Minneapolis Mayor Orders Police Stop Arrests for Psychedelics
Minneapolis, Minnesota is set to become a haven for people who turn to psychedelics for depression, anxiety, and other conditions. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced that he had signed an…
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RFK Jr. Wants To Decriminalize Pot, Psychedelics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to bring about massive drug reform if he wins the White House in the big-picture presidential election. Kennedy, who is challenging President Joe Biden…
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President Biden Is ‘Very Open-Minded’ About Psychedelics For Medical Treatment
President Joe Biden’s youngest brother said the president was “very open-minded” in conversations about therapeutic psychedelics. Associated Press. In a phone interview with Sirius XM’s Michael Smerkonish program on Wednesday,…
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Mets Owner Steve Cohen Donates $5 Million In Support Of Psychedelics Research
A charity led by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and his wife Alexandra donates millions of dollars to advance psychedelic drug research. The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has…
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Colorado Governor Signs Psychedelics Bill
On May 23, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law a bill establishing a regulatory framework for psychedelics. SB23-290The bill, also known as the Regulation and Legalization of Natural Medicines,…
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U.K. Lawmakers Mull Psychedelics Reform
British lawmakers are open to the idea of easing restrictions on psychedelics such as psilocybin. reported by Benzinga Labor MP Charlotte Nichols said that by supporting “the Royal Psychiatrists’ Association,…
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U.K. University Creates Postgraduate Course on Clinical Psychedelics
The University of Exeter, a UK university, is debuting one of the world’s first postgraduate qualifications on psychedelics. of Guardian reportCalled Psychedelics: Psychiatry, Medicine and Culture, the program has earned…
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Psychedelics Advocates Launch Political Action Committee
A group of psychedelic activists formed a political action committee aimed at lobbying Congress to support research into the therapeutic uses of compounds such as psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine. also…
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Michigan City Decriminalizes Psilocybin, Other Psychedelics
Leaders in the city of Ferndale, Michigan, voted this week to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and other natural psychedelics, and the city in the greater Detroit metropolitan area is set to…
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Aaron Rodgers To Speak at Denver Psychedelics Conference
NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be a featured speaker at the Psychedelic Conference in Denver this summer, less than a year after Colorado voters decriminalized the therapeutic use of…
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UC Davis Launches Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
University of California, Davis announced This week, “Advancing basic knowledge of the mechanisms of psychedelics and translating them into safe and effective treatments for diseases such as depression, post-traumatic stress…
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Illinois Lawmaker Introduces Psychedelics Legalization Bill
Illinois legislators have introduced a bill to legalize psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin, the main psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, for therapeutic purposes. The bill, called the Entheogen Compassionate Use and…
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Colorado Psychedelics Decriminalization Takes Effect
Hallucinogens, including psilocybin, are now officially decriminalized in Colorado, and voters decided last month to abolish criminal penalties for drug possession. With the voters’ consent in the election, they released…
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Cash Only’s 420 Recs: Weed and Psychedelics Journalist, Madison Margolin
Madison Margolin The author and editor, known for her extensive coverage of botanical medicine and its religious relevance, would half-jokingly say her beat is “Jews and drugs.” Madison also co-founded…
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Colorado Voters Approve Psychedelics Decriminalization Measure
On Tuesday, voters in Colorado approved a ballot measure that would decriminalize the therapeutic use of natural psychedelics, including psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms. With 88% of the…
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Nazca Human Sacrifice Victim Used Psychedelics Before Death
Investigations at a Nazca ritual site in Peru have revealed that a child sacrificed as part of a religious ceremony more than 1,000 years ago had ingested the hallucinogen mescaline…
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San Francisco City Leaders To Consider Psychedelics Decriminalization Measure
San Francisco city leaders plan to consider a bill to decriminalize the use of natural psychedelics, including psilocybin and ayahuasca, when the oversight board returns from recess next month. The…
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