Massachusetts Joins the Psychedelic Legalization Effort!

Massachusetts may be the next state to legalize psychedelic use through a voter initiative.

The newly formed Massachusetts for Mental Health Options (MMHO) committee submitted initial documents to the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), signaling their intent to secure ballot placement for the measure, details of which are currently sparse.

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Psychological Strengths with Psychedelic Use

A new study has found that psychedelic use is associated with specific psychological strengths, suggesting that psychedelics can have positive effects on mental well-being compared to other substances like cannabis and alcohol.

The findings, published in the International Journal of Wellbeing, indicate that self-transcendent experiences play a key role in predicting positive outcomes of psychedelic use.

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Microdosing and Authenticity

A recent study found that on the microdosing day and the day thereafter, state authenticity was significantly higher.

Furthermore, the number of activities and the satisfaction with them were higher on the day when participants microdosed, while the following day only the number of activities was higher.

The researchers propose that feeling and behaving authentically could have a central role in explaining the positive effects of microdosing on health and wellbeing that are reported by their study.

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