mental health

New Law Shapes Colorado’s Legal Psychedelics Landscape

The governor of Colorado has signed a bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative. About…

May 26, 2023

“My Fear of Dying Was Erased”—the Call for End-of-Life Psilocybin Care

When Janis Hughes finished her first high-dose psilocybin trip, she thought she might die at the dining room table. But…

May 23, 2023

Social Centers for People Who Use Drugs a Tantalizing Prospect in Brazil

On May 16, the Brazilian National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) issued an important recommendation—to the country’s ministries of Human…

May 18, 2023

Feds License University to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms for Research

The federal government has finally licensed a university to legally grow psilocybin “magic" mushrooms. It’s the first time in over…

May 16, 2023

WA Governor Approves Very Limited Psilocybin Therapy Pilot

Washington State has formally approved a very limited psilocybin therapy program. On May 9, Governor Jay Inslee (D) signed into…

May 11, 2023

Nation’s First Psilocybin Center to Open by June, But Prices Are High

The state of Oregon has finally given permission for the nation's first legal psilocybin therapy clinic to begin business. This…

May 9, 2023

Will Colorado Open the Nation’s First Ibogaine Clinic?

A bill approved by lawmakers might see Colorado become the first state in the nation to open an ibogaine clinic,…

May 5, 2023

Washington Set to Be the Next State to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy

Washington State lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize psilocybin therapy. It would be limited to a pilot program for…

April 18, 2023

Oregon Licences Its First Psilocybin Manufacturers

The first two psilocybin manufacturers have been licensed to operate in Oregon, where they will grow and sell mushrooms. State…

April 11, 2023

Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma

Thanks largely to Gabor Maté, it has become popular to say that addictions are overwhelmingly rooted in trauma.  However, the…

April 11, 2023