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Is ‘The Trip’ Essential to The Psychedelic Experience?

Is ‘The Trip’ Essential to The Psychedelic Experience?

Biology and experience are tough to separate, but some researchers are exploring the possibility of non-hallucinogenic psychedelics as a mental health treatment. This begs the question: what do we lose, and what do we gain when we take the trip out of the psychedelic experience?
Health Canada Grants Special Access to Restricted Drugs for Psychedelic TherapyShutterstock

Health Canada Grants Special Access to Restricted Drugs for Psychedelic Therapy

New amendment reverses a 2013 Health Canada policy that prevented "a letter of authorization for a new drug that is or that contains a restricted drug."
Microdosing Psilocybin for Beginners in 5 Easy StepsShutterstock.com

Microdosing Psilocybin for Beginners in 5 Easy Steps

Journal. Measure. Schedule. Listen. Flourish. This increasingly popular practice only pays off with careful intention and execution.

Latest News

Interview with Rick Doblin, Executive Director and Founder of MAPS

Podcasts
In this episode, Rick and James Hallifax discuss MAPS’ work treating PTSD with MDMA, sending the Soviets Psychedelics, and what the future holds.
January 26, 2022
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Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Push for Psychedelic Medical Research and DecriminalizationShutterstock

Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Push for Psychedelic Reform

Policy
Biggest difference between the two proposed bills: one decriminalizes plant medicine.
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January 26, 2022
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How MAPS Founder Rick Doblin Guides Someone Through a Bad Psychedelic TripShutterstock

How Rick Doblin Guides Someone Through a Bad Psychedelic Trip

Culture
Difficult trips could be a problem in areas where psychedelics have been decriminalized, which is why MAPS will offer a psychonaut training program.
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January 25, 2022
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Psychedelic Beer: The Leadership Elixir of the Ancient Peruvian AndesShutterstock

Psychedelic Beer: The Leadership Elixir of the Ancient Peruvian Andes

Culture
Archeological research suggests psychedelic beer may have helped rulers of the pre-Incan empire maintain power for 400 years.
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January 25, 2022
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How to Prepare for Your First Psychedelic Trip in 5 Easy Steps

How to Prepare for Your First Psychedelic Trip in 5 Easy Steps

Culture, Treatment
Psilocybin and LSD are becoming more popular and more accessible, but before your first psychedelic trip, it is essential to prepare.
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January 24, 2022
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Psychedelic Business Spotlight - January 21

Psychedelic Business Spotlight – January 21

Business
Catch up on some of the biggest psychedelic business developments that unfolded in the last week.
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January 21, 2022
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DEA Proposes Adding 5 Lesser-Known Psychedelics to Schedule 1 Controlled Substances

DEA Proposes Adding 5 More Psychedelics to Schedule 1 Controlled Substances

Policy
Agency argues these five tryptamines "have no known medical use," setting up a showdown with the emerging psychedelics industry.
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January 20, 2022
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Majority of Mental Health Patients Support Access to Psychedelics, Survey Finds

Majority of Mental Health Patients Support Access to Psychedelics, Survey Finds

Treatment
Americans continue to open their minds to ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA treatment for depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
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January 19, 2022
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Cybin Set to Measure Psychedelic Effects on the Brain Using Kernel Flow’s Revolutionary Technology

Cybin Set to Measure Psychedelic Effects on the Brain Using Kernel Flow’s Revolutionary Technology

Business
The technology may be more broadly used in the future for neuroscientific or physiological studies of brain activity during psychedelic use.
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January 18, 2022
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PODCASTS

January 7, 2022

Interview with James Lanthier, CEO of Mindset Pharma

CEO of Mindset Pharma, James Lanthier, gives us an overview of his company and the 4 new psychedelics they are creating. He also discusses some big breaking news!
December 29, 2021

Interview with Matt Stang, CEO of Delic Corp

December 8, 2021

Interview with Julianne Keu, Psychedelic YouTuber

December 2, 2021

Interview with Ed Prideaux, Journalist at the Perception Restoration Foundation

Sena Maria On The Benefits of Microdosing
November 24, 2021

Sena Maria On The Benefits of Microdosing

VIDEOS

December 23, 2021

Microdosing VS. Macrodosing Magic Mushrooms feat. Julianne Keu

December 18, 2021

Albert Labs: “The First to Market” Using Psychedelics to Treat Anxiety in Cancer Patients

December 16, 2021

Microdosing: Why So Many Entrepreneurs Microdose Psilocybin Mushrooms feat. Julianne Keu

December 12, 2021

“Taking the leap” on Plant Medicines and Psilocybin with Formed NHL Enforcer Riley Cote

