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Category: good to know
goodnews may 2024 – good to know
Cannabis
psychoactive | Truthdig | 30 March
Legalization had been a great success
Cannabis in Germany
psychoactive | Marijuana Moment | 1 April
Legalization has taken effect with people smoking and dancing in the streets
Coming to a clinic near you
psychoactive | The Globe and Mail | 5 April
LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms soon to be legal in Canada
Cannabis In Switzerland
psychoactive | Swiss Info | 5 April
Selected users permitted to buy in selected pharmacies In Bern
Nova Festival
psychoactive | New York Times | 8 April
Psychedelics and trauma during the Hamas attack
Identity
psychoactive | Morocco World News | 12 April
Morocco unveils official logo for legalized cannabis products
Lineage
culture | Live Science | 13 April
Ancient Indigenous lineage of Blackfoot Confederacy goes back 18,000 years
Expect the unexpected
psychoactive | Newsweek | 15 April
United Arab Emirates to become 2nd country to legalize psychedelic therapies
Next question please
psychoactive | Reuters | 15 April
Not all Germans smoke cannabis, Chancellor Scholz reassures
Narco state
psychoactive | France 24 | 16 April
Mayor of Amsterdam wants to regulate cocaine and ecstacy to defeat trafficking
On the rocks
psychoactive | Church of the Eagle and Condor | 22 April
Agreement on use of ayahusca as a sacrament reached with federal authorities
Therapy
psychoactive | Psychedelich Health | 24 April
How clinicians impact patient outcomes in psychedelic therapy
Am I only dreaming?
psychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | 26 April
Dreams & psychedelics
goodnews april 2024 – good to know
Runners High
psychoactive | British Psychological Society / 1 March
Does cannabis before exercise promote fitness?
Ibogaine
psychoactive | New York Times | 5 March
An effective treatment for opioid addiction
Climate-friendly
eco | Los Angeles Times | 5 March
Voters approve measure to make room on LA streets for bikes and busses
Finally!
psychoactive | Medscape | 8 March
LSD-based medication receives FDA breakthrough status for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Ego tripping
psychoactive | Salon | 8 March
Psychedelics work with what there is – transformation not guaranteed
Ukraine
psychoactive | Time | 10 March
On the role of psychedelics in helping soldiers overcome trauma
Nature’s best
psychoactive | Neuroscience News | 12 March
Mushroom extract outperform synthetic psilocybin in psychiatric herapy
Vitamin K
psychoactive | Double Blind | 13 March
Ketamine can be quite dangerous
Recognition
culture | The Guardian | 15 March
Berlin’s techno scene added to World Cultural Heritag list
Counterintuitive
psychoactive | Vox | 16 March
Oregon: psychedelics targetted on account of the opioid crisis
Cannabis
psychoactive | CannabisHealth | 20 March
Switzerland starts 7th adult-use pilot with up to 7500 participants and randomized control
Henbane
culture | New York Times | 21 March
Roman pouch contained powerful halucinogic seeds
Legalisation
psychoactive | Business of Cannabis | 22 March
German Bundesrat passes landmark bill: cannabis legal as of 1 April
Spin
science | Smithsonian Magazine | 29 March
Earth’s rotation is slowing. Don’t adjust your watches, yet.
Psychology
psychoactive | Psyche | 30 March
William James about our inner world
goodnews march 24 – good to know
Psilocybin
psychoactive | Trial Bulletin | 31 January
First treatment at the French University of Nimes
Shamanism
psychoactive | Maps Bulletin | 2 February
A psychedelic journey into the arctic night
Solar
eco | pv-magazine | 2 February
2023 best year worldwide for irradiance
Abused
psychoactive | Mother Jones | 3 February
Sexual misconduct in the addiction treatment industry
Sobriety
psychoactive | New York Times | 4 February
Changing patterns of substance use
Stigma
science | The Conversation | 5 February
Late diagnosis of alcohol addiction is often deadly
Pets & others
psychoactive | New York Times | 6 February
Curing animals with cannabis
Changes
eco | Vox | 7 February
More leaves and greener oceans
Psilocybin
psychoactive | Imperial College London | 7 February
Study confirms better sex thanks to shrooms
2000 years ago and earlier
psychoactive | Live Science | 8 February
Romans used a hollowed-out animal bone to store henbane seeds
Europe
culture | Nadja | 9 February
Union reaches agreement to eradicate violence against women
Ancient hunting structure
culture | Live Science | 13 February
11,000-year-old wall discovered in the Baltic Sea off Germany
Bummers
psychoactive | The Conversation | 14 February
Short circuiting a negative experience is not advisable
LSD
psychoactive | New Scientist | 15 February
Microdosing increases the complexity of your brain signals
Psychedelics
psychoactive | CNN | 19 February
Injured athletes embark on healing journeys
Neuorscience
culture | Imperial College | 21 February
New psychedelic treatments for brain disorders
Determinism
psychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | 23 February
Free will and psychedelics considered by Andrew Weise
Dolphins
psychoactive | the Chrnicle | 27 February
Margret Mead & Gregory Bateson tripped wth cetaceans
february 2024 – good to know
Research
psychoactive | Marijuana Moment | 1 January
US governments nearly doubles quota for THC, Psilocybin and DMT production
New treatment
psychoactive | Naturemedecine | 5 January
Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Heartbeat
psychoactive | Big Think | 5 January
Substance effects are related to cardiac rhythm
Amsterdam
psychoactive | The Guardian | 5 January
Global illegal drugs trade asks for international solutions
Differences
psychoactive | Reality Sandwich | 8 January
How women react to psychoactive substances and other gender-related issues
Clubs and drugs
psychoactive | The Microdose | 8 January
5 questions for epidemiologist Joseph Palamar
Moxy
psychoactive | Double Blind | 8 January
Discovering a –relatively– new drug
Panacea
psychoactive | Vox | 10 January
Psychedelics may hold the general key to disease
Ancient cluster
science | The Byte | 11 Januar
Hubble detects strongest radio signal ever
Cannabis
psychoactive | New York Times | 12 January
Federal scientists recommend easing restrictions on marijuana
True crime
psychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 16 January
The death of the ketamine priestess
More power
nature | Interesting Engineering | 18 January
Small artificial plants use wind and rain to generate clean energy
Mature subjects
psychoactive | Sage | 19 January
Older adults are often missing in psychedelic-assisted therapy trials
Back to the roots
psychoactive | The New Yorker | 22 January
When America first dropped acid
Primer
psychoactive | Psychedelic Alpha | 24 January
EU grants € 6.500,000 for multi-site psilocybin study in palliative patients
Integration
psychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 25 January
Psychedelic therapy & the metaphysical menu
Recyclable
culture | Reasons to be cheerful | 26 January
Innovative 3D-printed homes for the homeless
Older and older
culture | Live Science | 29 January
70’000 year-old human footprints found on a Moroccan beach.
january 2024 – good to know
Meaningful
psychoactive | Vox | 1 December
Why psychedelics change people’s lives
San Pedro
psychoactive | | Mindbetter | 3 December
What it is and where it’s found
Lonely
science | Futurism | 4 December
Our galaxy seems to be surrounded by a large void
Attractive
science | Inverse | 6 December
Magnet with only one pole baffles physicists
Respect
psychoactive | MAPS Bulletin | 8 December
The role of Indigenous communities in psychedelics, by Rick Doblin
The biggest party of all times?
psychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | 8 December
The era of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Hope for many
psychoactive | Double Blind | 12 December
LSD and psilocybin as a treatment for chronic pain
Transcendence
psychoactive | Reality Sandwich | 14 December
The experience and meaning of ego death
Illness
psychoactive | APS | 14 December
Stigmatisation of substance users hampers their rehabilitation
Fungi
nature | Psydkick | 16 December
How to dry and store mushrooms of any kind
Rewilding
nature | High Country News | 19 December
How Colorado got its wolves back
Possession and personal use
psychoactive | Rolling Stone | 22 December
Additional presidential pardons for marijuana users
Eating disorders
psychoactive | PsyPost | 26 December
Promising studies confirm the value of psilocybin
Rebranding
psychoactive | High Times | 29 December
From stoners to self-medicating herbalists
december 2023 – go to know
Dependency
psychoactive | Lucid News | 1 November
Kentucky’s plans for ibogaine
Under water
eco | Hakai Magazine | 1 November
Capturing carbon with seaweed
Damaging
psychoactive | Double Blind | 2 November
War on drugs harms the environment
Traditional
psychoactive | MAPS Bulletin | 3 November
Women and peyote in the Indigenous world
Samadhi
psychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | 3 November
A potent mix of DMT and MAOIs
Going south
nature | Live Science | 5 November
Auroras and other light phenomena
Ketamine
psychoactive | Double Blind | 7 November
Falling into a K-hole
Climate havens
eco | National Geographic | 13 November
What makes these cities different from others
Chronic disease
psychoactive | Psychological Science | 13 November
Redefining addiction to ease the stigma
The Chalice
psychoactive | Lucid News | 18 November
Beyond the psychedelic renaissance in Berkeley
Shrooms
psychoactive | Reality Sandwich | 19 November
A short and comprehensive guide
culture | Science Daily | 20 November
Prehistorically better suited than men
Convince me!
culture | RT | 27 November
The US word of the year
Little helpers
science | High Times | 27 November
Farmer in trouble for using ducks to fertilize his field
Misnomer
culture | IFL Science | 28 November
How dark were the dark ages?
november 2023 – good to know
Opening
psychoactive | Aeon | 2 October
A mind’s eye for those who never had one
Prehistoric
culture | Live Science | 5 October
Oldest American footprints (so far) date 25’000 years back
Religion
psychoactive | Double Blind | 5 October
Veteran creates psilocybin cult
Doubtful
psychoactive | New Scientist | 7 October
Psychedelic health claims may promote risky use
Mutual therapy
life | Aeon | 13 October
Training people to support each other through difficult times
Acceleration
psychoactive | Inverse | 15 October
Psychedelics change how fast the brain learns
Rave culture
psychoactive | The Microdose | 16 October
Five questions for drugs journalist Michelle Lhooq
Doubt and pain
psychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 17 October
Two thirds of psilocybin users feel shame or guilt while tripping
R.I.P.
psychoactive | psychedelics.com | 17 October
In Dr. Roland Griffith, we lost another great psychedelic pioneer
Shrooms
psychoactive | New York Times | 19 October
A wild and wonderful world
Reform
psychoactive | Lucid News | 21 October
A new drug policy for 450 million Europeans
Psilocybin
psychoactive | New York Times | 23 October
A new era of psychedelics in Oregon
Substantial
psychoactive | The Conversation | 23 October
Brain flexibility increased by various psychedelic means
Leaky
science | New Atlas | 23 October
The earth’s core seems permeable
Space
science | Aeon/Psyche | 24 October
The last ethical frontier
Harvard
psychoactive | Center for the Studies of World Religions | 25 October
Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announced
Psilocybin II
psychoactive | The Washington Post 26 October
What magic mushrooms do to your brain
Psychedelics
psychoactive | NBC News | 29 October
Effects of psychedelics can last for days
october 2023 – good to know
River Notes
nature | Rolling Stone | 3 September
Twilight of the American West, by Wade Davis
Artemisia
nature | Interesting Engineering | 5 September
Sweet Annie yields her healing secrets
Decriminalization
psychoactive | Los Angeles Times | 7 September
California moves to legitimize the ingestion of psilocybin and other natural psychedelics
Non-hallucinogenic psychedelics
psychoactive | The Microdose | 11 September
Five questions for researcher David Olson
Canada
psychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 12 September
A case of sexual assault unsettles the psychedelic community
Modern minds
psychoactive | Double Blind | 12 September
The neglected history of 19th century drug use
Intake and uptake
psychoactive | Psypost | 13 September
Psychedelic use linked to decrease in alcohol and cocaine use but increase in tobacco and cannabis users
One more step
psychoactive | MAPS | 14 September
MDMA-assisted therapy for moderate to severe PTSD: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
Therapy
psychoactive | MSN | 16 September
Thousands sign up after Oregon legalizes mushrooms
R.I.P. Robbie Robertson
culture | Rolling Stone | 17 September
Martin Scorsese’s moving goodbye to his friend
Habitat
science | Mother Jones | 17 September
Researchers struggle to deliver safe environments for animals
All good
psychoactive | Double Blind | 18 September
From coca to kava with Andrew Weill
Substance use
psychoactive | Mindbetter | 19 September
Psychedelics as the unsung heroes of the pandemic
And why not?
nature | New York Times | 20 September
Animals do talk – science finally gets it!
Authenticity
life | Psyche | 22 September
What Nietzsche meant when he spoke of the self
Syrian rue
psychoactive | Double Blind | 24 September
The dream-inducing herbs of ancient Iran
Spirituality
psychoactive | NPR | 24 September
About chaplains on psychedelics
Seduction
psychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 26 September
Are you a Flow Boy/Girl?
Correlation
psychoactive | Mindbetter | 26 September
The effect of psilocybin on mood and inflammation
september 2023 – good to know
Concierge
psychoactive | The Guardian | 1 August
How to find the best and safest psychedelic experiences
When nature is legal
psychoactive | On Drugs | 3 August
Poorly worded laws leave many loopholes
Psilocybin
psychoactive | Springer Link | 3 August
Potential for the treatment of episodic migraine
Conservation
nature | Mother Jones | 4 August
Brazil reports a big decline in the deforestation of the rain forest
Intergenerational trauma
psychoactive | The Microdose | 7 August
5 Questions for Indigenous advocate Susan Beaulieu
Challenge
eco | Smithsonian Magazine | 8 August
Swiss seniors are suing the Swiss state over climate change and health issues
Suck it up!
eco | MIT Technology Review | 11 August
The US is investing 1.2 billion in removing CO2 from the air
50 years of hip-hop
culture | Jewish Telegraph Agency | 11 August
The ten most influential Jewish rapperstry
Effective
eco | The New York Review of Books | 13 August
Les soulèvements de la terre – ecology with an impact
Fungal future
nature | Proto Life | 17 August
African curated Architectural Biennale shows future symbiosis man-nature
Plant parenthood
psychoactive | MAPS Bulletin | 18 August
Generational connection through psychedelics
Two surveys about LSD
psychoactive | Mindbetter | 22 August
Help for compulsive obsessive disorder and better leadership through the right chemistry
Rural Black addiction
psychoactive | Time | 23 August
What it looks like and who the victims are
Ageing and death
psychoactive | MAPS Bulletin | 24 August
Psychedelics are bound to change the later years of our lives
A scientist’s view II
psychoactive | Substack | 24 August
The radical ideas of psychedelic research 2.0, by Mona Sobhani
Hallucinogenic cult
psychoactive | Aeon | 25 August
A closer look at the Druids
Cannabis
psychoactive | New York Times | 28 August
The Thai weed business is set to grow fast
Shrooming
psychoactive | Live Science | 28 August
Psilocybin use hits record high in adults