DMT Release and Ketamine Administration
The group is joined by Joceyln Sheltraw, a social justice and cannabis enthusiast, and the Director of Regional Strategy and New Market Expansion for Headset. The show begins with a discussion on the role of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) in cannabis business sustainability during the Biden administration followed by discussion of the release of DMT during orgasms. The group also examines balancing the introduction of commercial psychoactive substances in society with the socioeconomic burden of addiction; what impact will psychedelics have on addiction in society. The final news story looks at why administration forms matter for ketamine. The Rapid Fire Science segment reviews a clinical study on ketamine in multiple sclerosis and the paradoxical effects of LSD. Special thank you to Jason Saroosh for helping with this episode.
Episode’s Group
Jahan Marcu, PhD
Nigam B. Arora, PhD
David Vaillencourt, MSc
Jocelyn Sheltraw
News Links (1:43)):
Are Cannabis Stocks Going to Soar with Biden-Harris in the White House?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/investing/cannabis-stocks-election-biden-canopy-growth/index.html
Do Orgasms Release DMT?
https://doubleblindmag.com/do-orgasms-cause-the-release-of-dmt/
Can Psychedelics Therapy Ease the Socioeconomic Burden of Addiction
Why Route of Administration Matters for Ketamine
Rapid Fire Science Study Links (32:00):
Pilot randomized active-placebo-controlled trial of low-dose ketamine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis–related fatigue https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458520936226
The paradoxical psychological effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291715002901
Today’s Game (51:55):
Today the group plays a round of ‘Guess the Phony Drug Tabloid”, this is not an open-internet test. Today’s headlines are:
Psychedelics are Back, Man
Inhaling Cannabis Linked to Staying Alive, Study Shows
Move Over, Pot: Psychedelics Companies Are About to Go Public
Credits:
Podcast production by Joe Leonardo, Cover art by Selina Lee, Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic, Outro music by: Music courtesy of Bensound: http://www.bensound.com/