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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 ...

Research Policy
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.

2026-01-14 MAPS

Green, Volat Transition from the MAPS Board of Directors to Committee Members

January 14, 2026 — In October 2025, Joe Green and Miriam Volat resigned their positions as members of the MAPS Board of Directors. Mr. Green joined the MAPS board in December 2020 and — among other things — raised key...

2026-01-14 Chemical Collective

Decentralised Minds: Can Psychedelics Undermine the Military Industrial Complex?

Can psychedelics genuinely challenge and undermine the military-industrial complex by transforming consciousness, or do they risk being co-opted to merely help individuals psychologically adapt to an inherently violen...

2026-01-13 MAPS

MAPS Submits 2025 Cannabis Data Safety Update Report to FDA for MJP2 Phase 2 Study

On January 13, 2026, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) submitted the 2025 Cannabis Data Safety Update Report (DSUR) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The DSUR provides an a...

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2026-01-12 The Microdose (Berkeley)

Psychedelic Mad Men: 5 Questions for public health researcher Olivia Marcus

Marcus discusses the rise of psychedelic advertisements.

2026-01-12 DoubleBlind Magazine

New DEA Rules Are on the Horizon for Telehealth Ketamine Clinics

PLUS best places to trip on psychedelics and LSD for women's health. [...] Read More... The post New DEA Rules Are on the Horizon for Telehealth Ketamine Clinics appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2026-01-12 Chemical Collective

A Holistic and Spiritual Approach to Functional Mushrooms

Oli Genn-Bash explores the growing popularity of functional mushrooms, blending personal experience, research, and traditional perspectives to argue for a more holistic, respectful understanding of fungi. The post A H...