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Magic Mushrooms As Medicine: What The United States Can Learn From Jamaica’S Unregulated Psilocybin Industry As Fda Approval Nears, Kyle Spohn Dec 2025

Magic Mushrooms As Medicine: What The United States Can Learn From Jamaica’S Unregulated Psilocybin Industry As Fda Approval Nears, Kyle Spohn

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

In 1970, Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act and swiftly placed psilocybin (the active chemical in “magic mushrooms”) under Schedule I—the strictest level of regulation withheld for substances with “no currently accepted medical use.” While the United States has maintained this rigid framework, Jamaica has taken the opposite approach. Psilocybin was never listed under Jamaica’s Dangerous Drugs Act, and remains unregulated. In recent decades, research has shown that psilocybin, when administered in controlled settings, can effectively treat depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions. In response, the Jamaican government has not only preserved psilocybin’s legality but has encouraged research and industry …


A True Sense Of Independence: The Abolishment Of United Kingdom's Influence Towards The Legal Affairs Of The Commonwealth Caribbean, Shantel A. Mcdonald Jan 2015

A True Sense Of Independence: The Abolishment Of United Kingdom's Influence Towards The Legal Affairs Of The Commonwealth Caribbean, Shantel A. Mcdonald

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Judcial Committee of the Privy Council ("Privy Council") sits in England and serves as the highest Court of Appeal for several Commonwealth Caribbean countries.


Constitutional Form And Civil Society: The Case Of Jamaica, Harold A. Mcdougall Jan 2004

Constitutional Form And Civil Society: The Case Of Jamaica, Harold A. Mcdougall

St. Thomas Law Review

The nation of Jamaica began a new process of considering amendments to its constitution in 1999.2 Many of the proposals would introduce separation of powers and other similar features of the United States Constitution into the Jamaican constitutional system.3 I visited the Norman Manley Law School in Kingston in 1999 as the first law professor in Jamaica on a Fulbright scholarship. While there, I was asked to teach a course in Comparative Constitutional Law, and the proposed constitutional changes sparked lively discussion. During my lectures, I compared Jamaican constitutional arrangements and civic culture with those of the United States. My …


Trial By Jury: Right Or Privilege?, David P. Rowe Jan 2000

Trial By Jury: Right Or Privilege?, David P. Rowe

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


So Your Client Wants To Engage In Deep Seabed Mining, Houston Putnam Lowry Jan 1999

So Your Client Wants To Engage In Deep Seabed Mining, Houston Putnam Lowry

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

An excited client calls their corporate attorney, claiming to have solved the technical problems associated with the mining of manganese nodules on the seabed beyond national boundaries, commonly called the "area."


An Appraisal Of The Jamaica Labour Relations And Disputes Act, 1975, R. L. Chaudhary, G. C. Reid Feb 1976

An Appraisal Of The Jamaica Labour Relations And Disputes Act, 1975, R. L. Chaudhary, G. C. Reid

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1967, Jamaica Jan 1967

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1967, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1967

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1966, Jamaica Jan 1966

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1966, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1966

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1965 V.1, Jamaica Jan 1965

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1965 V.1, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1965 Volume I (Acts 1-7)

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1964, Jamaica Jan 1965

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1964, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1964

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1965 V.2, Jamaica Jan 1965

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1965 V.2, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1965 Volume II (Acts 8-49)

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The Acts Of Jamaica, 1963, Jamaica Jan 1964

The Acts Of Jamaica, 1963, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1963

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The Laws And Acts Of Jamaica, 1962, Jamaica Jan 1963

The Laws And Acts Of Jamaica, 1962, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws and Acts of Jamaica passed in the year 1962

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1961, Jamaica Jan 1962

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1961, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1961

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1960, Jamaica Jan 1961

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1960, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1960

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1959, Jamaica Jan 1959

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1959, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1959

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1958, Jamaica Jan 1958

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1958, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1958

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1958 Annotator, Jamaica Jan 1958

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1958 Annotator, Jamaica

Jamaica

Annotator (Volume II) to the Laws of Jamaica containing amendments to the laws from 1st January, 1958 to 31st December, 1958.


The Laws Of Jamaica, 1957, Jamaica Jan 1957

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1957, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1957

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1953-1957 Annotator, Jamaica Jan 1957

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1953-1957 Annotator, Jamaica

Jamaica

Annotator (Volume I) to the Laws of Jamaica containing amendments to the laws from 2nd June, 1953 to 31st December, 1957.


The Laws Of Jamaica, 1955, Jamaica Jan 1956

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1955, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1956

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1956, Jamaica Jan 1956

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1956, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1956

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1953, Jamaica Jan 1954

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1953, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1953

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1954, Jamaica Jan 1954

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1954, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica that were passed in the year 1954

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1952, Jamaica Jan 1952

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1952, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1952

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1951, Jamaica Jan 1952

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1951, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica were passed in the year 1951

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1948, Jamaica Jan 1949

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1948, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1948

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1949, Jamaica Jan 1949

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1949, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica that passed in the year 1949

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1947, Jamaica Jan 1948

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1947, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1947

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The Laws Of Jamaica, 1946, Jamaica Jan 1947

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1946, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1946

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