Psychedelic Quality of Life
The group is joined by Etienne Fontan and Sabrina Fendrick of Berkeley Patients Group (BPG) where they serve as the Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer (and part time miracle worker) respectively. We discuss cannabidiol (CBD) and the liver, Vice’s coverage of the drug PCP, and a commentary article about trends in psychedelics use between women and men. Highlights of the episode include our lively discussion about Delta-8-THC, and a published study exploring physical health and lifetime psychedelic use. Be sure to stick around for the game at the end of the show, and test your cannabis trivia, with “guess which politician was high when they said this”.
Thank you to the episode’s sponsor Psilera - bringing a new era in mindful medicine.
Episode’s Group:
Jahan Marcu, PhD (Moderator)
Etienne Fontan
Sabrina Fendrick
David Vaillencourt
Nigam B. Arora, PhD
News and Popular Literature Links:
CBD Safe for Liver, End of the Story? (2:37)
“You Can’t Regulate What You Don’t Test For”: Delta-8-THC in the news (25:15)
Secondary source - https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2021/03/20/olcc-to-limit-use-of-delta-8-thc-other-artificially-derived-cannabinoids/
Report Shows Women More Likely to Use Psychedelics than Men (44:03)
Rapid Fire Science Study Links:
Cannabinoids, Endocannabinoids, and Sleep (2020).(53:28)
Associations of Lifetime Psychedelic Use and Markers of Physical Health(1:09:30)
Secondary Source - https://www.psypost.org/2021/03/psychedelic-drug-users-tend-to-have-better-overall-physical-health-than-non-users-study-finds-60021
Today’s Game:
Check out the new game, called “guess which politician was high when they said this”. (1:22:15)
Credits:
Podcast editing by Joe Leonardo, Podcast mixing and mastering by Dylan Agajanian, Cover art by Lovii Arora, Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst, Transition music by K. LOUK. Outro music by Bensounds. Special thanks to Julian Amkraut for supporting this episode.