Tag Archive for: psilocybin
Psychedelic Use Associated with Reduced Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
ResearchResearchers say there are several ways classic psychedelics could, directly and indirectly, lead to improved cardiometabolic health.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Psilocybin Research Bill for Veterans and First Responders
Policy“As traditional treatment has proven inadequate at both the individual and public health level, the Commonwealth has a responsibility to research alternative options," the bill's sponsors write in a memo.
How Mindset Pharma Is Making and Defining ‘Next-Generation Psychedelic Drugs’
ResearchCEO James Lanthier compares psychedelic medicines to aspirin, and explains why the company's lead candidate may be better than psilocybin.
Arcata Becomes Third California City to Decriminalize Psychedelics
PolicyPlanting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, possessing these plants and fungi will be the lowest law enforcement priority for the city.
Psychedelic Business Spotlight: October 8, 2021
Business, Stock ReportsThis week in psychedelic business news: Enveric Biosciences uses AI to identify viable psychedelic drug candidates; Novamind launches end-of-life palliative care program; and PharmaTher tests ketamine to treat Parkinson's Disease.
These Are the Best Areas to Forage for Psychedelic Mushrooms in the United States
CultureA new study describes the Pacific Northwest as “by far the best place in America to go looking for psychedelic mushrooms."
Seattle Decriminalizes Natural Psychedelics
PolicySeattle City Council unanimously approves a resolution declaring entheogen-related activities should be among lowest law enforcement priorities.
Majority of Oregon Adults Interested in Psilocybin Want to Try Microdosing
Microdosing, ResearchOn the flip side, 37% of Oregon adults surveyed said they did not know what psilocybin was.
Why NeonMind Is Betting on Psilocybin to Curb the Global Obesity Epidemic
BusinessThe psychedelic bioscience company's top advisor tells Psychedelic Spotlight that psilocybin "affects at least the 5h2C receptor, which is dedicated towards appetite and appetite suppression."
How Cybin Is ‘Revolutionizing’ Mental Healthcare with Novel Psychedelic Compounds
BusinessCEO Doug Drysdale explains several key factors in making psychedelic-assisted therapy accessible for the millions of people suffering around the globe.