Jack Gorsline

​Jack is a Boston-based investigative reporter covering the psychedelic and cannabis legalization movements in New England and nationwide. His reporting has also been published by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), by Talking Joints Memo and on his substack, Psychedelic State(s) of America.

New Mexico Will Fund Psychedelic Treatment for Patients on Low Incomes

On March 11, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year into law,…

March 17, 2026

Bill Would Require the VA to Study and Provide Psychedelic Treatments

A new bipartisan bill would mandate the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish "innovative therapies centers of excellence" that would…

March 12, 2026

2-FDCK: DEA Move to Emergency-Schedule Ketamine Analog Draws Fire

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to place 2-fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK)—a structural analog of the anesthetic and…

February 3, 2026

New Mexico to Accelerate Launch of Therapeutic Psilocybin Access

New Mexico health officials have announced plans to launch the state’s medical psilocybin therapy program by the end of December…

December 9, 2025

Oregon Trying to Dodge Lawsuit on Dying Patients’ Psilocybin Access

A legal battle between the state of Oregon and a group of psilocybin facilitators has escalated, after the state sought…

October 21, 2025

DOJ Seeks to Extend Stay, Delaying Cannabis Rescheduling by Months

A document viewed by Filter indicates that the Department of Justice will formally request an extension of a court-ordered “stay”…

September 29, 2025

Minnesota Task Force Backs Psilocybin Decrim, Legal Therapeutic Use

Minnesota’s Psychedelic Medicine Task Force has released a long-awaited legislative report. It recommends that the state move toward decriminalizing psilocybin…

January 7, 2025

VA Woman Could Face Lifetime in Prison for Mushroom, Cannabis Sales

A woman in Louisa County, Virginia, faces a sentence of up to 160 years in prison after her conviction for…

December 10, 2024

Advocates, Lawmakers Urge Biden to Expand Cannabis Clemency Now

On November 20, advocates, formerly incarcerated people, their families and congressmembers gathered at the United States Capitol, urging President Joe…

November 21, 2024

Momentum for Cannabis Legalization Stalls as Three State Measures Fail

Three ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis for adult use failed to pass votes in Florida and the Dakotas on November…

November 6, 2024