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Industry is trepid about psychedelics markets going into 2024.

2024 Begins with Trepidation in Psychedelic Medicine and Markets

In this article, Marcelo Leite outlines the major developments in psychedelic science and markets going into 2024 that are causing industry trepidation. The biggest news of January comes from MAPS and its business division, which has been rebranded as Lykos Therapeutics.
Chacruna Files Amicus Brief in Support of Iowaska Church of Healing

Chacruna Institute Files Amicus Brief in Support of Sacramental Churches’ Rights...

The Chacruna Institute and Sacred Plant Alliance filed this amicus brief on October 17, 2023 in support of the plaintiff church in the Iowaska Church of Healing v. United States case, to emphasize to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit why the decision in the lower court, the district court, was wrongly decided.
United Nations on Psychedelics. The World Drug Report 2023 and the Renewed Interest in Psychotropics Substances

United Nations on Psychedelics. The World Drug Report 2023 and the...

The United Nations has played a significant historical role in the control of psychedelic drugs worldwide. 2023's World Drug Report marks a renewed interest in psychotropic substances on the part of the international governing body.
the triumphant comeback of psychedelics

The Triumphant Comeback of Psychedelics

Psychedelic Science 2023 brought together 12,000 registrants in Denver, Colorado, four times as many people as the previous conference in 2017, crowning the movement to rehabilitate psychedelics for therapeutic use against depression and other disorders. Science unveils unsuspected mechanisms of brain reconfiguration and ends decades of research bans imposed by the war on drugs, but serious obstacles remain to be overcome.
Indigenous Protest at Psychedelic Science 2023

Psychedelic Renaissance: Indigenous Question Agitates the Closure of Psychedelic Science 2023

The final day of Psychedelic Science 2023 focused on celebrating the accomplishments of psychiatrist Stanislav Grof. During this celebration, Indigenous voices challenged the commodification of science in psychedelic spaces through commentary & protest, leading to reactions from some leaders in the psychedelic community, including Rick Doblin and Chacruna's Bia Labate.
Anthropologist questions psychedelic sector on Indigenous exclusion

Psychedelic Renaissance: Anthropologist Questions Psychedelic Sector on Indigenous Exclusion

Marcelo Leite highlights statements made by anthropologist Bia Labate in her opening remarks for Psychedelic Science 2023 that address the problem of Indigenous exclusion at the conference and within the broader Western psychedelic community.
Bia Labate gives opening remarks for Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver Colorado

Opening Remarks – Psychedelic Science 2023

Read Bia Labate's opening remarks for Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, Colorado, June 2023. She urges businesses, researchers, and clinicians to take reciprocity and community care seriously.
Review of Breaking Convention 2023 conference

Breaking Convention Conference Lives Up to Its Psychedelic Reputation

Emily Sinclair reflects on her experience at Breaking Convention 2023, a biannual psychedelic conference held in the United Kingdom. Although the lively, festival vibe that the conference is known for prevailed, Sinclair notes that there was still room made to discuss serious topics, including queerphobia and racism and the problems that come with increased professionalization.
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