Category Archives: World

Australia, magic mushrooms, MDMA, mental health, News, Psilocybin, psychedelic therapy, Psychedelics, World

Psychedelic Therapy in Australia Likely To Cost Thousands

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24
Mar

Patients in Australia will soon have legal access to the psychedelic drugs psilocybin and MDMA under a plan announced by regulators last month. But with no approved source of the drug available to therapists, patients will likely face bills in the tens of thousands of dollars to obtain the promising treatment. Last month, the Therapeutic […]

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Czech Republic, Europe, journalism, Legalizace, Magazine, News, publishing, Robert Veverka, toxicomania, World

Czech Republic Cannabis Magazine Editor in Chief Found Guilty for Publishing Weed Content

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23
Mar

Robert Veverka is editor in chief and publisher of a Czech Republic publication called Legalizace, which has been publishing since 2010. According to Volteface, it often contained content relating to how to obtain cannabis illegally, how to grow the plant, and how to process and use it. It would also occasionally contain seed packets, as […]

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Afghanistan, Cpharm, Cultivation, Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzada, Medical Cannabis, Middle East, News, Taliban, World

Taliban Bans Weed Cultivation | High Times

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22
Mar

Sharia law in the Taliban-dominated country of Afghanistan now bans weed cultivation along a long list of other basic freedoms. The Express-Tribune reports that Taliban supreme leader Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a decree in Kabul, Afghanistan that the cultivation of cannabis is prohibited across the country. The decree was reported on March 19. When someone […]

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Brazil, Cultivation, DNA Solucoes em Biotecnologia, industrial, medicinal cannabis, News, South America, Superior Court of Justice, World

Court Ruling Could Lead to Cannabis Planting in Brazil

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22
Mar

According to Reuters, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), which serves as the top appeals court in Brazil for non-constitutional matters, “has agreed to rule on whether companies and farmers can plant cannabis in the country, which could open the door to legal cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes after legislative efforts stalled in recent […]

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apex labs, Canada, end-of-life anxiety, magic mushrooms, News, Petition e-4334, Psilocybin, psychedelic therapy, Psychedelics, Thomas Hartle, World

Petition Launched To Legalize Shroom-Assisted Therapy in Canada

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22
Mar

Advocates for the medical use of psilocybin mushrooms in Canada launched a petition to call upon the federal government to take action. Interest in psilocybin-assisted therapy continues to grow to combat end-of-life anxiety, depression, addition, and PTSD, among many other conditions. Petition e-4334 was launched on March 16—an online “Petition to the Government of Canada,” […]

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Armed robbery, British Columbia, Canada, Crime, East Vancouver, Kingsway Cannabis, Mood Cannabis, News, safety, World

Armed Robbery Attempt Fails at East Vancouver Weed Store

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20
Mar

One robber got more than he bargained for attempting to rob a cannabis store in Canada. Kingsway Cannabis in East Vancouver, British Columbia posted a 20-second video on Twitter on March 14, showing a failed armed robbery attempt the night before. CTV Vancouver reports that an armed robbery-gone-wrong was captured on video and shared online. […]

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Antoine Vella, coca bush, Cocaine, coke, Colombia, COVID-19, drug market, drug trade, Drug Trafficking, Europe, News, UN, United Nations, UNODC, World

Cocaine Production Soars to Record Levels, UN Reports

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17
Mar

According to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “The COVID-19 pandemic had a disruptive effect on drug markets. With international travel severely curtailed, producers struggled to get their product to market. Night clubs and bars were shut as officials ramped up their attempts to control the virus, causing demand to […]

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Barcelona, Blueberry Muffin, City Farmers BCN, Culture, Ed Rosenthal, feminized seeds, Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, Humboldt Seed Company, Jack Herer, Sensi Seeds, Spain, World

Seed Synergy | High Times

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16
Mar

Upon exhaling a deep drag from a joint of Blueberry Cookies grown by City Farmers BCN the smoke from my hit travels upward into the rafters of a 16th century modernist palace in the heart of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. As the smoke rises, I contemplate the significance of the moment and celebrate the freedom of […]

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Asia, Bangkok, Chronic Culture, Culture, Derek Fukuhara, featured, Green Head, Guy Gee Gee, Han Singh, High Rise, Jimi Devine, Khao San Road, mushrooms, Nana, Phandee, Plantopia, Space Plus, Thai, Thai stick, Thai Sticks, Thailand, Travel, World, Zaza

The Gang Goes to Thailand: High Thaimes (Part 4)

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16
Mar

After wrapping up at Tropicanna we headed back to the hotel to shower and change before the biggest night of our trip, the culmination party at Phandee. Now I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know what we were in for with this one. I had no idea what any of our reach was in this […]

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adult-use, EU, Europe, Germany, Karl Lauterbauch, Legalization, Lowell Farms, News, recreational cannabis, SC Labs, THC, World

German Minister Expects to Introduce Updated Cannabis Legalization Proposal Soon

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16
Mar

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbauch recently attended a meeting in Brussels, Belgium with the Council of Ministers for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers on March 14. While in attendance, he spoke about the progress of his cannabis proposal and an estimated timeline of its release. According to Europa Press, his proposal “has obtained a […]

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