MDMA Close to Being Legal
MDMA is getting ever closer to becoming a legal medicine.
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now expediting review of an application which, if approved, would allow doctors to prescribe the psychedelic for people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read moreMDMA: What Happens When Approved as a Prescription Drug?
Keep reading for an interview with regulatory attorney Kimberly I. Chew.
Chew discusses what the process of rescheduling and regulating MDMA’s use might look like.
Read moreThe War on Drugs and How it Damages the Environment
The criminalization of drug production and consumption is driving widespread environmental damage and impeding efforts to stop climate change, a new report from The International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform & Environmental Justice warned today, in advance of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference and less than two months before the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
The report unveils how prohibitive drug policies – which drive drug cultivation into remote and incredibly fragile ecosystems to evade law enforcement detection – are undermining environmental progress and governance in the world’s tropical forest frontiers.
Read moreMassachusetts Joins the Psychedelic Legalization Effort!
Massachusetts may be the next state to legalize psychedelic use through a voter initiative.
The newly formed Massachusetts for Mental Health Options (MMHO) committee submitted initial documents to the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), signaling their intent to secure ballot placement for the measure, details of which are currently sparse.
Read moreIndigenous Peyote Use
Attorney Steven C. Moore discusses the history and future of peyote use and legal access for Indigenous people in the United States.
Read moreLegality of Psychedelics around the Globe
Psychedelics have been illegal in much of the world for over half a century. However, that is starting to change. As the medical and spiritual benefits of psychedelics become increasingly apparent, more cities, states, and countries are changing the laws that govern these compounds.
The following is an outline of the global laws governing psychedelics as of June 1, 2023. Fortunately, laws are constantly changing! To stay up to date on where psychedelics are legalized and decriminalized, keep an eye on our legal guide, which is constantly being updated to reflect changes in regulations.
Read morePsychedelics... Legal Soon?
Update on Oregon
It has shown to be effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and end-of-life anxiety.
Since then, regulations and restrictions for psilocybin treatment have taken shape across the state with many rural counties opting out of providing any psilocybin-related services at all.
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