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.

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.

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.

In an effort to better measure their impact, Chacruna compiled a 2022 report of their milestones and main achievements.

A Canadian company, Filament Health, plans to develop ayahuasca pills. These pills promise to provide a standardized ayahuasca experience, but what does the commodification of ayahuasca mean for ethical consumption. Indigenous peoples with cultural and spiritual connections to ayahuasca need to be given the opportunity to provide full consent.

The Chacruna Institute endorses the Breakthrough Therapies Act introduced by Senators Cory Booker and Rand Paul. Chacruna supports this opportunity to reduce barriers to MDMA and psilocybin-assisted therapy.

Chacruna celebrates Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act (NMHA), a historic step in the decriminalization of psychedelic medicines. NMHA decriminalizes personal use, possession, cultivation, and adult sharing of five psychedelics.

Studies in Psychedelic Justice, a new program offered by Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines, begins May 3 with the first of three courses (and a one-time workshop) designed to fill what Chacruna identifies as a void in the psychedelic space.

Tuesday, August 24th, 7:00–9:00pm PST Join the Portland Psychedelic Society on August 24th to learn about the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance, a policy initiative building...

The Fireside Project, which helps guide people through their psychedelic experiences, finds success in its first month.