CANNABIS CULTURE – While many struggle with the stress and anxiety of isolation, Andy, of the Syracuse area in New York State, has kept a level head — by keeping his hands in the dirt. Andy was diagnosed with Lyme disease two years ago, and when COVI…
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Down (the Rabbit Hole) and Out (of Addiction)
CANNABIS CULTURE – Magic Mushrooms, now legal in Oregon. have shown promise in treatment of addiction and depression. The question is — will the psychedelic approach ever be legal everywhere else? Numinus just announced its plans to begin a compassion…
Vancouver Projects Give Weed to Curb Overdoses. Police Just Raided One
A council motion has supported ‘low barrier’ cannabis as an alternative to opioids. Neil Magnuson says he provides more than 200 people free high-potency cannabis edibles as an alternative to them using opioids. On Saturday, he says, Vancouver police r…
Sex, Love and Ecstasy in the Digital Age (Connection Through Psychedelics)
CANNABIS CULTURE – Shared MDMA experiences are “like waking from a dream, and having something there to reassure you that not every part of the dream was fake,” says Psychedelic comedian, founder of Hello SciCom and emcee of the Listening to ecstasy W…
One Nation Under A Groove (In a Divided US, Cannabis Brings Us All Together)
CANNABIS CULTURE – “In reality, who won big on election night? Definitely cannabis,” according to Partner and Chair of the cannabis practice at Greenspoon Marder Law Firm, Rachel K Gillette. “Cannabis is an issue that unites all political persuasions….
Scarlet Letter Legalization (Cannabis and the Shameful Realities of Unequal Justice)
CANNABIS CULTURE – Matt Brown* and Natalie DePriest were both busted for their pot stash while away from home in 2011, but their stories take incredibly divergent paths from there. Brown laid low at a friend’s house for a while, got a good attorney, an…
Zoom Call With My Patron Saint (Tommy Chong, Spirituality & End of Life Emotions)
CANNABIS CULTURE – I was so excited the afternoon I was told that I would get to interview Tommy Chong. I immediately sat down and started coming up with specific questions so as to maximize my time with this legend. I was so meticulous and had all my …
Out In the Cold – Harm Reduction Non-Profit Vows to Fight Despite Eviction
CANNABIS CULTURE – As opioid overdoses skyrocket in the province, the BC Supreme Court has ruled that a nonprofit helping more than 200 Downtown Eastside Vancouver residents with harm-reducing cannabis has to vacate the building from which it operates….
Veterans Suffering from PTSD Find Relief Through Psilocybin
CANNABIS CULTURE – US Army Veteran Holly G. takes psilocybin to help make her combat-related PTSD more manageable. “Knowing that I can eat a mushroom and hit the reset button. It’s not a chemical. It’s not a man made drug. You can go out into the fores…
People in Jail for Cannabis While Legal Market Booms is “The Height of Injustice”
CANNABIS CULTURE – “It is really the height of injustice to have individuals still incarcerated in your state on marijuana-related offences at the same time as you have a booming legal cannabis industry,” says Sarah Gersten, executive director for Last…