psychedelics

Cubes to Wood Lovers’ Paralysis: Oregon’s Therapeutic Psilocybin Plan

On February 8, Oregon officials proposed the first set of rules to regulate legal psilocybin therapy in Oregon. The state's…

February 18, 2022

DEA Wants to Add Five Drugs to the Highly Criminalized Schedule I List

It’s dispiriting that in 2022, with decriminalization efforts taking off nationwide, adding more drugs to the Controlled Substances Act is…

February 3, 2022

How Port Townsend, Washington, Decriminalized Psychedelics

On December 20, the City Council of Port Townsend, a small city in Jefferson County, Washington, voted unanimously to decriminalize…

January 19, 2022

Is 2022 the Year California Decriminalizes Psychedelics?

California may pass legislation decriminalizing psychedelics before the year is out. Senate Bill 519 would decriminalize personal possession of small…

January 12, 2022

Canada Allows Three Mental Health Patients to Access Psilocybin Therapy

Canada's top health agency has agreed to allow an additional three people to use psilocybin mushrooms, a naturally-occurring psychedelic, as…

December 16, 2021

People Changed the Ways They Use Drugs During the Pandemic

The 2021 Global Drug Survey (GDS), the newly published report from the largest annual survey of people who use drugs,…

December 8, 2021

Responding to the 2022 Global Drug Survey Will Help Other Drug Users

The world's largest drug survey wants to know how you get high and why. You can fill out the Global Drug…

November 19, 2021

Wins for Multiple Cannabis, Psychedelics Decrim. Measures on November Ballots

The November 2 elections brought troubling signs for Democrats hoping to retain control of Congress and criminal justice reformers alike.…

November 3, 2021

Here Are the Marijuana and Psychedelics Measures on November Ballots

Marijuana and psychedelics are on the ballot at the local and state level across the US next month. It might…

October 13, 2021

Former GOP Rep. Endorses Psilocybin Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

A former Republican congresswoman is touting the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics, sharing the story of how a close family friend…

September 21, 2021