🚨FRESH: While the psychedelic renaissance tries to shrug its association to the 60s trippy times, some of its radical roots and connection with other social, political and racial struggles should be celebrated and maintained. ✍ Himesh Mehta talkingdrugs.org/lessons-on-psy…

Our press release on the nitrous oxide ban. More posturing around election season, on who can be the toughest on crime. And everyone that uses drugs, or is around those that do, are going to come out losing. More on this tomorrow 😴

Tomorrow in the House of Commons, @charlotte2153 is leading a debate on access to psilocybin treatments. Watch on Parliament TV 📺 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/f8… Read the Commons Library debate pack 📗commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief… On making the application, she said:

“MPs to debate call for drug law review to enable ‘magic mushroom’ treatment research” Australia allows #psilocybin for medical use, US states have legalised or decriminalised: UK makes it as difficult for researchers to access as heroin. thenational.scot/politics/23529…

🚨 FRESH: Breaking Convention was an interesting gathering of #psychedelic advocates and afficionados - but its scale shows that mainstream 🍄is here. There needs to be space for nuanced discussion & reflections. Thankfully, BC gave us just that. ✍Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) talkingdrugs.org/breaking-conve…

🚨@transformdrugs published its guide on regulating psychedelics, with key regulatory suggestions beyond the typical medicalised model. Our review here, by Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) talkingdrugs.org/review-how-to-…

Review: ‘How to Regulate Psychedelics: A Practical Guide’ A look into the brand new publication from Transform Drug Policy Foundation #psychedelics talkingdrugs.org/review-how-to-… By Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) for TalkingDrugs

We are excited to hear WiP co-convener Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) on Monday discussing his current doctoral research. As always we’ll be online via MS Teams from 5pm. WarwickHistory

🚨NEW: A deep dive into the countercultural origins of Release Drugs - @releasedrugs.bsky.social - opening in the late 60s to challenge the police, unfair drug laws, and defend the rights of people who use drugs. ✍️ Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) talkingdrugs.org/uk-harm-reduct…

Our next workshop will be held at 5pm Wednesday 14th February in the Bateman Room, Gonville and Caius College. Alex Robertson and Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) will be presenting on their research. A Zoom link will be shared for those wishing to join remotely—just email us! 😌

Our final presenter for this morning’s panel is 2nd Year PhD Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) whose paper explores the emergence of the Psychedelic Renaissance in the 21st century, particularly the growth of psychedelic neuroscience research in Britain!

excited for today's JOINT workshop on "Uppers & Downers" organised w/ Jamie Banks (@milkwknives.bsky.social) Himesh Mehta (himeshmehta.bsky.social) and kindly hosted by WarwickHistory particularly looking forward to being in conversation w/ Mike Jay whose intro to recent book "Psychonauts" is a great jumping off point

Grateful to see my review of David Nutt's Psychedelics: The Revolutionary Drugs That Could Change Your Life published in Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. Read it here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…