psychedelics

DEA Cancels Plan to Ban Five New Psychedelics After Heavy Pushback

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn a controversial proposal to ban five psychedelic compounds—a decision that’s being celebrated by…

July 25, 2022

DEA to Hold Rare Public Hearing on Plan to Ban Five Psychedelics

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is taking the rare step of holding a hearing on its hotly contested proposal to…

July 6, 2022

Congressional Report Calls for Drug Policy Review of Psilocybin Access, Hemp Use and Cannabis Research

House Appropriations Committee leaders are calling for a federal review of psilocybin policy, utilizing hemp as an alternative to Chinese…

June 27, 2022

Oregon County Considers Banning Legalized Psilocybin Therapy

Linn County, a mostly rural area of Oregon, is considering banning psilocybin services. In November 2020, Oregon voters approved legalizing…

June 24, 2022

Colorado’s Two Psychedelic Ballot Efforts Present Competing Visions

Colorado activists representing two different and competing campaigns are now going all-out in the hopes of reforming the state’s psychedelic…

May 25, 2022

Can a Religious Exemption Boost Legal Psilocybin Access in Oregon?

Within weeks, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is expected to finalize the first official rules for how its legal psilocybin…

April 27, 2022

Maryland Advances Bill to Fund Psychedelics Access for Veterans

Maryland lawmakers sent a bill to the governor on April 8 that would create a state fund to provide “cost-free”…

April 11, 2022

Michigan Has Real Shot at First-in-the Nation Psychedelic Decrim Victory

Activists in Michigan are hitting the streets to make their state the first to decriminalize possession of psychedelic drugs. Despite…

April 5, 2022

AI Is Being Used to “Map” Psychedelic Trips in the Brain

Between the bright colors, shimmering textures and other sensory phenomena that come with taking psychedelics, it’s not always easy to…

April 1, 2022

Myriad New Drugs Complicate Legalization, as Well as Harm Reduction

Humans have found or created a truly staggering number of psychoactive substances. Some, like cannabis, various opioids and cocaine, have…

March 29, 2022