Whitehouse Directs FDA, HHS and VA to Expand Psychedelic Research Pathways Trump’s April 2026 executive order speeds psychedelic drug review and research, but stops short of legalization, approval, or insurance coverage.

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Towards a Science Based Drug Policy? Or Nah? This paper should be a bigger deal than it probably will be.

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This paper should be a bigger deal than it probably will be. A new U.S. multi-criteria decision analysis found that federal drug policy does not line up with expert rankings of actual harm. Fentanyl, meth, crack, and heroin ranked highest.

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Join the Chacruna Institute team in San Francisco coming up soon!! This conference is really great. Academic, culturual and connecting. If you can make it, go to the bay for this one. www.psychedelic-culture.net

Are they trying to ban it generally or only from drinking water?

Betty Aldworth & Ismail Ali: MAPS Co-Executive Directors on Leadership, Research, and the Future of Psychedelics MAPS co-executive directors Betty Aldworth and Ismail Ali discuss leadership, research, policy, and the future of MAPS.

Betty Aldworth and Ismail Ali, co-executive directors of MAPS, join Psychedelics Today to discuss leadership transition, the future of MAPS, and where psychedelic research, education, and policy may be headed next. psychedelicstoday.com/2026/03/19/b...

Gov. Spencer Cox Signs Utah’s H.B. 390 Into Law, Authorizing Psychedelic Research for Veterans With PTSD Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed H.B. 390 into law, authorizing a tightly regulated psychedelic therapy study for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD at Huntsman.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed H.B. 390 into law.

It does not legalize broad psychedelic access but it authorizes a tightly regulated clinical study at Huntsman for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD.

A narrow step, but a meaningful one.

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This Saturday: 5 panels, 10+ experts, one full day on psychedelics & depth psychology. Feat. Dr. Matthew Johnson, Dr. David Lukoff & more. March 15 | Zoom | $55
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He is coming back? Great :)

Jen Davenport interviews Joe Moore about Psychedelics Today, psychedelic integration, and the shifting psychedelic landscape.

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One of Colorado's first licensed psychedelic healing centers was bootstrapped. No outside investment. The bank closed their accounts mid-process. Jillian Gordon wrote about all of it for us here.

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Buy one seat in Navigating Psychedelics and bring a friend free.

After purchase we email you a coupon code your friend can use to enroll at no cost.

Learn preparation, harm reduction, and integration frameworks.

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One In Four Americans Say Magic Mushrooms Should Be Legal As Use Grows Nearly one in four Americans now believe that the use of psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms should be legal as 10 million report microdosing psychedelics in the past year

1 in 4 Americans say that psilocybin should be legal. Learn more in @forbes.com with quote by @jomo137.bsky.social from @psychedelicstoday.bsky.social

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Seeing Through the Veil: Why Psychedelic Experiences Often Feel More Real Than Ordinary Life Psychiatrist Dr Shannon explores why psychedelics often feel more real than ordinary life, reframing healing as a shift in perception from isolation and control toward connection, presence, and depth.

Many people describe psychedelic experiences as more real than ordinary life.

Scott Shannon, MD examines whether these states relax rigid self-focus and widen perception rather than distort it.

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Joe Moore will be giving a talk in Aspen this Sunday. Tell your friends. @jomo137.bsky.social

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Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman: Federal Psychedelic Policy, VA Pathways, and Ibogaine Safety Standards Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman discuss federal psychedelic policy, VA legislation, ibogaine access, and safety standards.

“We have a limited window. If we want federal policy to move, we need coordination, not fragmentation.”

Veterans may lead the federal pathway.

Listen to our latest podcast with Melissa Lavasani and Jay Kopelman.

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Couples Are Turning to Ketamine-Assisted Therapy to Heal Their Relationships Couples are increasingly turning to ketamine-assisted therapy to address entrenched conflict, emotional shutdown, and relational distress. This article explores how couples KAP works, its clinical con...

Couples are exploring ketamine-assisted therapy to shift entrenched relational patterns. A clinical overview of mechanisms, risks, and training standards.

