As Oregon furthers the process of Psilocybin use under Measure 109, there have been a lot of concerns and criticisms surrounding the framework of this act. This article addresses many of those concerns and specifies proposed precautions the framework will take in order to ensure accessibility and safety.

This article takes a look at the controversies surrounding patenting psychedelics by analyzing the history of patents as a whole and applying this to the quickly emerging decriminalization and legalization of psychedelics. Chris Byrnes & Graham Pechenik delve into current policies taking place and describe the potential pros and evident cons of patents in psychedelics.

For four years, Soul Quest and their lawyers petitioned for Religious Freedom Restoration Exemption against the DEA for interfering with ayahuasca ceremonies. On April 16, 2021, the DEA’s Diversion Control Division denied their petition to carry on its ayahuasca ceremonies legally. This article describes key takeaways on the DEA’s denial, the impacts for the larger ayahuasca community, and the road ahead.

Jasmine Virdi interviews Martha Hartney, an attorney fighting for the legal use of aya-huasca as a religious sacrament within the United States. In this article, Martha Hart-ney shares about the legal status of ayahuasca, how this intersects with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and how we can collectively work towards securing the right to drink ayahuasca in bona fide religious settings.

These documents show exchanges between members of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition (VMHLC) and government groups which discuss the support of the Right to Try Clarification Act and the possibility of establishing an inter-agency taskforce on the proper use and deployment of psychedelic medicine and therapy for addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans and the public.

Face-eating zombies, bulletproof criminals, and rampant death of all involved. These seem to be among the most common media stories floated around when discussing...

One of the psychoactive mushrooms described by Gordon Wasson in LIFE magazine (1957) is today an endangered species. This article describes how mycologists located the fungus Conocybe siligeneoides in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca (Mexico).

“turn on, tune in, drop out” provoked a conservative backlash of such ferocity that our society is still reeling from it As the Western world...

This comprehensive report, which was prepared for the Denver City Council Finance & Governance Committee, provides tools for educating the public on the history, use, research, training, and safety surrounding the use of psilocybin mushrooms. This was put together following the approval of Initiative 301 in Denver.

OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 87731. - C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER NOEL GALLO RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ENTHEOGENIC PLANT PRACTICES AND DECLARING THAT THE INVESTIGATION AND ARREST OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED...