Microdosing is hot. If you haven't heard - but you probably have, from reports of its use at Silicon Valley workplaces, from Ayelet Waldman's memoir "A Really Good Day," from dozens of news stories - to microdose is to take small amounts of LSD, which generate "subperceptual" effects that can improve mood, productivity and creativity. Michael Pollan's new book, "How to Change Your Mind," is not about that. It's about macro-dosing. It's about taking enough LSD or psilocybin (mushrooms) to feel the colors and smell the sounds, to let the magic happen, to chase the juju. And it's about how mainstream science ceded the ground of psychedelics decades ago, and how it's trying to get it back. [continues 1098 words]
EDMOND -- Marijuana's popularity seemed to hit a high in the 1960s. Forty years ago, during the Summer of Love, hippies and for that matter anyone under 30, were encouraged to "turn on, tune in and drop out." But a random check of Edmond Police arrest reports on any given day show marijuana still seems to be the choice of drugs among many youth. "It's cheap and it's easily available," said Edmond Police spokeswoman Glynda Chu. Even those who advocate a change in Oklahoma laws to allow marijuana to be used medicinally agree. [continues 318 words]
No parent would like to believe that their child is involved in some sort of risky behavior - alcohol, tobacco or drug use, sexual activity or seriously considered suicide. Yet, statistics show Edmond youth are at risk for these very actions and some of the data is surprising. One year ago, the Edmond Public Schools commissioned the Oklahoma County Health Department to administer the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to all Edmond public high school students. The results of that survey were presented at a community meeting attended by about 30 people Thursday night at the Santa Fe High School auditorium. [continues 580 words]
City Councilman Carroll Robinson has turned up the heat in the Democratic primary runoff for the 25th Congressional District, circulating e-mail about opponent Chris Bell's previous acknowledgment of youthful marijuana use. In an e-mail sent to 13,000 potential voters in the district in south Harris County and north Fort Bend County, Robinson cites an article in which Bell admitted smoking marijuana in college. "Chris Bell is an admitted user of illegal drugs," the e-mail states, adding other allegations against Bell. [continues 636 words]
