psychedelics

“Denver’s Just the First Domino”—City Dramatically Decriminalizes “Magic” Mushrooms

On May 7, the city of Denver, Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. By that evening,…

May 9, 2019

My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs

I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a tiny town called Mission, Texas (above),…

April 17, 2019

Newsflash: There Are Drugs at Coachella—Let’s Help People Use Them Safely

Coachella, the giant annual music and arts festival in California’s Colorado Desert, began April 12 and ends nine days later.…

April 15, 2019

Inside an Innovative Study of MDMA Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

Dr. Ben Sessa, a UK-based psychiatrist, is currently running Britain’s first ever clinical study with MDMA, in Bristol, for people…

April 10, 2019

How My First LSD Trip Led Me to Accept My Sexuality

Someone had to tell me what to do with it: under your tongue, leave it there for a while, don’t…

February 19, 2019