Politics

Psychedelics on the Ballot in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters consider The Natural Psychedelic Substances Act which would legalize the possession and cultivation of certain psychedelics.

DEA Calls To Increase Production of Psychedelics For Clinical Research

The Drug Enforcement Administration has released two notices in the Federal Register declaring plans over the next year to expand the production of psilocybin, psilocin, and ibogaine for use in new research and clinical trials.

Republican Congressman Jack Bergman Rallies Support For Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies

Prior to last week’s FDA decision to reject Lykos Therapeutics’ proposed MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) reflected on the urgent need for better PTSD treatments to reduce veteran suicides and the game plan for lawmakers to keep support for psychedelic-assisted therapies moving forward.

Lawmakers Express Bipartisan Support for MDMA-Assisted Therapy to Treat PTSD

80 members of Congress sign letters of support for MDMA-AT, including those from states with psychedelic access on the ballot.

California Initiative Proposes Regulation of Psychedelics for Medicinal Use

Final revisions to the proposed Psychedelic Wellness & Healing Initiative submitted yesterday would allow the sale, possession and use of psychedelics for medicinal and therapeutic purposes.

An Ambitious Vision Drives Kentucky’s Ibogaine Plan to Treat Opioid Dependency

A Kentucky commission will soon vote on whether to commit $42 million toward a psychedelic-assisted therapy moonshot that could transform treatment for opioid use disorder nationally.

After Amendments California Legislature Passes Psychedelic Decrim

The bill, SB 58, includes a workgroup to propose facilitated use and now goes to Governor Newsom’s desk for signature.

CA Decrim Bill Amended To Require Framework For Therapeutic Use

Amendments to SB-58 would delay therapeutic and facilitated use of psychedelics in California until a regulatory framework similar to those in Oregon and Colorado is developed.

Kentucky Plans to Put $42 Million Towards Ibogaine Research

A statewide proposal, if passed, will allocate settlement funds from lawsuits against corporations involved in the opioid crisis towards research into ibogaine, which has demonstrated potential to treat opioid use disorder.

Ukraine Military and Citizens Seek Psychedelic Therapy for War Trauma

Underground psychedelic-assisted therapy in Ukraine could help treat PTSD from the war, as advocates work to broaden access by rescheduling substances like psilocybin and MDMA.