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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · 1d

New study in @jama.com finds that many “magic mushroom” edibles don’t actually contain psilocybin but synthetic or undeclared compounds instead.

Significant public health risks for consumers.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · 1d

Could coca-leaf energy drinks be coming to your local store soon?

After @who.int's recent review of the coca leaf, a UN vote in December could reshape global drug policy.

www.piratewireservices.com/p/coca-energ...

Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you?

After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia

www.piratewireservices.com

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Big win for privacy in Florida: a state appeals court ruled that the smell of marijuana alone is not enough to justify a car search. Police can’t use it as probable cause anymore.

eu.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · 7d

Want to know what Kykeon Analytics is all about? 👀

Discover how our lab combines advanced chemistry with harm reduction in this feature by EZ Test Kits.

eztestkits.com/blogs/news/i...

Inside The Lab of Kykeon Analytics: Drug Testing Explained

Article by Hans Oeri Drug Checking for Harm Reduction In recent years, conversations about drug use have shifted from a focus on punishment toward a focus on health, safety, and education. At the hear...

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · 21d

Accordint to this last study, Afghanistan’s opium ban is failing: cultivation is rising again, and Pakistan’s fields are booming.

www.alcis.org/post/the-str...

The Strain is Beginning to Show

Although the Taliban took power four years ago, and poppy cultivation has remained at historically low levels since 2023, declining opium prices, widespread poppy cultivation in Badakhshan, and the ri...

www.alcis.org

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Sep 3

The drug war isn’t just violent, it’s fueling Amazon deforestation🌳

Could legal regulation of cocaine be a climate solution?

atmos.earth/the-surprisi...

The Surprising Climate Effect of Legalizing Cocaine | Atmos

The war on drugs has created an illegal cocaine market responsible for the degradation of the Amazon and the rights of Indigenous people.

atmos.earth

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is insane!

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Aug 15

¡Nuestras voces también cuentan! Si eres una persona usuaria de cocaína nos interesa conocer tu opinión para desarrollar una propuesta de cómo podría verse una futura regulación.

Responde la encuesta anónima aquí antes del 31 de agosto: forms.gle/JTW89nTqQZQY...

#CocaReguladaPazGarantizada

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our voices have value! If you are a person who uses c0c4in3, we would like to hear from you as part of the research to develop a public policy proposal for c0c41n3 regulation for recreational use.

Fill the anonymous, short survey before August 31: forms.gle/JTW89nTqQZQY...

#RegulateCocaIN

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Aug 5

Publicado originalmente en la Revista Cañamo España:

canamo.net/cultura/repo...

El peligroso auge de los perros policía | Cáñamo

Cuando un perro policía te marca como portadora de drogas no reguladas, no solo da lugar a que el agente considere que existen indicios suficientes para registrarte, sino también a que tu privacidad e...

canamo.net

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 New on our blog:
The Dangerous Rise of Drug-Sniffing Dogs

False positives, lack of oversight & civil rights violations in Spain’s growing K9 trend 🐶🔍

✍️ by Núria Calzada

kykeonanalytics.com/newspages/th...

The dangerous rise of drug sniffing dogs

This article critically examines the growing use of police dogs in Spain’s local forces, exposing the lack of regulation, questionable effectiveness, and the civil rights violations caused by arbitrar...

kykeonanalytics.com

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jul 23

'Una sentencia histórica marca un antes y un después en la legalidad de la ayahuasca en España'.

www.cannabismagazine.net/el-tribunal-...

El Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid confirma que la ayahuasca no es ilegal en España

La justicia española aclara que la ayahuasca no está fiscalizada ni prohibida en España y ordena su devolución: una sentencia histórica que sienta jurispru

www.cannabismagazine.net

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Seleccionar ciudadanos por su estética, inferir su orientación sexual e intentar multarles no parece digno de un Estado Democrático".

www.publico.es/sociedad/die...

Diez registros arbitrarios por parte de la Policía Nacional en Madrid en apenas un año: "Me paráis porque tengo pinta de maricón"

Fernando Caudevilla ha presentado una queja ante el Ministerio del Interior denunciando un patrón sistemático de identificaciones y registros que considera arbitrarios por parte de la Policía Nacio...

www.publico.es

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Check out the Open Letter to Governments and Law Enforcement from the Founder of Archetyp Marketplace published in 2023.

www.kykeonanalytics.com/newspages/an...

