The Role of Humor in Psychedelic Integration
Integration after a psychedelic experience is serious business. Or at least, that’s what we’ve been taught. Serious as in: dig deep into your childhood, confront your darkest shadows, sit upright and noble while unpacking the meaning of existence. It’s disciplined, effortful, and—if we’re honest—sometimes pretty damn heavy. If integration had a uniform, it might be […]
Harry Styles Says He Did A Lot of Mushrooms Making ‘Fine Line.’ A Top Psychedelic Scientist Explains Why It Tracks.
Harry Styles has openly linked the recording of his 2019 album Fine Line to mushrooms, sunshine and Rick Rubin’s Malibu lawn. A leading psychedelic neuroscientist explains what the science actually says about play, creativity and the artist brain on classic psychedelics. Sunshine, McCartney records and a little blood What the science says about play Harry […]
Psychedelic Decriminalization Support Flat For Two Years, UC Berkeley Survey Finds
Voter support for psychedelic research, therapy and prescription access all surged. Decrim didn’t move. A new Berkeley survey says it out loud. The Short Version Voter support for psychedelic research jumped 14 points to 63% in two years. Support for prescription-medicine access climbed 12. Therapeutic-use legalization rose 10. Decriminalization moved a statistically insignificant one point. […]
Bipartisan Lawmakers Push FDA To Speed Up Approval Of Psychedelic Therapies
A bipartisan coalition of 32 members of Congress is urging federal health officials to expedite ongoing reviews of psychedelic therapies. “For many individuals, current treatment options remain insufficient, deepening an already urgent public health crisis,” the lawmakers, led by Reps. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Lou Correa (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies Caucus, […]
Psychedelic Reform Is Spreading Faster Than Anyone Expected. The Movement Is Trying Not to Blow It.
Psychedelic legislation is moving through more state capitols simultaneously than at any point in history. The question is not whether reform is coming. It is whether it will be done right. In March 2026, Oregon signed into law significant modifications to its psilocybin services program, the first regulated psychedelic access system in the country, now […]
Virginia Governor Signs Bills To Automatically Legalize Psilocybin Following Federal Approval Of The Psychedelic
Virginia’s governor has signed a pair of bills that will legalize a form of psilocybin under state law if and when the psychedelic is approved by federal officials. “Upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a formulation of psilocybin designed to be administered by a health care professional in a health […]