Tag: Mushrooms

drugs, War on Drugs

Drug policy change to MDMA welcome

Is this another case of hippies yet again, having found another way, another substance, who are now getting run over by Big Pharma and Capitalism because if rebranded leads down a yellow brick road made of money? Is this the start of a another new wave once exclusive to Dr Feel Good’s ticket to a magical mystery tour?

Weed is being legalised or at least decriminalised. So much of  what was once declared evil is now being rinsed and cleansed again. Will we see coke put back into Coca Cola? Coca Cola wishes it would I’m sure.

Just a flip and systemic relabelling and what was pure evil becomes a medicinal godsend to be paid for at far far far higher prices. Insulin is almost beyond the reach of diabetics in the USA. Smuggled in from Canada because there it’s on the National Health program. Get to Cuba and its almost free. It amplifies the difference in degree between the values of three different economic systems and their goals because in the USA the price is only affordable to the rich and connected.

Welcomed by many in the medical community, the Federal Government recently announced the rescheduling of MDMA and psilocybin for treating PTSD and treatment-resistant depression, writes David McIlveen.

Source: Drug policy change to MDMA welcome

Informed Opinion

Year of the mushroom: Why 2022 was defined by fungi | Salon.com

Close-up of mushroom growing on field (Getty Images/Karim Qubadi/500px)

So what’s next for mushrooms in the new year? There aren’t any signs that the fungi’s surging popularity will slow down. 

While the road to psilocybin legalization promises to be a long and uncertain one, and while the co-opting of mushrooms by the wellness industry could turn some consumers off from the ingredient due to its potential ubiquity, both the aesthetic and culinary attributes of mushrooms are undeniable. 

For those reasons, IMARC, a market research firm, anticipates that the global mushroom market, which was valued at $58.8 billion last year will reach an estimated $86.5 billion by 2027. 

From the couture runway to home kitchens, all things fungus are having a moment

Source: Year of the mushroom: Why 2022 was defined by fungi | Salon.com

Mental Health

Can microdosing psychedelics improve your mental health? Here’s what the science says – ABC News

There’s been a lot of hype around microdosing psychedelics as a potential treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD — but what does the research actually say about it?

Source: Can microdosing psychedelics improve your mental health? Here’s what the science says – ABC News

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Mental Health, Mental Illness

‘Better treatments’: Government to fund psychedelic drugs trials to treat mental illness
Fungi containing psilocybin - otherwise known as magic mushrooms - will be part of government-funded trials into mental health treatments.

Clinical trials using magic mushrooms, ecstasy and other psychedelic drugs in potential breakthrough therapies for debilitating mental illnesses will be funded by the federal government as part of global efforts to advance innovative treatments. There is growing international evidence showing substances such as ketamine, psilocybin and MDMA can successfully treat resistant mental illnesses, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, when used in a controlled environment and supported by psychiatric care.

‘Better treatments’: Government to fund psychedelic drugs trials to treat mental illness