An Open Letter to Governments and Law Enforcement from the Founder of Archetyp Marketplace

The founder of Archetyp, a leading deep web crypto market, addresses governments and law enforcement in a candid letter about the realities of the drug market and the inefficacy of enforcement efforts...

www.kykeonanalytics.com

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Archetyp, one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets, has been shut down.

But as always, market shutdowns are futile: users adapt and new platforms emerge.Repression doesn’t end drug trade, it just shifts it.

theconversation.com/archetyp-was...

Archetyp was one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets. A global sting has shut it down

Shutdowns like this have become a recurring feature of the dark web. They are usually not a significant turning point.

theconversation.com

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jun 5

Alexis Goosdeel, EUDA Executive Director, is calling on EU Member States to stop debating and start acting if we want to be prepared for the arrival of synthetic opioids.

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are joining the launch of the European Drug Report 2025 by the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · May 31

Why are drug overdose deaths finally declining after decades of increases in the US?

Nabarun Disgupta explains it brilliantly in this video.

@nabarund.bsky.social
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeOk...

Breaking the Trend: Why Overdose Deaths Are Finally Declining

YouTube video by uncpublichealth

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Reposted by Kykeon Analytics

Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · May 20

Thx to @kykeon.bsky.social my @harmreductionintl.bsky.social 2025 preso is online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-i...

Our #steroidchecking trial paves way for my NHMRC Investigator 2026-30 #ROIDCheck, which will reduce steroid harms in our communities.

@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@uqchsr.bsky.social

Findings from Australia’s anabolic-androgenic steroid checking trial by Dr. Timothy Piatkwski

YouTube video by Kykeon Analytics

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · May 19

Presentation by Dr. Timothy Piatkowski on findings from Australia’s anabolic-androgenic steroid checking trial at the International Harm Reduction Conference held in Bogotá from April 27 to 30.

#HR25
@harmreductionintl.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-i...

Findings from Australia’s anabolic-androgenic steroid checking trial by Dr. Timothy Piatkwski

YouTube video by Kykeon Analytics

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · May 19

Big news from Texas: the House just passed a bill to fund FDA-approved clinical trials on ibogaine for opioid use disorder and mental health.

$50M public-private investment to evaluate safety and efficacy.

🔗 www.keranews.org/health-welln...

Texas House passes bill to fund clinical trials studying ibogaine for opioid use disorders and other mental health conditions

Ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychoactive drug that is illegal in the U.S., is being used abroad to treat addiction, PTSD, depression, and traumatic brain injuries.

www.keranews.org

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · May 16

📢 Buenas noticias desde España: Interior ordena no multar por consumir drogas dentro de vehículos aparcados.

Se reconoce el coche como espacio privado, en línea con el Constitucional. Un paso más hacia políticas con sentido común.

cadenaser.com/nacional/202...

Interior ordena no multar a quienes se droguen dentro de vehículos aparcados

La Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad se ampara en la jurisprudencia del Supremo, mientras los sindicatos policiales ponen el grito en el cielo | Cadena SER

cadenaser.com

Reposted by Kykeon Analytics

Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa @hrca.bsky.social · Apr 6

Truth.

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Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Apr 8

Excellent article in @rollingstone.com reviewing the history of the coca leaf and how it ended up on the 1961 Single Convention's list of banned substances.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

The Secret History of Coca

Coca is still classified among the world’s most dangerous drugs, the equivalent of heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine. That could change soon

www.rollingstone.com

Kykeon Analytics @kykeon.bsky.social · Apr 3

We need evidence-based policies instead of harmful policing tactics.

The data is clear—drug dogs get it wrong most of the time, strip searches are traumatic, and these practices push people into more dangerous drug use behaviors. Will NSW finally listen?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Rethink use of sniffer dogs and strip-searches at music festivals, drug summit urges NSW government

Strong summit support for drug decriminalisation in favour of a health approach did not result in a recommendation from co-chairs

www.theguardian.com

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