psychedelics

California’s Evolving Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics

A California lawmaker continues working on an effort to decriminalize and legalize psychedelics in California, having already tried twice in…

August 10, 2023

PAC-Backed Psychedelic Ballot Bid a “Distraction,” Say MA Activists

A Washington, DC political action committee (PAC) is backing a bid for a psychedelic ballot measure in Massachusetts—seemingly without consulting…

July 26, 2023

The Psychedelic Preparedness Scale: A Tool to Optimize Trip Outcomes

The journey itself is only one part of the psychedelic experience. But while many people are now recognizing the need…

July 17, 2023

Berkeley Vote Spreads Psychedelic Decriminalization in the Bay Area

City lawmakers in Berkeley, California have voted to decriminalize naturally occurring psychedelic drugs. It means local police will be advised…

July 14, 2023

Psychedelic Support Hotline Shows Promising Harm Reduction Outcomes

What happened when thousands of people who use psychedelic drugs called into a private emergency hotline, instead of 911, when…

June 28, 2023

Huge Gathering Seeks to Shape the “Psychedelic 20s”

One of many powerful impressions from the Psychedelic Science conference was of a constant need to make difficult choices. Should…

June 27, 2023

Rhode Island Could Decriminalize Psilocybin, Allow Limited Medical Use

Rhode Island lawmakers are advancing a bill to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and create rules for using them in medical treatment.…

June 14, 2023

How Student Activists Sparked North Carolina’s Psychedelics Bill

North Carolina lawmakers are advancing a bill to authorize research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. If it’s approved, the state would put…

June 1, 2023

Is There Still Room for Small, Underrepresented Psilocybin Growers?

Ari* tiptoes out of the room and pulls the door closed behind her; the kids are finally asleep. All is…

June 1, 2023

New Law Shapes Colorado’s Legal Psychedelics Landscape

The governor of Colorado has signed a bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative. About…

May 26, 2023