic Science Privileges Some, Neglects Others, and Limits Us All
There is an urgent need for cultural humility in psychedelic science in order to prevent it from falling into the same limiting, and often unethical, traps that we see in Western science and medicine.
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10 Reasons to End the War on Drugs and the War on Sex Workers
Just as the drug war makes drug-taking more dangerous and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, the War on Sex Workers makes sex work more dangerous too. Here are 10 reasons ending the War on Sex Workers makes as much sense as ending the War on Drugs.
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Does the First Amendment Protect Spiritual Cannabis Use? A D.C. Activist Plans to Argue For It
A group of cannabis activists held a demonstration outside the White House. They made a Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, non-sectarian, and Rasta prayer over the plant, seeking to highlight the spirituality of cannabis use.