How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is an ancient medicinal plant. Cannabis-based medicines have been used for at least 5,000 years for applications such as arthritis and pain control during and after surgery…

https://theconversation.com/how-cannabis-and-psilocybin-might-help-some-of-the-50-million-americans-who-are-experiencing-chronic-pain-225887

The Black mothers finding freedom in mushrooms: ‘They give us our power back’

"Drugs have been racialized in the US since the early 20th century. Cocaine was an over-the-counter medicine for 50 or 60 years – then it became racialized when Black people started using it," said Dr Jason Ruiz, an American studies associate professor and department chair at the University of Notre Dame. "When white people use drugs, those media forms tend to frame white people as the victims of the drug rather than the perpetrators of the drug. Black and brown people get framed as the villains in how we narrate the war on drugs."…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/28/mushrooms-psychedelic-black-women-mothers-microdosing