psychedelics

California Bid to Decriminalize Psilocybin Mushrooms in 2020 Gets a Boost

Decriminalize California is a group operating an effort to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms throughout the Golden State by putting the question…

November 22, 2019

Where US Psychedelic Decriminalization Efforts Stand Right Now

The cities of Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California made history this spring by decriminalizing, respectively, psilocybin mushrooms and all federal…

November 15, 2019

How Psychedelic Drugs Could Help Save the Planet

The UN says we have just over a decade left to stop irreversible damage to the planet. Many observers think…

October 10, 2019

The First-Ever MDMA Therapy Training for Communities of Color Was Vital

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) hosted the first-ever MDMA Therapy Training for Communities of Color between August 10-17…

August 23, 2019

Berkeley, CA May Be Next the City to Decriminalize Natural Psychedelics

Psychedelic activists in Berkeley, California are advocating for their City Council to decriminalize use and possession of naturally-occurring psychedelics. If…

August 22, 2019

Five of the Ways Unsanctioned Harm Reduction Continues to Blaze Trails

Unsanctioned grassroots initiatives—from the unofficial to the plain illegal—are both the origins and the soul of the harm reduction movement.…

August 22, 2019

Psychedelic Decriminalization Bids Gain Momentum in Cities Nationwide

Psychedelic decriminalization efforts are spreading like mycelium as activists lobby city governments in Berkeley, California; Port Townsend, Washington; and Columbia,…

August 2, 2019

Psychedelics Take the TED Talk Stage for the First Time

Preparing for this talk has been scarier for me than preparing for LSD therapy," began Rick Doblin, the founder and…

July 11, 2019

“No Blank Check”⁠—Psychedelic Activists Tread Warily After Decrim Wins

In the past two months, both Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms (and in Oakland’s case, other naturally-occurring…

June 25, 2019

Oakland Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms and Plants in Council Vote

On June 4, the City Council of Oakland, California unanimously voted in favor of a resolution to decriminalize naturally-occurring psilocybin…

June 5, 2019