Opinion

Psilocybin Leaps Ahead of Other Psychedelics in Trials and Studies

New analysis reveals a growing interest in psilocybin that outpaces previous frontrunners MDMA and LSD.

Do Psychedelics Boost Creativity?

A recent study used a battery of tests to determine what happens to creativity under a low-to-medium dose of psychedelics.

MAPS Publishes Open Science Approach to Synthesizing MDMA

The founder of Blossom breaks apart a recent study on the process of synthesizing MDMA in this monthly column.

Can Western Medicine Include the Sacred in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy?

It’s time for psychotherapists to study the shamanic approach to plant medicine alongside their clinical applications and molecular structures.

I Almost Became a Casualty of the Drug War

I came close to getting arrested as a college student for selling acid at a Grateful Dead show, which would have changed my life irrevocably.

Can a Values-Centered Psychedelic Ecosystem Effectively Compete?

As MAPS and Vine Ventures pioneer a $70 million social impact funding vehicle for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, it’s unclear how it will be received by funders accustomed to traditional venture capital investment models.

Taking Microdosing with a Pinch of Salt

Floris Wolswijk, the founder of Blossom, breaks apart a recent study about the mental health benefits of microdosing in this monthly column.

How the Psychedelic Community Should Respond to Sexual Abuse

We all should ask what we can do to help ensure that psychedelic therapy is safe and ethical and how we should respond when accusations of abuse are brought to light. 

Singing to the Waters During Times of Ecological Crisis

As we face an increasingly destabilized world, can we fuse scientific understanding with indigenous people’s deep instinct of reciprocity?

Talking to the Rotary Club about Psychedelic Therapy

Speaking to a mainstream American audience about psychedelic therapy revealed their central concerns, along with an eagerness to learn more.