Photo credit: SteveAllenPhoto999 Despite 24 states across the country having legal recreational cannabis, Florida has remained among the states persistently resisting it. Election Day unambiguously confirmed this resistance. As a result, cannabis remains illegal. This leaves Floridians unable to purchase it except illicitly on the streets, with a medical prescription, or … [Read more...] about Florida Fails to Pass Adult-use Cannabis, Here’s Why
The Legal Psychoactive Mushroom: Amanita Muscaria
Photo by Perutskyy While there is a consensus that a worldwide psychedelic renaissance is underway, it appears that it remains in its gestation period. In terms of popularized psychedelics such as the classic tryptamines (LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline), access remains restricted to research studies, religious use, and in rare cases, medical interventions. For the public, … [Read more...] about The Legal Psychoactive Mushroom: Amanita Muscaria
When “Synthetic” Becomes a Meaningless Word: Cannabinoids in Florida
Photo by: Artem Podrez Walking into a smoke shop in Florida is a slightly bizarre experience. In many counties, officials can arrest someone for having a gram of cannabis. This can potentially result in a $1,000 fine or jail for a year. Despite this, these smoke shops exist throughout the state. One can only purchase cannabis in legally-designated medical dispensaries. But … [Read more...] about When “Synthetic” Becomes a Meaningless Word: Cannabinoids in Florida
The Ketamine Clinic: A Burgeoning Psychedelic Therapy
Photo credit: Ketamine Health Centers Ketamine is a drug that, until relatively recently, was dismissed as a “horse tranquilizer” and a pharmacological cousin of other putative horror-drugs. Although it is indeed used as a large-animal tranquilizer and is in the same class of drugs as Phencyclidine (PCP), ketamine is now gaining national recognition as a psychotropic tool in … [Read more...] about The Ketamine Clinic: A Burgeoning Psychedelic Therapy
Cannabis on the Ballot: State Legalization and the 2022 Midterm Results
In the last decade, cannabis has become a major political issue in the US. Voter interest in the federal legalization of cannabis is currently at an all-time high. According to new polling data, 60% of American adults support full federal legalization. What was once a marginal topic in national political discourse is now a defining element of American … [Read more...] about Cannabis on the Ballot: State Legalization and the 2022 Midterm Results
