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Marijuana Moment: DEA Seeks To Block Experts From Giving ‘Incompetent’ Testimony At Hearing On Proposed Psychedelics Ban
DOI and DOC’s current status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto tools for researchers studying serotonin receptors. They have featured in more than 900 research articles and show promise for pain management, combatting anxiety and depression, and preventing overdose. Scheduling DOI and DOC would create serious impediments to potentially life-saving research, and yet SSDP is the only drug
DEA SILENCES SCIENTISTS; STUDENT GROUP PUSHES BACK AGAIN
Contact:Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and DevelopmentStudents for Sensible Drug Policygina@ssdp.org DEA SILENCES SCIENTISTS; STUDENT GROUP PUSHES BACK AGAIN Since 2022, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Has Led the Fight to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create Serious Impediments to Potentially Life-Saving Research [Washington D.C., October 3, 2024] — Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)—a
Reimagining the Drug War Amid Rising Coca Cultivation in Central America – WOLA
This podcast episode features Kendra McSweeney and Fritz Pinnow, part of a team investigating a new trend: the emergence of coca cultivation in Central America. McSweeney, a professor of geography at Ohio State University, has research human-environment interactions, cultural and political ecology, conservation and development, resilience, demography, and land use/cover change. Pinnow is a Honduras-based journalist and documentary photographer specializing in illicit economies,
Earthstar’s Intentional Music Fest Takes Center Stage in Joshua Tree – Yahoo Finance
SSDP is excited to be a part of Earthstar Festival, a plant medicine unconference meets music festival taking place in the heart of Joshua Tree, California. Learn more here.
Expanding Minds – The Assembly
SSDP was mentioned in The Assembly’s article discussing how North Carolina has been part of a national movement to broaden the use of MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and quoted SSDP’s Gina Giorgio. Last year, the Health House Standing Committee of the N.C. General Assembly approved the Breakthrough Therapies Research and Advisory Act unanimously, which would allocate $5.4 million to support
DEA SCHEDULES FIRST-EVER TWO WEEK PUBLIC HEARING ON PSYCHEDELICS
Contact:Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and DevelopmentStudents for Sensible Drug Policygina@ssdp.org DEA SCHEDULES FIRST-EVER TWO WEEK PUBLIC HEARING ON PSYCHEDELICS IN ONGOING STUDENT-LED EFFORT TO PREVENT THE WRONGFUL SCHEDULING OF VITAL RESEARCH CHEMICALS WITH PROMISING MEDICAL POTENTIAL Since 2022, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Has Led the Fight to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create
SSDP FIGHTS THE DEA IN COURT TO PRESERVE RESEARCH CHEMICALS
Contact:Kat MurtiExecutive DirectorStudents for Sensible Drug Policykat@ssdp.org STUDENT-LED NONPROFIT FIGHTS THE DEA IN COURT IN EFFORT TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO VITAL RESEARCH CHEMICALS WITH PROMISING MEDICAL POTENTIAL Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the Only Drug Policy Organization Actively Working to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create Serious Impediments to Potentially Life-Saving Research [Washington
DEA announces hearing on obscure hallucinogenic compounds – The Microdose
The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics mentions SSDP’s upcoming hearing with the DEA over the scheduling DOI & DOC, two obscure hallucinogenic compounds. Read the article here.
Green Thumb Industries Annual Social Impact Report features Round Up for SSDP
SSDP is grateful for the support of our Round Up program by Green Thumb Industries (GTI). Round Up presents patients and customers at RISE Dispensaries with the opportunity to round their purchases up to the nearest dollar in support of SSDP. To continue the momentum of the Company’s social impact initiatives, Green Thumb is introducing a matching component to its
