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All About Psilocybin [#16]

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English - October 25, 2015 15:28 - 1 hour - 148 MB - ★★★★ - 29 ratings
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On this week’s episode we talk psilocybin & other psychedelics with two members of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy‘s board of directors: Gonzo Nieto and Alex Betsos. Calls to action: Share your own experiences with psychedelics with friends and family to help end the stigma! Get involved with a group like SSDP to show decision-makers […]


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On this week’s episode we talk psilocybin & other psychedelics with two members of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy‘s board of directors: Gonzo Nieto and Alex Betsos.


Calls to action:

Share your own experiences with psychedelics with friends and family to help end the stigma!
Get involved with a group like SSDP to show decision-makers that people support for reform. Talk to your MPs (or whatever elected officials are called in your country)!

Drug of the month: Psilocybin, installment #4 (news and trends). If you’re interested in participating in the upcoming John Hopkins University study on mystical experiences and psilocybin, learn more here.


News stories:

Cheese as addictive as crack, according to study
Richard Branson leaks UN briefing paper supporting decriminalization
MDMA therapy may be legal in as little as five years
The drug Martin Shkreli raised to $750/pill now has a $1 competitor

Forecasts:

Tuesday, 10/27: 45-year anniversary of President Nixon signing the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, which established the drug scheduling system
Wednesday, 10/28: Mexico Supreme Court hearing and vote on marijuana legalization

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