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A leading drug policy reform organization is rallying supporters to send a message to President Donald Trump: Don’t merely reschedule marijuana, as his administration is considering, but fully legalize it instead. As the president mulls a proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Drug Policy…

The governor of Colorado is inviting people to attend a “listening session” about the state’s legal psychedelics program this week. Wednesday’s event, hosted by several state agencies, “is a great opportunity to share information, hear feedback, and answer questions about the state of the regulated natural medicine program in Colorado,” Gov. Jared Polis (D) said…

A coalition of anti-marijuana, law enforcement and religious groups are imploring President Donald Trump to oppose a cannabis rescheduling proposal that he says his administration will decide on within weeks. Led by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the coalition sent a letter to the president on Monday, saying the organizations “strongly urge that you reject…

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…