Boris Johnson to consider legalising psilocybin
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has said he will examine the latest advice on the legalisation of psilocybin, the main psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.…
Switzerland to legalise cannabis use and cultivation
Switzerland has moved closer to a legal cannabis market, an article by local news outlet Blick said on Tuesday. According to the report, The Social Security and Health Commission of…
American biotech company to study if psychedelics can treat alcoholism
Psilera Bioscience, a small biotechnology research company with headquarters in Florida, USA, has announced it will begin preclinical studies with its psychedelic-inspired new chemical entities (NCEs). The aim of the…
Ketamine investigated as potential obsessive compulsive disorder treatment
Researchers have published a study in the open-access journal Nature Communications which examines how ketamine can be used to help patients who suffer from conditions that are on the obsessive…
Only one in four Brits consider drug laws to be a deterrent
In the wake of Priti Patel’s latest initiative to save the nation from the scourge of drugs by making the possession and supply of nitrous oxide illegal, a recent YouGov…
Adolescent cannabis use is not an independent cause of psychosis, research finds
A study examining cannabis use in twins has shown that exposure during adolescence may not be independently associated with either adult-onset psychosis or schizophrenia. Researchers affiliated with the University of…
Legal cannabis markets lead to fewer vaping-associated lung injuries
States in the US that have legal cannabis markets have fewer occurrences of vaping-associated lung injuries, or VAPI, a study published in the November 2021 issue of Drug and Alcohol…
For the curious
Humanities relationship with drugs is changing. We're talking about that. No longer is cannabis the reserve of stoners in dark smoky bedrooms. Magic mushrooms are no longer associated with tie-died hippies. Across the world, people are looking at these gifts in a new light, seeing them as medicines and tools that they can use as part of their everyday lives.
At leafie we’re on a mission to report on this new way of understanding through education, news and entertainment.
