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2026-05-05 • Microdose (industry)

PTSD, Policy Shifts, and the Rise of Neuroplastogens: What Enveric’s Latest Data Signals for the Field

The psychedelic medicine sector has spent years building momentum on the back of compelling clinical narratives. But as 2026 unfolds, the conversation is evolving into something more technical, and arguably more conse...

2026-05-05 • MAPS

MAPS & State of Colorado Partner to Deliver Free Harm Reduction Training for First Responders

DENVER, May 5, 2026 — The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) announced a partnership with the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Natural Medicine Division to provide MAPS’ Psychedelic Crisis As...

2026-05-05 • ICEERS

The 1971 Convention Never Asked Indigenous Peoples

Fifty-five years after its adoption, the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances continues to function as the backbone of the international regime that restricts access to compounds such as DMT, psil...

2026-05-04 • Breaking Convention (Substack)

Tickets running low!

plus more sessions announced and other events in London...

2026-05-04 • Tripsitter (Substack)

High Botany: The Genetic Abomination That Could Reshape Psychedelic Medicine

A psychedelic chimera: meet the tobacco plant scientists hacked to produce psychedelic compounds from a shrub, a mushroom, and a toad.

2026-05-04 • The Microdose (Berkeley)

Do psychedelics create a shared reality? 5 Questions with health psychologist Talea Cornelius

Cornelius discusses how psychedelic experiences impact romantic relationships.

2026-05-04 • Filter Magazine (Psychedelics)

Oklahoma Senate Advances Research-Focused Ibogaine Bill

The Oklahoma State Senate voted on April 29 to pass the Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act. Formally known as House Bill ... The post Oklahoma Senate Advances Research-Focused Ibogaine Bill appeared first on Filter.

2026-05-04 • Filter Magazine (Psychedelics)

Oklahoma Senate Advances Research-Focused Ibogaine Bill

The Oklahoma State Senate voted on April 29 to pass the Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act. Formally known as House Bill ...

2026-05-04 • MAPS

MAPS Statement on Bipartisan Congressional Letter to FDA

Washington DC — Reps. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Lou Correa (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies Caucus, led a bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress in a letter to Food and Drug Ad...

2026-05-04 • DoubleBlind Magazine

There’s Actually a Need for Microdosing Facilitators

PLUS psychedelic friendships, Ecuadorian cloud forests, and palo santo. [...] Read More... The post There’s Actually a Need for Microdosing Facilitators appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.

2026-05-04 • Chemical Collective

How Do Psychedelics Change People’s Moral Attitudes and Behaviours?

Psychedelics can act as moral catalysts that increase empathy, dissolve rigid beliefs, and expand one’s sense of interconnectedness, but they don’t provide a universal moral direction – with outcomes shaped largely by...

2026-05-03 • The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

What Changes When You Take Psychedelics Abroad

This week’s Sunday Insider: The same substance hits differently when the setting does more of the work.

2026-05-02 • Australian Psychedelic Society

Beyond Talk Therapy: Rhythmic Practices as Psychedelic Integration Tools

While traditional talk therapy remains valuable and often necessary, many people are discovering that words alone don’t always reach the depth of a psychedelic experience.

2026-05-01 • The Microdose (Berkeley)

FDA issues priority vouchers for psychedelics developers Compass Pathways, Usona Institute, and Transcend Therapeutics

Plus: Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General. Will Texas ban in-home ketamine? And what is 2C-B?

2026-05-01 • The Psychedelic Blog (Substack)

The Global Landscape of Psychedelic Culture: What People Take, Where & Why

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