‘Ibogaine. Remember the Name’: Trump Admin. Puts $4.9 Million Behind Psychedelic PTSD Research for Veterans
The latest federal investment brings ibogaine—yes, the Schedule I substance—one step closer to U.S. clinical trials, months after Trump signed an executive order to accelerate psychedelic research and directed at least $50 million in existing federal funds toward the effort. The Donald Trump administration is putting more federal money behind a psychedelic substance that has […]
Senate Committee Floats Marijuana As Opioid Alternative, Encourages Psychedelic Research And Raises Concerns Over Cannabis-Infused Foods
A key Senate committee is directing federal agencies to consider medical marijuana as an opioid alternative as well as the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics—while also encouraging hemp cultivar and germplasm development and additionally raising concerns about cannabinoid-infused foods. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday posted the text of two annual funding bills and attached reports […]
The Picks and Shovels of the Psychedelic Economy
In every gold rush, somebody figures out that selling picks and shovels can be a safer bet than digging for gold. The modern psychedelic boom is beginning to look much the same. The past several years brought a flood of investment, startup activity, and hype around a future legal psychedelic industry. Then came the harder […]
Who You Gonna Call On a Bad Trip? Helpline Study Examines 25,000 Psychedelic Support Interactions
A new study analyzes 25,419 support interactions recorded by Fireside Project in the U.S. between 2021 and 2026, offering one of the largest datasets on psychedelic experiences outside clinical settings. The findings show who seeks support, which substances are most commonly reported, what difficulties people experience, and how callers evaluate the peer-support they receive. Research […]
Why Is It Called Mushroom Jazz? Mark Farina Tells the Psychedelic Story Behind the Name
In the early ’90s, Mark Farina named a genre after mushrooms as a riff on acid jazz. Thirty-five years later, he tells the psychedelic story behind it, and the myco community is gathering in Miami before his Halloween set with Nutritious. Some names arrive by accident. A half-joke among friends, a passing thought in an […]
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 […]