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COVID-19: Some turning to psychedelic micro-dosing to cope with mental health stress, anxiety
This article was originally posted on Global News. Find it here. Jen Burke lost her full-time job as a clothing store manager because of COVID-19, but says the pandemic has been the most peaceful time in her life. “There’s so many people who were struggling and...
The Scientific Difference Between LSD and Magic Mushrooms
This article was originally posted on the Inverse. Hallucinogens are a wide group of drugs with a diverse range of capabilities. Some have been proven to alleviate ailments like PTSD and anxiety; others will definitely make you crap your pants while thinking your...
LSD vs Psilocybin
This article was originally posted on the The Third Wave. Check them out for great information on psychedelics and how to use them. LSD and psilocybin mushrooms (also called “shrooms” – the primary ingredient is psilocybin) are arguably the two most commonly used...
The Case for Macrodosing – Shelby Hartman for Rolling Stone
Microdosing, where people take miniscule amounts of substances to change patterns of behavior, has brought psychedelics to the mainstream. But is there more to be gained with a much higher dose? Would you care for a drop of LSD in your morning tea? A capsule...
Some doctors, therapists get Health Canada permission to use magic mushrooms
The health professionals can use psilocybin themselves to begin to develop therapies. Four months after it allowed a handful of palliative care patients to use psilocybin as a way to relieve end-of-life suffering, Health Canada has cleared the way for more than a...
When To Microdose
There are many options for when to microdose. You may wish to follow a structured protocol to track the benefits better. Or, you may want to only dose occasionally as it feels right to you. Following A Microdosing Protocol A few of the popular protocols to follow such...
Why Do Magic Mushrooms Cause “The Yawns”?
Excessive yawning is a side effect many people experience when they ingest psilocybin mushrooms (aka magic mushrooms). For some, it’s just annoying. For others, it’s a real distraction from their experience. In contrast, some people anticipate yawning and look forward...
Therapsil: 4 Palliative Canadians approved for end of life psilocybin therapy through section 56(1) ; First legal medical exemptions for psilocybin in Canada since 1970’s
VICTORIA, British Columbia, August 4th, 2020 Four Canadians battling incurable cancer have been approved by the Minister of Health, Patty Hajdu, to use psilocybin therapy in the treatment of their end-of-life distress. These 4 patients mark the first publicly-known...
People who ‘microdose’ LSD and magic mushrooms score higher on measures of wisdom, open-mindedness and creativity
We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results. We compared people who microdose — that is, who take a psychedelic substance such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) or “magic”...
New psychedelic research sheds light on why psilocybin-containing mushrooms have been consumed for centuries
A new study from the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine provides insight into the psychoactive effects that distinguish psilocybin from other hallucinogenic substances. The findings suggest that feelings of...