Psychedelic Church’s Secret Agreement With DEA And Approval From Iowa Officials Allows Import And Manufacturing Of Ayahuasca
“The parties agree that maintaining the memorandum of agreement under seal is necessary to protect important public and privacy interests.” By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch After years of litigation over its nonprofit status and use of a hallucinogenic controlled substance, an Iowa-based church is one step closer to being able to import the drug. […]
Jason Silva Made a Psychedelic Film With AI. He’s Asking You to Watch It Before You Hate On It.
“I didn’t invent it. I described it.” Five days, no budget and 26 rounds of talking a trip out loud until a machine could film it. Jason Silva on vibe directing, why he says this took nobody’s job, and the counterculture love letter that ends at the White House. Editor’s note: the film embedded below […]
Phoenix Rising Brings Psychedelic Culture to Nashville
This November gathering will bring psychedelic education into conversation with music, visual art, comedy, philosophy, and the culture surrounding altered states. Psychedelics Outside the Conference Room Bringing the Conversation to Music City Nashville has never had trouble bringing music, art, and a little rebellion into the same room. Psychedelics, however, remain a less public part […]
The FDA Wants to Talk Psychedelic Therapy. The Movement Has Bigger Questions.
A federal docket on the therapeutic use of psychedelics is open through October 5. Four groups that built this movement from the ground up on what they’d tell the government, what they’re fighting in court, and how much of their work the docket doesn’t cover. The Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing on […]
There Will Be ‘Enormous Demand’ For Psychedelic Treatments, RFK Says, Praising Trump’s Action On The Issue
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes there will be an “enormous demand” for psychedelic therapies as they become legally available, and he thinks President Donald Trump is unique among his predecessors in championing the issue. The secretary was speaking on the latest episode of a podcast he hosts for HHS […]