{"id":4128,"date":"2026-06-01T06:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=4128"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:51:53","slug":"goodnews-june-2026-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/06\/01\/goodnews-june-2026-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews june 2026 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafiascijournals.org.ng\/index.php\/ljsir\/article\/view\/808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/lafiascijournals.org.ng\/index.php\/ljsir\/article\/view\/808\">Cannabis<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Lafia Journal Of Scientific and Industrial Research | May 1<br \/>\nAnti-cancer activity of cannabis sativa\u00a0stem extracts against colorectal cancer cell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepsychedelicblog.substack.com\/p\/the-global-landscape-of-psychedelic?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=652467&amp;post_id=195629002&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/thepsychedelicblog.substack.com\/p\/the-global-landscape-of-psychedelic?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=652467&amp;post_id=195629002&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Psychedelic culture<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | May 1<br \/>\nWhat people take: where, when, and why?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/02\/business\/dealbook\/cannabis-industry-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.GKvU._2YKNxreaNNi&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/02\/business\/dealbook\/cannabis-industry-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.GKvU._2YKNxreaNNi&amp;smid=url-share\">Cannabis II<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | New York Times | May 2<br \/>\nFederal regulations on medical marijuana relaxed by US government<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/02698811261443677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/02698811261443677\">Who\u2019s in charge here?<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Sage Journals | May 2<br \/>\nEffects of Psychedelic Use on Authoritarian Attitudes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/03\/science\/ibogaine-psychedelics-rogan-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.uPTH.75KOCVeDJrnl&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/03\/science\/ibogaine-psychedelics-rogan-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.uPTH.75KOCVeDJrnl&amp;smid=url-share\">Mind bending<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | New York Times | May 3<br \/>\nHow the Republicans came to adopt psychedelics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/05\/01\/psychedelics-law-black-hispanic-indigenous-groups-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/05\/01\/psychedelics-law-black-hispanic-indigenous-groups-research\/\">Left out<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Stat | May 3<br \/>\nRacial minorities left behind by psychedelic revolution<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajpmonline.org\/article\/S0749-3797(26)00124-8\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ajpmonline.org\/article\/S0749-3797(26)00124-8\/abstract\">Pretty illegal<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | American Journal of\u00a0 Preventive Medicine | May 3<br \/>\nlarge numbers of\u00a0 Americans microdose LSD, MDMA, psilocybin or cannabis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/streamlinefeed.co.ke\/news\/the-rise-of-orphines-a-new-deadly-frontier-in-opioids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/streamlinefeed.co.ke\/news\/the-rise-of-orphines-a-new-deadly-frontier-in-opioids\">Orphines<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Streamline |\u00a0May 4.<br \/>\nWhat to know about this new and even more deadly opioid<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-human-brain-higher.html?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2026-05-dose-psilocybin-human-brain-higher.html?ref=thefuturist\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Medical Express | May 5<br \/>\nOne dose physically changes the brain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/engineering\/quantum-battery-charges-in-a-quadrillionth-of-a-second-with-a-laser-larger-prototypes-could-last-for-years-after-charging-for-just-a-minute?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=430F0EAD-9207-47A1-970C-C69FE711E239&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/engineering\/quantum-battery-charges-in-a-quadrillionth-of-a-second-with-a-laser-larger-prototypes-could-last-for-years-after-charging-for-just-a-minute?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=430F0EAD-9207-47A1-970C-C69FE711E239&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\">A quadrillionth of a second<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Live Science | May 6<br \/>\nQuantum batteries might last for years after charging for just a minute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrighterside.news\/post\/human-activity-found-to-literally-move-mountains\/?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrighterside.news\/post\/human-activity-found-to-literally-move-mountains\/?ref=thefuturist\">Moving mountains<\/a><br \/>\nnature | The Bright Side | May 6<br \/>\nSeismometers show the Matterhorn gently sways near its summit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.64898\/2026.05.07.723512v1.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.64898\/2026.05.07.723512v1.abstract\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | BioR<sub>X<\/sub>iV | May 7<br \/>\nCBD considered &#8220;a highly specific, targeted molecule with a high potential for neuroprotective therapy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicpress.substack.com\/p\/leary-occult?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73375c83-ea15-4ea6-9f22-9ca02b8e720e_667x1000.jpeg&amp;open=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicpress.substack.com\/p\/leary-occult?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73375c83-ea15-4ea6-9f22-9ca02b8e720e_667x1000.jpeg&amp;open=false\">Far out<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psychedelic Press | May 7<br \/>\nTimothy Leary and the Occult<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-does-the-deep-earth-see-humanity?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=01a0a402c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-does-the-deep-earth-see-humanity?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=01a0a402c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\">Breakthrough<\/a><br \/>\neco | Aeon Daily | May 12<br \/>\nA new imagination for the whole earth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/style\/scientology-speedruns-tiktok-teens-la-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.CNE9.RTAEmR4D0WvC&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/style\/scientology-speedruns-tiktok-teens-la-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.CNE9.RTAEmR4D0WvC&amp;smid=url-share\">Gaining traction<\/a><br \/>\nculture | New York Times | March 12<br \/>\nRunning through Scientology buildings is a worldwide thing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seeingwhatisthere.substack.com\/p\/spray-tan-satan-is-much-more-dangerous?utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/seeingwhatisthere.substack.com\/p\/spray-tan-satan-is-much-more-dangerous?utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">A brillant analysis<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Seeing What Is | May 14<br \/>\nSpray satan and the golden calf<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicalpoetics.substack.com\/p\/telepathy-in-psychedelic-therapy?utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/chemicalpoetics.substack.com\/p\/telepathy-in-psychedelic-therapy?utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Controversial<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psymposia | May 14<br \/>\nTelepathy in Psychedelic Therapy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/what-a-ketamine-for-firefighters-film-says-about-psychedelic-advocacy?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=what-a-ketamine-for-firefighters-film-says-about-psychedelic-advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/what-a-ketamine-for-firefighters-film-says-about-psychedelic-advocacy?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=what-a-ketamine-for-firefighters-film-says-about-psychedelic-advocacy\">Ketamine for firefighters<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | May 15<br \/>\nHow to portray PAT (Psychedeli Assisted Therapy) for any substance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/therapists-on-psychedelic-trials?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38f13661-c635-4071-9222-dbba51daf067_1402x1122.png&amp;open=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/therapists-on-psychedelic-trials?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38f13661-c635-4071-9222-dbba51daf067_1402x1122.png&amp;open=false\">Safety &amp; ethics<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive |\u00a0Ecstatic Integration | May 16<br \/>\nUS fast forwarding approval of psychedelic therapy creates risks &amp; insecurities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/we-kept-finding-large-circular-mass-graves-in-the-sahara-predating-the-ancient-egyptians-archaeologists-report-opinion?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=E572AE81-7BC1-4488-87F8-94FA2CBB0DA3&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/we-kept-finding-large-circular-mass-graves-in-the-sahara-predating-the-ancient-egyptians-archaeologists-report-opinion?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=E572AE81-7BC1-4488-87F8-94FA2CBB0DA3&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\">Before dynastic Egypt<\/a><br \/>\nculture | Live Science | May 17<br \/>\nThe Sahara was populated by nomads and their herds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/may\/18\/magic-mushrooms-treatment-cocaine-addiction-study?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/may\/18\/magic-mushrooms-treatment-cocaine-addiction-study?ref=thefuturist\">Substance abuse<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian \/ May 18<br \/>\nPsilocybin may help people with issues around cocaine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepsychedelicblog.substack.com\/p\/7-lessons-from-7-years-with-psychedelics?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=652467&amp;post_id=197911827&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/thepsychedelicblog.substack.com\/p\/7-lessons-from-7-years-with-psychedelics?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=652467&amp;post_id=197911827&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Experienced<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | May 22<br \/>\n7 lessons from 7 years of\u00a0taking Psychedelics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/23\/world\/canada\/canada-arctic-olympics-yellowknife.html?unlocked_article_code=1.klA.pzts.z5BdltHEnk-k&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/23\/world\/canada\/canada-arctic-olympics-yellowknife.html?unlocked_article_code=1.klA.pzts.z5BdltHEnk-k&amp;smid=url-share\">Arctic Games<\/a><br \/>\nculture | New York Times | May 23<br \/>\nJust as tough as you think<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/tribute-jean-houston-deepak-chopra-md-official--hifec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/tribute-jean-houston-deepak-chopra-md-official--hifec\">Mother to the World<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\/culture |\u00a0 LinkedIn | May 29<br \/>\nDeepak Chopra&#8217;s tribute to Jean Houston, who passed away on May 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabis psychoactive | Lafia Journal Of Scientific and Industrial Research | May 1 Anti-cancer activity of cannabis sativa\u00a0stem extracts against colorectal cancer cell Psychedelic culture psychoactive | The Psychedelic Blog | May 1 What people take: where, when, and why? Cannabis II psychoactive | New York Times | May 2 Federal regulations on medical marijuana<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/06\/01\/goodnews-june-2026-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4129,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions\/4129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}