Is Microdosing Just Placebo?
People who microdose psychedelics claim that it provides a very wide range of benefits. Is it just a placebo effect?
Law & Neuroscience
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Read more: Introducing Affiliated Researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation Introducing Affiliated Researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation
We are excited to welcome our inaugural group of affiliated researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR).
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Read more: What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing
While standard doses of psychedelics will ostensibly be higher than a microdose, the question of just how much higher should be the topic of debate.
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Read more: A Precise Definition of Microdosing Psychedelics is Needed to Promote Equitable Regulation A Precise Definition of Microdosing Psychedelics is Needed to Promote Equitable Regulation
A mutual understanding of the term “microdosing psychedelics” is needed to conduct accurate research, promote regulations, and educate the wider population.
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Read more: The Criminalization of Addiction: Law, Medicine, and Future Directions The Criminalization of Addiction: Law, Medicine, and Future Directions
RecordingEvent Description In Commonwealth v. Eldred, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a court may order a defendant who is addicted to substances to remain drug free as a condition of probation and that if a defendant tests positive for an illegal substance, the defendant may be found in violation of his or her…
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Read more: Families, Substance Use Disorder, and the Courts: Is Compassion Consistent with Accountability? Families, Substance Use Disorder, and the Courts: Is Compassion Consistent with Accountability?
RecordingEvent Description How can family law support parents and their children when a parent has a substance use disorder? One in eight children live in a home with a parent with a substance use disorder. Most of these children are under the age of five. This discussion examined innovations in family law contexts, such as…
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Read more: Neuroscience and Criminal Law: The Post-Jones Landscape for Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults Neuroscience and Criminal Law: The Post-Jones Landscape for Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults
RecordingEvent Description The U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Roper v. Simmons (2005) barring execution for crimes committed prior to age 18 launched a line of cases extending Eighth Amendment protections for juveniles. These cases clearly established that children are not little adults. The April 2021 SCOTUS decision in Jones v. Mississippi appears to signal a shift from federal…
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Read more: Washington Psilocybin Bill Would Legalize Supported Adult Use Washington Psilocybin Bill Would Legalize Supported Adult Use
On Tuesday, Washington State legislators filed a bill that would legalize the supported adult use of psilocybin by people 21 years of age and older.
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Read more: Book Talk: The Seven Sins of Memory Updated Edition: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers Book Talk: The Seven Sins of Memory Updated Edition: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
RecordingEvent Description On October 13th we hosted a discussion of the updated edition of The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers with author and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Daniel Schacter. This updated edition revisits Professor Schacter’s groundbreaking research with the twenty-first century’s cultural trends and scientific discoveries. This…
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Read more: A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform
Instead of fueling the long-failed War on Drugs by repressing kratom, the FDA should strengthen consumer confidence by creating uniform regulations.
