mental health

Psilocybin Helps With Major Depressive Disorder, Research Finds

When a group of adults with depression were given psilocybin, they saw much bigger improvements in their mental health compared…

September 7, 2023

“Acid Flashbacks” Are a Disorder of Prohibition

Around the summer of 2019, I was interviewed for a job in “B2B communications.” The meeting rooms were fashionable and…

August 29, 2023

California’s Evolving Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics

A California lawmaker continues working on an effort to decriminalize and legalize psychedelics in California, having already tried twice in…

August 10, 2023

Cannabis Stigma Still Alive and Kicking, My Practice Shows

Brenda* was in her late 40s, and living with severe rheumatoid arthritis. She sought treatment with me because she was…

August 2, 2023

PAC-Backed Psychedelic Ballot Bid a “Distraction,” Say MA Activists

A Washington, DC political action committee (PAC) is backing a bid for a psychedelic ballot measure in Massachusetts—seemingly without consulting…

July 26, 2023

The Psychedelic Preparedness Scale: A Tool to Optimize Trip Outcomes

The journey itself is only one part of the psychedelic experience. But while many people are now recognizing the need…

July 17, 2023

Accelerated Resolution Therapy Was Transformative for My PTSD

No drugs, no pain, very low cost, and it can break treatment-resistant trauma in one-to-five sessions? If such a treatment…

July 10, 2023

Zelensky: Legalizing Medical Cannabis Can Help Ukrainians’ War Trauma

The president of Ukraine is calling for the legalization of medical marijuana to help Ukrainians cope with trauma amid the…

June 29, 2023

Psychedelic Support Hotline Shows Promising Harm Reduction Outcomes

What happened when thousands of people who use psychedelic drugs called into a private emergency hotline, instead of 911, when…

June 28, 2023

Huge Gathering Seeks to Shape the “Psychedelic 20s”

One of many powerful impressions from the Psychedelic Science conference was of a constant need to make difficult choices. Should…

June 27, 2023