January 7, 2019
Campaign to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in Denver says it has enough signatures to make the ballot
Denver for Psilocybin said it will turn in more than 8,000 ballot signatures following a…
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December 31, 2018
Investors and entrepreneurs need to address the mental health crisis in startups
Colin Kroll, was the co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, both consumer sensations that brought…
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December 26, 2018
The Science of the Psychedelic Renaissance
Three new books suggest that psychedelic drugs did not necessarily have the power to rewrite…
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December 26, 2018
LSD and magic mushrooms could heal damaged brain cells in people suffering from depression, study shows
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and ecstasy ingredient MDMA have been shown to stimulate the growth…
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December 26, 2018
A Single Dose of 5-MeO-DMT Stimulates Cell Proliferation, Neuronal Survivability, Morphological and Functional Changes in Adult Mice Ventral Dentate Gyrus
The subgranular zone (SGZ) of dentate gyrus (DG) is one of the few regions in…
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December 26, 2018
Reclassification recommendations for drug in ‘magic mushrooms’
If phase III clinical trials are successful, researchers suggest categorizing the drug as schedule IV…
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December 26, 2018
Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Closer to Medicinal Use (It’s Not Just Your Imagination)
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have suggested that psilocybin, which is found in hallucinogenic mushrooms,…
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December 26, 2018
How LSD Changes Perception
Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that…
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Can tiny doses of magic mushrooms unlock creativity?
Preliminary study suggests that 'microdoses' of psychedelics may enhance a person's creative problem solving abilities…
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November 20, 2018
MDMA promotes cooperative behavior but only with trustworthy people
Commonly referred to as ecstasy or molly, MDMA is anecdotally known to make people more…
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MDMA therapy achieves astounding 76% success rate for treating PTSD
Newly published results from a Phase 2 clinical trial into the efficacy of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy…
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November 1, 2018
For $1,000, These ‘Sitters’ Will Save You from a Bad Acid Trip
Yes, being a professional trip sitter is actually a job. Before getting on a plane,…
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ketamine’s antidepressant effects
Breakthrough study finds new mechanism explaining ketamine's antidepressant effects A team at the University of…
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Psychedelic Medicine 101: DMT and the near-death experience
A new study from Imperial College London has found significant overlap between the experiences reported…
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Brain scans highlight a hidden, “higher” state of consciousness
Reaching a higher state of consciousness is a concept you're more likely to hear a…
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Psilocybin therapy
Psychedelic psilocybin therapy for depression granted Breakthrough Therapy status by FDA In an extraordinary step…
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Groundbreaking trial finds MDMA reduces social anxiety in autistic adults
As final trials move to establish MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a legal and legitimate clinical treatment, a new…
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September 21, 2018
Scientists Gave MDMA to Octopuses—and What Happened Was Profound
When humans take the drug MDMA, versions of which are known as molly or ecstasy,…
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How and Why Silicon Valley Gets High
Everyone’s hoping a little LSD can lead them to the next billion-dollar idea. Over the…
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Scientists Are Starting to Test Claims about “Microdosing”
Dennis van der Meijden isn’t aiming to see the face of God, feel one with…
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September 1, 2018
FDA Approves Magic Mushrooms For Treating Depression
The Food and Drug Administration has taken an active role in approving new therapies to…
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August 27, 2018
Psychedelic drugs: An effective form of treatment for mental illness?
Why psychedelic drugs could transform how we treat depression and mental illness? The first time…
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August 9, 2018
Ayahuasca is the new frontier for ‘psychedelic feminism’
In the heart of the Amazon, women travel by boat to the wild town of…
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August 2, 2018
The Psychedelic Road to Other Conscious States
How do a few pounds of gray goo in our skulls create our conscious experience—the…
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First study of ketamine for treating adolescent depression yields successful results
A huge amount of research is currently underway investigating the compelling, and novel, effects of…
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Can Psychedelic Drugs Be Medically Useful?
It is exhilarating to witness a resurgence in the study of psychedelics, something President Nixon…
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July 20, 2018
Psychedelics as Therapy
n the nineteen-fifties and sixties, researchers explored the therapeutic effects of LSD on alcoholism, depression,…
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How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD
Ayelet Waldman is a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and activist, but to many she is best…
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July 20, 2018
What Happens When a Blind Person Takes LSD?
How do blind people experience psychedelic drugs? This is the topic of an interesting, but…
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July 20, 2018
Religion as a Product of Psychotropic Drug Use
The notion that hallucinogenic drugs played a significant part in the development of religion has…
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Entheogens: A Brief History of Their Spiritual Use
Too many people, the words psychedelic and spiritual are dissonant on first hearing. Yet the use…
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July 20, 2018
The Psychedelic Miracle
Dr. X is a dad. Appropriately – boringly – at 4:37 p.m. on a national…
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July 20, 2018
My Adventures With the Trip Doctors
My first psilocybin journey began around an altar in the middle of a second-story loft…
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LSD May Chip Away at the Brain’s “Sense of Self” Network
From Tom Wolfe’s account of the LSD-loving Merry Pranksters and their bus ride across America…
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Treating Addiction with Psychedelics
The psychedelic drug ibogaine is known for two things: its reputation in some circles as…
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Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?
What would you see if you could look inside a hallucinating brain? Despite decades of…
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Should We Loosen the Restrictions on Psychedelics?
The resumption of clinical research with psychedelics is producing preliminary evidence of benefit for a…
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July 20, 2018
Music helps hallucinogens heal minds, scientist finds
“I’m going to take you on a ride here,” the music seemed to tell a…
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Psychedelic drugs now used in human studies
After decades of political suppression, studies on psychedelics are now experiencing what top researchers have…
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July 20, 2018
Agony &
As human beings, we are hardwired to experience Ecstasy, Epiphany, Laughter and Bliss. Little children…
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July 20, 2018
LSD May Help Treat Alcoholism
The psychedelic drug LSD can help people with alcoholism quit or cut back their drinking,…
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July 20, 2018
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Take a Psychedelic Pill Ride to Another Universe
This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the…
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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term
The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to…
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Drugs: Is the Pot User Driven–Or in the Driver’s Seat?
Drug users insist that marijuana, amphetamines, LSD and other psychedelic agents give them pleasure, a…
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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Trigger Lasting Personality Change
The psychedelic drug psilocybin (the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) may produce lasting, positive changes…
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Just One Dose of This Psychedelic Drug Can Ease Anxiety
Cancer is a brutal disease on both the body and mind. Not only do treatments…
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Ending America’s War on Drugs Would Finally Unleash the Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics
It was only after U.S. veteran Jonathan Lubecky pulled the trigger on a loaded gun…
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June 26, 2018
Psychedelics may pave path to aid PTSD, more
Psychedelic drugs’ mindexpanding properties may be rooted in their ability to prompt neurons to branch…
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June 26, 2018
FDA Approves First Drug Made From Cannabis
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Epidiolex to treat two…
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June 5, 2018
A neuroscientist reviews Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind”
The book shines new light on the revitalized field of psychedelic medicine It’s safe to…
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