Cannabis

LSD

Millions in Cryptocurrencies Seized in Biggest LSD Bust in European History (Gizmodo)

Man found dead in Mississippi River had bad LSD trip during concert, friend says (FOX13)

Michael Pollan: Why I started taking LSD and what it helped me to do (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Revisiting the Beatles’ Cartoon LSD Utopia Yellow Submarine (Vulture)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

Can Magic Mushrooms Treat Cocaine Dependency? (AlterNet)

Psilocybin and Mental Health–Don't Lose Control (Frontiers)

Magic Mushroom May Have Cure for Depression (Colorado Daily Ledger)

Do Magic Mushrooms Work Better Than Prozac? She Aims to Find Out (OZY)

MDMA/Ecstasy

MDMA strengths surge to 'potentially fatal' levels (BBC)

Both my sons died after taking ecstasy – that's why I want to legalise it – video (The Guardian)

Party drug MDMA is likened to 'Russian roulette' after 18-year-old died after taking the Class A on a night out (Daily Mail)

Cops seize orange ecstasy pills shaped like Donald Trump (New York Post)

Mum releases shocking photos of her son’s final hours after taking MDMA (Metro)

How MDMA is leaving a trail of tragedies in Devon and Cornwall (Plymouth Herald)

‘MDMA gave me anxiety, depression and panic attacks’ (Zloto News)

Ayahuasca/DMT/5-MeO-DMT

Ayahuasca: The Spiritual Journey Hollywood Is Talking About. (NewsGram)

Iboga/Ibogaine

An Almost Unknown Psychedelic to Kick the Habit (ThirdAge)

Dissociatives

Cops Are Telling Paramedics To Inject Arrestees With Ketamine. Worse, EMS Crews Are Actually Doing It. (Techdirt)

Minneapolis Investigates Police Use Of Ketamine On Suspects (WHQR)

Opiates/Opioids

Searching For The Next Naloxone (The Fix)

Investigation Shows How Florida Sparked U.S. Heroin Crisis (WLRN)

Overdoses Can Happen Anywhere, So Naloxone Becomes A Part Of First Aid Kits (WESA)

Link Between Heroin Addiction And Narcolepsy Examined (The Fix)

Chicago’s Black Communities Hit Hardest In Opioid Overdoses (WBEZ)

Where Did $8.2 Billion in US Aid to Fight Opiates in Afghanistan Go? (Sputnik International)

Heroin may be Mozambique’s second largest export—and it’s being disrupted by WhatsApp (Quartz)

OxyContin, Heroin and the Opioid Crisis (Pain News Network)

The Opium War and the Humiliation of China (The New York Times)

Kratom

FDA commissioner says kratom not worth the Salmonella risk (Food Safety News)

3 Best Kratom Strains for Opiate Withdrawal In 2018 (Kratom Guides)

Kratom Supplements Won’t Make You Healthier — They’ll Probably Just Make You Sick (The Cheat Sheet)

Kratom use spreads in Phuket (Pattaya Mail)

Kratom And Moisture: What To Do When Kratom Gets Moisture? (Kratom Guides)

How Can You Mix Kratom And Cranberry Juice? (Kratom Guides)

Kava

Kava Bar Places "God Hates Beer" Signs in Front of Saltwater Brewery (Miami New Times)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

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