Sam Chapman

New pilot study shows two doses of psilocybin reduced symptom burden by ~40% in people with post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD), with improvements in pain, fatigue, sleep, and mood lasting up to 6 months. Findings are still very preliminary, but suggests psilocybin may be a new avenue for treating PTLD and possibly similar illnesses. hopkinslyme.org/news/psilocybi…

Last week, we observed a sudden spike in bitchat downloads from Indonesia during nationwide protests. Today we're seeing an even bigger spike from Nepal during youth protests over government corruption and a social media ban. Freedom tech is for the people. Please share.

@DSBatten I think @bitchat being used in #NepalGenZProtest takes the cake for me

Definitely the coolest Bitcoin story today!

70% of Americans can’t afford a median home. Why? Broken money forced people to use real estate as savings, making homes unaffordable. Houses aren’t savings accounts, they’re meant to be lived in. #Bitcoin demonetizes housing, drives prices down and puts families back in homes.

@1MarkMoss You realize this says it only applies to cryptocurrencies held on an exchange, right?

Bitcoin will be the base layer of the new financial system.

@doubleblindmag Public awareness is indeed low, however political awareness is at an all time high w/ 38 states (+DC) having introduced well over 220 bill related to psychedelics over the past 5 years. I just published a report that takes a deep dive: cppolicy.org/download-report

It feels like psychedelics are going mainstream—but are they really? A new Ipsos survey says most people still don’t know much. This, plus so much more in our latest Drop In 🧠👇 newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/can-psychede…

This is cool, but I still don't understand why were still stuck on federal "research" when tens of thousands of people have gone through Oregon's psilocybin program. It's providing safe and positive outcomes at 20x the scale of clinical trials, for a fraction of the cost.

@natsfert Congrats Natalie! Don't hesitate to reach out if you ever decide to cover the growing momentum around psychedelics related legisaltion.

🚨Some professional NEWS: After nearly 7 years on the cannabis beat — more than 5 of those at POLITICO — I am moving on. I’ll be covering all things STATES for POLITICO, from key legislative battles to political races — and I’m wildly excited about it!

A leaderless decentralized cypherpunk open source software project that secures property rights and free speech for anyone and destroys central banking and financial censorship has just eclipsed the corporate behemoth Amazon in market cap 4 left to go… ✌️

@tferriss "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" has been an essential philosophy that has improved my jiu jitsu game immensely over the years.

I routinely write “No hurry, no pause” at the top of my notebooks as a daily reminder. You can get 95% of the results you want by calmly putting one foot in front of the other. One former Navy SEAL friend once texted me a principle used in their training: “Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.” Perhaps I’m just getting old, but my definition of luxury has changed over time. Now, it’s not about owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed. No hurry, no pause.

@frankcorva I'm REALLY curious to hear more on how the new Oregon law might support younger bitcoiners who have not yet been able to qualify for buying a home because they couldn't post their #bitcoin as collateral. @gauchoeddy @Dennis_Porter_

In the last three days, the number of U.S. state-level Bitcoin-related bills enacted into law has doubled. From New Hampshire to Arizona to Oregon, the states are coming around to Bitcoin. bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/three…

@orikron Since when is a rear naked choke hold a "Chinese martial arts trick"...? Pretty sure Japanese Samurai used RNC's for centuries as a JuJitsu based hand to hand combat technique.

🇨🇳 🇪🇸 A foreign thief in Barcelona tried to steal a Chinese photographer's camera. In the spirit of cultural exchange, he showed him a Chinese martial arts trick until the police arrived to take him away.

I think psychedelic pilot programs are the sweet spot for state legislatures right now to advance focused access frameworks that can scale over time, that also ideally include funding not just for program admin, but for treatment as well. LFG Nevada!!

New Hampshire House Passes Marijuana Legalization, Psilocybin Decriminalization And Medical Cannabis Expansion Bills: "It is 2025. Let's stop arresting people and ruining their lives for possession of cannabis." marijuanamoment.net/new-hampshire-…

The New Mexico House Health & Human Services Committee approved a Senate-passed bill to create a therapeutic psilocybin program by legalizing the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms for use in a supervised medical setting. marijuanamoment.net/new-mexico-hou…

@MarijuanaMoment @Psyched_Alpha

📜 Read the full text of New Mexico SB 219 – The Medical Psilocybin Act here: nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Le…

🚨 BREAKING: New Mexico SB 219 PASSES Senate Judiciary! With unanimous support, the Medical Psilocybin Act moves to Senate Finance, bringing NM closer to becoming the first state to pass a psilocybin therapy program via the legislature. A major step forward—what’s next? 🧵👇