mental health

FDA Schedules Psychedelics Hearing, Amid New Push for Medical Approval

The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled multiple actions supporting President Donald Trump’s executive order fast-tracking access to psychedelic therapies…

July 15, 2026

Massachusetts House Advances Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program

Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a groundbreaking measure to establish a state-sanctioned psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program. The move could create a…

July 13, 2026

Coalition Rallies Behind North Carolina Bill for Psychedelic Care

Military veterans, researchers and mental health advocates gathered at the North Carolina General Assembly on June 16 for a legislative…

June 22, 2026

“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash

Harm reduction is under attack in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie (D), the Board of Supervisors and even the San…

June 16, 2026

The Time to Build an Equitable Psychedelic Landscape Is Now

Across the United States, a tide is turning. It is becoming clear that widespread legal access to psychedelic medicines will…

May 28, 2026

“Striking Increase” in Public Support for Legal Access to Psychedelics

There’s been a “striking increase” in support for legal and regulated therapeutic access to psychedelics as well as expanded research…

May 15, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Advances Research-Focused Ibogaine Bill

The Oklahoma State Senate voted on April 29 to pass the Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act. Formally known as House Bill…

May 4, 2026

Louisiana “Homelessness Court” Would Offer Treatment, Forced Labor

On April 28, a Louisiana Senate committee advanced a homelessness criminalization bill brightly titled “Streets to Success.” The legislation would…

April 30, 2026

Trump Orders FDA to “Dramatically” Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapy Access

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at expanding and expediting research on the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics,…

April 20, 2026

Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue

On March 25, 39-year-old Barry Cozart collapsed at Rikers, New York City’s notorious island jail complex. He’d been held on…

April 15, 2026