Weekly Psychedelic Policy Briefing β August 9, 2026
Jack Gorsline, investigative journalist, covers four federal developments this week. The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a five-site psilocybin trial, and the drug it runs on belongs to a company preparing an application for approval. The Senate voted to delay the federal hemp THC ban by one month, though the House has not acted. The [β¦] The post Weekly Psychedelic Policy Briefing β August 9, 2026 appeared first on Psychedelics Today.
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