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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.
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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.
Desire Without Stories
What Psychedelics Reveal About Attraction
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...
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...
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
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...
When Psychedelics Expose Misalignment
Welcome to the Psychedelic Blog. I write about the impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death.
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’...