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2026-01-19 DoubleBlind Magazine

The Complexity of Developing Pharmaceutical Mescaline Drugs

PLUS, best games to play while high, DEA's new telehealth ketamine rules, and the Shipibo stewardship of ayahuasca. [...] Read More... The post The Complexity of Developing Pharmaceutical Mescaline Drugs appeared firs...

2026-01-19 Psychedelic Alpha

The Psychedelic News Feed: January 12 – 18, 2026

Your one-stop digest for the latest coverage of psychedelics business, policy, research and beyond, for the week commencing January 12, 2025.

2026-01-18 The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

What Psychedelics Actually Destabilize

This Week’s Sunday Insider: What Psychedelics quietly tear down after the trip ends.

2026-01-18 Chemical Collective

Dionysian Cults and Free Parties

Free parties can be understood as modern expressions of ancient ritual practices – akin to the Dionysian Mysteries – where music, dance, and psychoactive substances induce ecstatic states of consciousness. The post Di...

2026-01-17 Tripsitter (Substack)

Do Magic Mushroom Strains Actually Matter?

It’s tempting to believe that choosing the right magic mushroom strain lets you design your “ideal trip.” But biology refuses to cooperate. Here’s the reality behind mushroom strains.

2026-01-16 Psychedelic Alpha

Australia’s Psychedelic Experiment: Progress, Pitfalls, and What Comes Next

Here, Monica Schweickle, founder of The Psychedelic Consultancy, an Australian firm that supports professionals navigating the country’s psychedelics system, and Psychedelic Alpha Editor Josh Hardman review the progre...

2026-01-16 The Microdose (Berkeley)

New psychedelic legislative efforts in WA; NJ bill passes; MindMed and Cybin rebranding

Plus: Psychedelic retreat safety protocols vary, and are psychoplastogens “sanitizing” psychedelics?

2026-01-16 DoubleBlind Magazine

Who Sets the Ethical Standards for Psychedelics Now?

As psychedelic access expands, ethical gaps are becoming impossible to ignore. [...] Read More... The post Who Sets the Ethical Standards for Psychedelics Now? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2026-01-16 The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

6 Psychedelic Archetypes People Grow Into

Welcome to the Psychedelic Blog. I write about the impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death.

2026-01-16 Chemical Collective

2C-P : La charrette psychédélique

Nuit décrit son expérience du 2C-P comme un psychédélique puissant, à action lente et prolongée, appartenant à la famille des 2C-x – davantage comparable à une longue et exigeante randonnée qu’à un simple voyage. The ...

2026-01-15 Lucid News

Partners Announced for Texas Ibogaine Research Consortium Funding

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has announced $50 million in awards to a collective of public universities across the state to establish the Texas Ibogaine Research Consortium. The post Partners ...

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2026-01-15 Psychedelic Alpha

Views from the Field on Psychedelics in 2026: Excitement, Anxiety, and Open Questions

As we head into what many expect to be a pivotal year, we asked people from across the psychedelics field what they are excited about, concerned by, and hoping to gain clarity on in 2026. What emerges is a picture of ...

2026-01-15 Lucid News

From Nepal to Podcasts: The Viral Rise of Hallucinogenic “Mad Honey”

For millennia, Himalayan tribes have scaled cliffs to obtain psychoactive honey for its medicinal properties. However, in recent years, their sacred gift has been appropriated by thrill-seekers influenced by “podcast ...

2026-01-14 Psychedelic Alpha

Op-Ed: Psychedelics in Practice: What the State Programs Are Teaching Us

Here, in the first of a series of Op-Eds that focus on alternative psychedelics access models, Healing Advocacy Fund's Executive Director, Taylor West, shares her views on how state psychedelic programs are shaping up...

2026-01-14 DoubleBlind Magazine

What Is Captagon, and Why Is It Flooding the Middle East?

The amphetamine-like drug has become increasingly popular among partiers and military fighters. [...] Read More... The post What Is Captagon, and Why Is It Flooding the Middle East? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.