Cannabis Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Allowing MDMA, Psilocybin Prescriptions If/When Feds Reschedule by Sophia Vida October 03, 2023 Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law which would allow California doctors to immediately begin writing prescriptions for MDMA and psilocybin medications should the federal government choose to reschedule them. Gov. ...
Cannabis Cannabeginners: Cannabinoids Without the Cannabis by Sophia Vida October 03, 2023 Even though cannabinoids are named for the cannabis plant, cannabinoids and chemicals that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) are not exclusively found in cannabis. Research going back more than 40 years has demonstrat...
Cannabis Popular Weed Strains To Experience in 2023 by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 Introduction Are you looking for the top weed strains to enjoy in 2023? Do you need a little kick to get you going for the day? Or to fall asleep at night? Growing cannabis is increasing in popularity, making it easier to explo...
Cannabis India Carves Out Its Own Lane in the Shroom Boom by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 The first mushroom festival in India took place September 15-18 in the verdant and fungally diverse tropical forests of Wayanad in the southern state of Kerala. The inaugural Shroom Sabha attracted mycophiles from all corners o...
Cannabis Poll Affirms, Again, Most Ohioans Plan to Vote ‘Yes’ on November’s Rec Weed Measure by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 A poll commissioned by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA)—the campaign supporting the ballot initiative—and conducted by FM3 Research surveyed likely November voters in mid-August, specifically asking abo...
Cannabis Florida Sheriff’s Office Stops Using Cocaine Test Kit Due to Concerns of False Positive Results by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has stopped using a particular brand of cocaine field testing kits after more than a decade due to an investigation by one of their detectives which revealed the kits potentially give false posi...
Cannabis Georgia Department of Health Reports Discovery of Inflated Cannabis Patient Number by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 27 that its previously recorded data regarding the number of medical cannabis patients is actually less than expected. The state found “anomalies” that inflat...
Cannabis Psilocybin-Based Drug Candidate Gains Patent by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 Ahead of the competition, drug developers are locking in patents while the psychedelic renaissance takes the medical community by storm. Enveric Biosciences, a biotechnology company focusing on the development of novel drugs pr...
Cannabis From the Archives: A Lifetime Supply of Peyote Magic (1977) by Sophia Vida October 01, 2023 By J. F. Burke Most of my life it’s been boo, booze and blow. I didn’t get into trips until I was 42, in 1957, when a friend of mine in Santa Fe introduced me to peyote. A Taos Indian had given a dozen peyote buttons to eac...
Cannabis Leafing Through the Lore by Sophia Vida September 30, 2023 The sheer amount of work that goes into publishing a book, from the challenges that arise during research to the technicalities behind photography, is often overlooked. This is especially evident for books about cannabis and canna...