Table of Contents Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) Background: the First Amendment and government burden Government factors in determining sincere religious belief Singularism and the Utah court’s ruling Unique aspects of the court’s decision Conclusion: a potential shift in religious recognition The phrase “sincere religious belief” has long been central to how the government determines […]

I wondered when the scare papers would start kicking in. I’m surprised it has taken so long.   Abstract Background: Although clinical trials involving psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy have not observed short-term increases in the risk of death, limited data exist on mortality associated with hallucinogen use outside of controlled trial settings. We sought to determine whether people […]

Marijuana Moment A Hawaii House committee has amended and passed a Senate-approved bill to support clinical research on psychedelic-assisted therapies using substances such as psilocybin and MDMA. On Friday, the House Health Committee unanimously advanced the legislation, SB 1042, from Sen. Chris Lee (D), after first making a number of changes suggested by the Office […]

So called magic mushrooms…!!!  

It’s somewhat telling that in the main this is being reported by UK press rather than US press and by golly she looks to be a dangerous criminal! The Independent A former lawyer for the Hmong-American woman who was brought to the United States at eight months old and lived in Milwaukee until she was deported […]

        DOWNLOAD FOR FREE AT PODOMATIC https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/karmakoalapodcast/episodes/2025-03-19T01_37_29-07_00   I’ve been paying a lot more attention to drugs, policy and politics in New Zealand recently as a number of medical cannabis issues have come to the fore over the last month. The recent arrest of green fairy “Gandalf”, the failure of a couple […]