December 11, 2021

Psychedelics and Women’s Health – What We DON’T Know



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The Sooner State might soon be a friendlier place The Sooner State might soon be a friendlier place for psychedelic researchers and enthusiasts. Two GOP lawmakers in Oklahoma recently introduced bills pushing for reform around psilocybin, the naturally occurring hallucinogenic compound found in hundreds of fungi species. Their pieces of legislation would pave the way for clinical trials researching the psychedelic’s therapeutic potential with veterans, with one going an extra step further in calling for the drug’s decriminalization if possessed in reasonable quantities. More info by tapping the #linkinbio! Photo: @cassiopeus #psilocybin #lsd #ketamine #mentalhealth #psychedelicstocks #psychedelicmedicine#ketamine #mentalhealth #psychedelicvibe #mindfulliving #meditation #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #mentalhealthmatters #psychedelics #psychedelic #science #medicine  #psychedelic #PTSD #anxiety
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CULTURE

Psychedelics Will Have a Big Presence at SXSW in 2022
January 5, 2022

Psychedelics Will Have a Big Presence at SXSW in 2022

Tim Ferriss and Roland Griffiths are among the biggest names in the burgeoning psychedelics movement that are set to appear during the SXSW Conference running from March 11-20.
December 31, 2021

5 Ways ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is More Psychedelic Than the Original Trilogy

How Spider-Man Helped Richard Nixon Push the War on Drugs in the 1970s
December 17, 2021

How Spider-Man Helped Richard Nixon Push the War on Drugs in the 1970s

Psychedelic Holiday Gift Guide 2021: 12 Ideas for Spreading Trippy Cheer This Year
December 6, 2021

Psychedelic Holiday Gift Guide 2021: 12 Ideas for Spreading Trippy Cheer This Year

December 2, 2021

Celebrities: Are They Helping or Harming the Psychedelic Movement?

INDUSTRY

Psychedelic Business Spotlight — January 14
January 14, 2022

Psychedelic Business Spotlight — January 14

This week in psychedelic business news: Another psychedelics company starts trading on OTCQB; another ketamine trial delivers; and another patent is issued.
Psychedelic Business Spotlight — January 7
January 7, 2022

Psychedelic Business Spotlight — January 7

Mindset Pharma Teams Up with The McQuade Center to Develop 2 Families of Novel Psychedelic Compounds
January 5, 2022

Mindset Pharma Teams Up with The McQuade Center to Develop 2 Families of Novel Psychedelic Compounds

December 31, 2021

Psychedelic Business Spotlight – December 31

December 30, 2021

2021: A Year in Review for the Psychedelics Business

POLICY

Psychedelics 'Train Has Left the Station' Says Federal Drug Official as More States Seek AccessShutterstock
January 18, 2022

Psychedelics ‘Train Has Left the Station’ Says Federal Drug Official as More States Seek Access

A Republican in Missouri and two Democrats in Virginia file bills that push the psychedelics movement forward.
Ketamine Trial for Alcohol Use Disorder Delivers Very Promising ResultsShutterstock
January 12, 2022

Ketamine Trial for Alcohol Use Disorder Delivers Very Promising Results

Psychedelic Therapy and Decriminalization Legislation Set to Make Waves in 2022
January 11, 2022

Promising Psychedelic Therapy Legislation Set to Make Waves in 2022

Is ‘The Trip’ Essential to The Psychedelic Experience?
January 7, 2022

Is ‘The Trip’ Essential to The Psychedelic Experience?

Psychedelics Can Change Your View on the Nature of Reality
January 6, 2022

Psychedelics Can Change Your View on the Nature of Reality

RESEARCH

December 29, 2021

Texas Further Embraces Psychedelics with Launch of Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy

Research will focus on how various psychedelics can be used under proper supervision and guidance to treat severe depression, anxiety and PTSD.
Psychedelics Can Change Your View on the Nature of Reality
January 6, 2022

Psychedelics Can Change Your View on the Nature of Reality

December 29, 2021

Texas Further Embraces Psychedelics with Launch of Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy

FDA Green Lights Tryp Therapeutics' Psilocybin Study on Binge Eating DisorderShutterstock.com
December 23, 2021

FDA Green Lights Tryp Therapeutics’ Psilocybin Study on Binge Eating Disorder

December 14, 2021

Understanding HPPD to Prioritize Harm Reduction of a Very Real Psychedelic Risk

TREATMENT

Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Depression, According to ‘Most Comprehensive Review’ of Evidence — But Patient Experiences Suggest More Applications
December 28, 2021

Ketamine Rapidly Reduces Depression, According to ‘Most Comprehensive Review’ of Evidence — But Patient Experiences Suggest More Applications

Psychedelic Spotlight speaks to a Field Trip Health patient and a psychotherapist, whose experiences suggest ketamine can also treat anxiety among other mental health issues.
Can Psychedelics Treat Alzheimer's Disease?
December 27, 2021

Can Psychedelics Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?

December 20, 2021

Why Psychedelic Research May Bring the Next Big Breakthrough in Dementia Treatment

New Study Suggests SSRI Drugs Can Be Used Safely with Psilocybin to Treat DepressionShutterstock.com
November 30, 2021

New Study Suggests SSRI Drugs Can Be Used Safely with Psilocybin to Treat Depression

Manhattan Hospital Partners with Cybin to Provide Psychedelic Therapies to Marginalized CoShutterstock.com
November 23, 2021

Manhattan Hospital Partners with Cybin to Provide Psychedelic Therapies to Marginalized Communities

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