psychedelics

The Implications of Police Raids on Shops Selling Psilocybin Mushrooms

An unlicensed psilocybin mushroom shop in Portland, Oregon, was raided by local police on December 8. Operating for just six…

December 15, 2022

A Peruvian Shaman Talks Ayahuasca, Healing and Tourism

Isasina is a member of the Shipibo-Conibo, an Indigenous nation centered in Peru’s Ucayali River region. He is also an…

November 18, 2022

A Full Moon in the Amazon: My Ayahuasca Experience

In April 2021, I visited Pucallpa in the Amazon region of Peru. The city of 300,000 sits on the hot…

November 18, 2022

What Happens Next After Colorado’s Psychedelics Victory

On November 8, Colorado voters approved Proposition 122 to decriminalize naturally occurring entheogens and create a pathway to legal, licensed…

November 15, 2022

Colorado Passes Historic Psychedelics Legalization Measure

Colorado voters approved an initiative on the ballot to legalize possession of certain psychedelics and create psilocybin “healing centers” on…

November 10, 2022

Instagram’s Page-Deletions of Black Women in Psychedelic Advocacy

After a year of running her Instagram page, “Black People Trip,” Robin Divine had built up a following of over…

October 14, 2022

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

National Indigenous Church Urges Congress to Protect Peyote Habitat

A national Indigenous church is lobbying Congress and the federal government to put money behind protecting habitats for the peyote…

September 20, 2022

San Francisco Decriminalizes Plant-Based Psychedelics

On September 6, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to decriminalize a group of naturally occurring psychedelics, or…

September 8, 2022

Record Binge Drinking, Cannabis and Psychedelics Use Among Young Adults

Cannabis and hallucinogen use among young adults in the United States—people 19 to 30 years old—climbed to record highs in…

August 24, 2022