Cannabis + Psychedelic Mushrooms is Just What the Doctor Ordered

From Terpenes & Testing Magazine, by Jason S. Lupoi, Ph.D.

Some people say that psychedelics will be the new cannabis, which is ironic, since they both seem about as old as human civilization. Modern humanity needs something to conquer distressed minds.

Some 16.2 million Americans are depressed; 40 million have anxiety issues; and nearly 300,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These numbers are not receding, resulting in a progressively volatile situation. Traditional mental health strategies aren’t working fast enough or at all for many people, and we haven’t time to wait on the next best pharmaceutical thing.

Ancient substances like cannabinoids and psilocybin haven’t ever been extinct. Rather, they’ve been here the whole time, ready, waiting, eager for intelligence to overtake frightened gibberish that portrays as sinful the desire to escape the madness of the times and one’s own head, feel healthy and happy, and have a renewed focus on what’s really important. In reality, the fact that so many people have been prevented from accessing Earth’s flora to help heal physical and mental illnesses is a long-lasting, macabre crime against humankind.

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Read the full article here: Terpenes and Testing Magazine, June 19, 2020.