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A new study reinforces the idea that there are similarities between psychedelics and meditation, with participants who had personally meaningful experiences with either activity reporting “highly similar” insights that “predict wellbeing improvements.” “Mystical-type insights were more frequent in reports of meditation experiences, while value insights were more common in psychedelic reports,” says the report, published…

Google is launching a “limited pilot program” allowing marijuana businesses to access its advertising platform if they’re compliant with federal law in Canada. About seven years after Canada ended cannabis prohibition and a commercial adult-use market emerged, the tech giant announced last week that it’s testing the waters to provide the marketplace with advertising options…

The governor of Maryland is proud that he received more votes than any prior gubernatorial candidate in the state when he was elected—but he says there was “one thing that beat me on the ballot” in 2022: Marijuana legalization. “So I’m like, ‘Yo, who is cannabis? And how are they so popular?’” Moore joked during…

An independent federal agency has published a report on government anti-drug campaigns, highlighting “competing and contradictory messages” about marijuana and other substances that it says could undermine their efficacy. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report focusing on White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) outreach efforts, drawing from a panel of…