MDMA

How Student Activists Sparked North Carolina’s Psychedelics Bill

North Carolina lawmakers are advancing a bill to authorize research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. If it’s approved, the state would put…

June 1, 2023

CA Bill to Legalize Psychedelics Possession Expedited to Senate Floor

A California bill to legalize the possession and facilitated use of certain psychedelics is heading to the Senate floor, under…

May 2, 2023

Australia’s Legalization of MDMA, Psilocybin for Limited Medical Use

Australia has made waves by rescheduling MDMA and psilocybin, essentially legalizing the drugs for narrow medical uses. It’s a big…

February 8, 2023

As Decriminalization Begins in British Columbia, Activists Watch Warily

British Columbia has officially become the first first province in Canada to decriminalize possession of small quantities of opioids, cocaine,…

January 31, 2023

Amid Veteran Suicide Crisis, First US Pilot Program for MDMA and Psilocybin Treatment Moves Forward

On September 29, advocates spoke before Congress about the crisis of veteran suicide and the urgent need for accessible, affordable…

September 29, 2022

MDMA in the Womb Room: My Witches Tea Party Experience

On Halloween night, I was invited to attend a costumed “Witches Tea Party” in New York City with my band.…

March 25, 2022

Connecticut Could Open East Coast’s First Psychedelic Medicine Centers

Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create the first psychedelic medicine centers on the East Coast. The bill…

March 24, 2022

Nightlife Is Reopening, But the Drugs Have Changed—And So Have We

“All of my friends in the scene have been going back out a lot,” said Alex*, a regular on Manhattan’s…

June 30, 2021

There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing on Ecstasy

Some of us who spent a lot of time using drugs in our youth have a tendency to look back…

May 18, 2021

Groundbreaking PTSD Trial Moves MDMA Closer to Medical Approval

On May 3, MDMA—the psychedelic drug colloquially known as Molly or ecstasy—moved one step closer to receiving medical approval for…

May 6, 2021