Puerto Rico Governor Signs Psychedelics Executive Order
“We are moving toward making Puerto Rico a leader in clinical research and opening new opportunities for our patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, and veterans.” By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America In a significant move aimed at overhauling Puerto Rico’s approach to severe mental health and substance use disorders, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón (R) signed an […]
States Move To Let First Responders Use Marijuana And Psychedelics To Treat PTSD
“When you are in the fire service, or any first responder industry, or especially in the military, stuff builds up over time, and what happens is you see so many things that the crazy stuff starts to at least seem normal.” By Amanda Watford, Stateline More states this year have looked beyond traditional counseling and […]
Kristen Stewart, Psychedelics, Talking Cats, and Queer Science: The Wrong Girls Could Be This Year’s Most Promising Stoner Comedy
A case of mistaken identity and an experimental psychedelic compound give two best friends telepathic powers, setting off a bizarre chain of events involving talking cats and Danish scientists. Blending absurd humor, queer storytelling, and sci-fi elements, the film is set to hit theaters on August 14, 2026. What happens if you mix Kristen Stewart, […]
Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek To Extend Military Psychedelics Research Program Until 2033
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have filed an amendment to a large-scale military bill that would extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years. Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Troy Carter (D-LA) and Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) […]
New Bill In Congress Would Let States Force Federal Reclassification Of Drugs Like Marijuana And Psychedelics
A Democratic congressman has filed a new bill that would drastically overhaul how drugs are classified under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), including by letting states effectively force federal rescheduling by changing their own local laws. Under current law, federal officials conduct a multi-part analysis to determine which, if any of CSA’s five schedules to […]
Inside the Exploding Market for MDMA Gummies, DMT Vapes, and Gray Market Psychedelics
MDMA gummies. DMT vapes. Mushroom chocolates sold in smoke shops halfway around the world. Long before regulators figured out what legal psychedelics might look like, an unregulated gray-market consumer economy quietly emerged to meet exploding demand. Key Takeaways The Marengo trial exposed a criminal network so deeply embedded in European organized crime that convicting its […]
Missouri GOP Lawmakers Hope Trump’s Psychedelics Order Boosts Efforts To Allow Military Veteran Access In The State
“Kudos to President Trump for stepping up and taking the lead on this. PTSD is really a killer among veterans.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri state Rep. Dave Griffith has spent the last five years digging into research on how psychedelic-assisted therapy has helped veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. This May […]