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It was pretty good!

The Conscious Consultant Hour - At the Frontiers of Psychedelic Education YouTube video by TalkRadioNYC

Kyle Buller and Joe Moore are LIVE now on "The Conscious Consultant Hour" talk show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t2X...

Dr. Chandra Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp: Enamory, Ketamine and Couples Therapy Enamory co founders Dr. Chandra Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp discuss psychedelic assisted couples therapy and ketamine based relational work.

Dr. Chandra Estelle Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp discuss ketamine assisted couples therapy, relational stuck patterns, vulnerability, and conscious uncoupling.

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Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman YouTube video by Psychedelics Today

Live now - Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HIf...

I think this is good for all of us doing basic science research in humans with psychedelics and other drugs (no more clinical trial registration):
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Patient Safety After a Death: What Transparency Can and Cannot Do A reported death in an ibogaine detox program raises questions about safety, prohibition, and the need for shared learning and regulated research pathways.

A patient death was reported at an ibogaine detox clinic. This piece looks at what is known, what remains unconfirmed, and how prohibition and fragmentation limit safety learning in the ibogaine space.

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New event: Venezuela & the Drug War — A critical discussion on how global drug policy impacts the psychedelic movement. Hosted by Chacruna Institute. 👉 Register/Watch: www.crowdcast.io/c/venezuela-...

Psychedelics elicit their effects by 5-HT2A receptor-mediated Gi signalling - Nature Psychedelics and their non-hallucinogenic analogues were compared, revealing that serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR)-mediated Gi signalling is essential for hallucinogenic effect, with the functional mec...

Has the 🇺🇲 just lost the "non-psychedelic psychedelic" science throne to 🇨🇳 ? 🧪🧠📈

Is there any future left for medical tripping?

Hard Qs to ponder over the year...

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Manvir Singh: Shamanism, the Timeless Religion Anthropologist Manvir Singh explores shamanism as a timeless pattern, clarifying myths, altered states, and its relevance to today's psychedelic ecosystem.

New episode with anthropologist Manvir Singh.
We dig into shamanism, altered states, taboo, and why psychedelics don’t tell the whole story.
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Farewell to Jim Watson (and Francis Crick). A reflection on their contributions to psychiatry and brain science - David J. Nutt, 2025

And @profdavidnutt.bsky.social coming in with some insider info regarding Crick's psychedelic use.
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"Slightly cheekily, I asked him [Watson] why Crick had turned from genetics to neuroscience, and his reply was “it was those psychedelics!”"

Oli Genn-Bash: Functional Mushrooms, Hype Cycles, and Mycelial Thinking Oli Genn-Bash joins Joe Moore to unpack functional mushroom hype, consumer education, and mycelial thinking.

Are functional mushrooms moving too fast?

Joe Moore talks with Oli Genn-Bash about wellness hype cycles, mycelial thinking, and what fungi can teach us about healthier systems.

Listen: bit.ly/4sjcIet

Chronic Pain, Illicit Markets, and a Preventable Pipeline to Addiction Chronic pain pushes patients from care into illicit markets. Psychedelics offer a safer path to reduce suffering, addiction, and overdose.

Chronic pain is one of the most reliable pipelines into addiction and overdose. Not because of recklessness but because of access, cost, and untreated pain.
A closer look, plus why psychedelics matter for chronic pain science and beyond.
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Tricia Eastman: Seeding Consciousness, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation In this live episode, Tricia Eastman joins to discuss Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, Psychedelic Initiation. She explains why many Indigenous initiatory systems begin with co...

New PT episode with Tricia Eastman on Seeding Consciousness. A grounded talk on initiation, shadow, ritual, and why iboga work demands real safety, ethics, and responsibility. bit.ly/48VVNFW

Psilocybe Mushroom Pickers in Britain I was taught to identify and locate the Psilocybe semilanceata mushroom, or Liberty Cap, as a teenager around the turn of the millennium. In those days in Britain it was common knowledge passed down f...

New article by Dr Robert Dickins. "Psilocybe Pickers"

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