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What should I look for in a psychedelic training course?
As psychedelic therapeutic practices move towards above-ground legal practice and underground psychedelic use increases, interest in education and training around psychedelics and their therapeutic use is high. So i...
Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman: Federal Psychedelic Policy, VA Pathways, and Ibogaine Safety Standards
Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman join our podcast to discuss how psychedelic policy is actually moving in Washington, DC. Lavasani leads Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, a DC-based advocacy organization focused on educa...
Q1 2026 Psychedelic Drug Development Pipeline: Bullseye Charts
We present the psychedelic drug development pipeline in two ‘bullseye chart’ formats, as of Q1 2026.
Breaking: Enveric Reports New Mechanistic Data Supporting Non-Hallucinogenic Neuroplastogen Strategy
A new data release from Enveric Biosciences is sharpening the scientific debate at the heart of psychedelic drug development: can therapeutic benefit be separated from hallucination at the receptor level? In results a...
How Do Psychedelics Change One’s Relationship to Boredom?
Oli Genn-Bash argues that boredom may be more damaging than stress in modern overstimulated life because it reflects a lack of meaning and connection, and while psychedelics don’t eliminate boredom, they may reshape o...
Couples Are Turning to Ketamine-Assisted Therapy to Heal Their Relationships
As couples’ therapists, we see the same painful sticking points again and again. Couples arrive at therapy with a familiar experience: “We love each other, but we can’t seem to understand or reach each other anymore. ...
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.
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...