Pennsylvania Amish are all in on Cannabis

There is currently a booming business of Amish cannabis farmers in Pennsylvania, and one Chester County native is the brains behind it, writes Miles Dilworth for the Daily Mail.  Reuben Riehl started Lancaster County...

FDA Set to Approve or Deny MDMA Medication By August 2024

In December 2023, the FDA received a New Drug Application (NDA) to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). But what makes this application unique is the fact that the proposed drug is MDMA, aka “ecstasy.” MDMA is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled...

Psychedelics in Oregon

Based in part on its medical marijuana act, in November 2020, Oregon voters approved the use of psilocybin.  Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 109 titled the “Oregon Psilocybin Services Act”.  Measure 109 is now codified in statute as ORS 475A.  ORS 475A allows for...

Psychedelics from Criminal to Commercial

Criminal History Psychedelics were used as medical treatments or in recreational activities long before government entities were criminalizing them.  According to “The History of Psychedelics”, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and peyote appear as far back as 4,000 B.C....

Psychedelics: The Next Medical Frontier?

Mushrooms, ibogaine, ayahuasca, peyote, mescaline, ketamine, MDMA (aka ecstasy), and LSD. These (currently) illicit or heavily regulated hallucinogenic substances could be the next medical breakthrough to treat disorders like PTSD, depression, drug and alcohol...

Maryland’s Adult Use Cannabis Program Kicks Off July 1

Beginning on Saturday July 1st, it will be legal to purchase, grow, possess, and consume a limited quantity of cannabis in Maryland! State regulators have estimated that Maryland’s cannabis market will triple as a result of adult use cannabis coming online. However,...