Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, a new Netflix docuseries about the great and apparently greatly misunderstood NFL quarterback, begins with a tattoo. After the Green Bay Packers trade him in early 2023 to the New York Jets, Rodgers decides to change his jersey number from 12 to 8, which in turn inspires …
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Have you heard about the Diamond Shruumz recall? As of this writing, 113 people in 28 states have allegedly been sickened after eating Diamond Shruumz chocolate and gummy products, with 42 hospitalizations. The manufacturer has issued a recall, as have FDA and numerous state health departments. No one has established …
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I recently traveled with a posse of fantastic colleagues to this year’s South by Southwest Conference in Austin to present a panel titled “Psychedelic Entrepreneurship and the Underground Economy.” My session with master satirist Dennis Walker, journalist Mary Carreon, and mushroom testing pioneer Reggie Harris was a blast, and we …
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The year 2023 brought good news about psychedelic therapy in America. Just before the end of the year, Joe Biden signed a defense spending bill earmarking $10 million for clinical trials of psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries. The legislation requires the Department of …
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Once upon a time on the West Coast, two bands were plotting a revolution. Well, really, it was one musician concocting a grand plan to dismantle the record industry, bring back a massive revival of 1960s psychedelic rock, and achieve total world domination. His name was Anton Newcombe, and this …
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Psilocybin — the main psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms — is the most famous and best-studied psychedelic substance. But beyond psilocybin, there are many other psychedelic compounds, some naturally occurring, some made in labs. Scientists, mental health professionals and individual psychonauts are exploring these alternate psychedelics for their psychological benefits, …
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