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2026-02-18 DoubleBlind Magazine

Can Psychedelics Help Us Make Peace with Death?

A new wave of thinkers is reimagining how we prepare for our final passage. [...] Read More... The post Can Psychedelics Help Us Make Peace with Death? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2026-02-18 Chemical Collective

PSYCH NEWS – 18/02/26

In February 2026, major advances in psychedelic medicine included a rapid 25-minute DMT therapy showing strong results for depression, psilocybin moving closer to regulatory approval, growing evidence that ketamine’s ...

2026-02-17 Lucid News

Varying Approaches to Psychedelic Policy Reform in Washington State

Lawmakers in Washington state have been debating two distinct and often conflicting visions for the regulation of psychedelics that reflects national tensions about the future of psychedelic therapies. The post Varyin...

Research Policy
2026-02-17 Psychedelic Alpha

Compass Provides Fuller Phase 3 Picture, MADRS Curves, on Webcast

On a webcast, Compass Pathways management shared further insight into this morning’s Phase 3 program readout, which featured a first look at topline data from COMP006 and 26-week data from COMP005. Here, we share the ...

2026-02-17 Psychedelic Alpha

BREAKING: Second Positive Phase 3 for Compass’ Psilocybin, Though Modest Magnitude Raises Questions

Psychedelic Alpha's Josh Hardman reports from Washington, D.C., where conversations with regulators, lawmakers, and insiders suggest a turbulent but potentially transformative period ahead. Amid the noise, there remai...

2026-02-17 Chemical Collective

What Happens When Other Animals Consume Psychedelics?

From dolphins and octopuses to elephants and spiders – animals have been tested with psychedelics in the lab, and consume psychedelics in the wild. But what really happens when animals other than humans consume these ...

2026-02-16 ICEERS

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Spanish Congress

On February 13, 2026, the Ernest Lluch Chamber of the Congress of Deputies hosted Spain’s first parliamentary conference dedicated to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies. For four hours, the Spanish Parliament made r...

Policy
2026-02-16 DoubleBlind Magazine

Is Leadership in Psychedelics Reflecting Who It Serves?

PLUS, chocohongos, AI chatbots, and existential dread. [...] Read More... The post Is Leadership in Psychedelics Reflecting Who It Serves? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2026-02-15 The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

Desire Without Stories

What Psychedelics Reveal About Attraction

2026-02-15 Chemical Collective

The Lanmaoa asiatica Mushroom: A Fungal Enigma

While interest in psychoactive mushrooms is growing, the bolete Lanmaoa asiatica is a newly recognised species in Western awareness whose psychoactive compounds and mechanisms remain unknown, having only been formally...

2026-02-15 ScienceDaily Psychedelics

Psychedelics may work by shutting down reality and unlocking memory

Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from memory. Scientists found that slow, rhythmic brain waves help shift perception away from the outs...

2026-02-13 The Microdose (Berkeley)

A bonanza of new state psychedelics bills, including ones to fund ibogaine research and new trigger laws for synthetic psilocybin

Plus: A death and other troubles at ibogaine centers in Mexico, and MAPS releases policy guidebook

2026-02-13 ICEERS

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Spanish Congress

On February 13, 2026, the Ernest Lluch Chamber of the Congress of Deputies hosted Spain's first parliamentary conference dedicated to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies, entitled “Innovation in mental health: psyche...

2026-02-13 The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

When Psychedelics Expose Misalignment

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

2026-02-13 DoubleBlind Magazine

ChatGPT’s Drug Advice Under Scrutiny After Teen’s Overdose

Over the span of 18 months, a college student repeatedly turned to ChatGPT for drug safety advice. His case is now raising urgent questions. [...] Read More... The post ChatGPT’s Drug Advice Under Scrutiny After Teen’...