psychedelics

How DMT Generates “Novel Worlds” of Experience

A new study may give us the most detailed understanding yet of how psychedelic drugs affect our brains. Using brain…

March 24, 2023

Psychedelic Exceptionalism, and the Need for Queer-Led Harm Reduction

[This article is an adapted excerpt from the anthology Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine, published by…

March 20, 2023

City-Level Psychedelic Decrim Still Spreading Fast, But Questions Remain

The city of Ferndale just approved a bill to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi. It's the fourth city in Michigan…

March 6, 2023

Hawaii Advances Bills to Legalize Cannabis, Explore Psychedelic Therapy

A pair of bills to legalize marijuana were approved in Hawaii Senate committees on February 16, and a House panel…

February 17, 2023

Australia’s Legalization of MDMA, Psilocybin for Limited Medical Use

Australia has made waves by rescheduling MDMA and psilocybin, essentially legalizing the drugs for narrow medical uses. It’s a big…

February 8, 2023

Colorado’s Legal-Psilocybin Plan “Wide Open” as Gov. Appoints Board

Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) has appointed a committee that's responsible for studying psychedelic therapy and helping to make it…

February 1, 2023

Oregon Bill Would Mandate State Collection of Psilocybin Users’ Data

An Oregon lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require the state’s newly legal psilocybin therapy services to collect, and…

January 25, 2023

New Psilocybin Legalization Bill Filed in Washington State

Bipartisan Washington State senators have unveiled a revised bill to legalize psilocybin services for adults. The Psilocybin Services Wellness and…

January 13, 2023

Oregon Is Now Accepting License Applications for Psilocybin Therapy

On January 2, Oregon health officials began accepting license applications from businesses and individuals that want to provide psilocybin therapy…

January 5, 2023

The Cannabis and Psychedelics Reforms to Watch For in 2023

The year 2022 saw cannabis and psychedelics legislation advance in multiple states. Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island legalized cannabis, New…

December 27, 2022