Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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A Two-Phase, Dose-Ranging, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Preliminary Test of Acute Effects of Oral Δ 8 -Tetrahydrocannabivarin in Healthy Participants

Erica N. Peters, Laura MacNair, Amy Harrison, Matthew T. Feldner, Graham M.L. Eglit, Shanna Babalonis, et al.

This small two-phase trial tested single oral doses of the Δ8 form of THCV (placebo and 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 mg) in healthy adults and followed participants for up to 8 hours. Most side effects were mild, some doses showed a possible short-term improvement in a sustained-attention test, and…

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