Cannabis

LSD

Meet the Canadian “Psychedelic Revolutionaries” Who Pioneered LSD Research (MERRY JANE)

When Timothy Leary Got Artists to Take LSD (Artsy)

Considering Microdosing LSD for Treatment-Resistant Depression? Read This First (Third Age)

Johnny Depp Admits He Gets Lines Fed to Him on Set, Believes LSD Would’ve Helped Find Osama bin Laden Faster (Indie Wire)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

Psilocybin Mushrooms vs. LSD for Mental Health Issues (Psychedelic Heaven)

MDMA/Ecstasy

Study: Ecstasy could be far less dangerous than past research suggests (Big Think)

MDMA Being Used in New Trials to Help Beat Alcoholism (Your EDM)

FDA Moves Closer to Approving Ecstasy (The Beacon)

Ecstasy-assisted psychotherapy is bringing peace to people with PTSD (Yahoo! News)

Patrick Coakley died after taking fatal MDMA overdose (Kent Online)

Student who supplied killer ecstasy to friend says he should not be blamed as taking drugs is university 'culture' (The Telegraph)

Ayahuasca/DMT/5-MeO-DMT

New Study: Ayahuasca Tea Rapidly Helps Patients Overcome Severe Depression (Kahpi)

Enhancing Your Ayahuasca Experience: Harnessing the Power of Intention and Belief (Kahpi)

Iboga/Ibogaine

Gabon's sacred plant 'Iboga' under threat of extinction (Africanews)

Synthetic Cannabinoids/Psychoactive Research Chemicals

Cartoon Dystopia: 25I-NBOMe and Why You Should Test Your LSD (Psymposia)

Dissociatives

Minneapolis police asked medical workers to use ketamine on suspects (The Seattle Times)

First Ketamine Guidelines for Pain Released (WebMD)

Ketamine a safer option for agitated patients and providers (EMS1.com)

Can Ketamine Cure Depression? (Psychedelic Heaven)

PD: Man on PCP did pushups in the middle of the road (CT Post)

Opiates/Opioids

Facebook redirects would-be opioid buyers to crisis helpline (Engadget)

How legal drug companies helped revive the heroin trade (The Washington Post)

Afghanistan is producing more opium than ever before (We Are The Mighty)

Researchers May Have Underestimated the Number of Opioid Overdose Deaths (TIME)

Many Doctors Give Morphine to Babies Born With Opioid Addiction. A New Study Suggests There's a Better Way (TIME)

Opiate addiction and the history of pain and race in the US (The Conversation)

Purdue Pharma, company behind Oxycontin, just laid off its entire sales team (VICE News)

Heroin use in Pacific Northwest linked to incurable kidney disease (UW Medicine Newsroom)

Kratom

The House Just Passed a Bill That Could Make Kratom Illegal (Inverse)

What Is It Like To Be High On Kratom And What It Feels Like? (Kratom Guides)

3 Best Kratom Strains You Should Try If You Suffer From Anxiety (Kratom Guides)

How Much Does An Ounce Of Kratom Cost? (Kratom Guides)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

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