Australia Rejects Bid to Reschedule Psilocybin, MDMA for Therapeutic Use
PolicyMind Medicine Australia, a psychedelics advocacy organization that filed the application, says the country "lost a massive opportunity to be a leader in this field with this decision.”
New York Legislator Introduces Bill to Legalize Psilocybin Treatment
Policy"Establishing a widespread route to provide New Yorkers with this medical treatment would be a monumental step in providing mental health care to improve lives,” reads the bill.
Toronto Moves to Decriminalize Psychedelics
PolicyProposed legislation decriminalizes personal possession and use of all illegal drugs in an effort to focus on health and social equity instead of criminalization.
DEA Boosts Psychedelics Production (Again) to Meet Research Demand
PolicyDrug Enforcement Agency also addresses concerns from Native American Church regarding peyote poaching for mescaline research.
New Florida Bill Proposes Decriminalization of Psychedelics (and Every Other Illegal Drug)
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A new bill filed in Florida has proposed the decriminalization of psychedelics, along with the rest of currently illegal drugs, and the promotion of rehabilitation instead of criminalization for drug-related offenses.
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Australian Doctor Sues State Over Patient Access to MDMA
Policy“People will continue to kill themselves, and my patient will continue to suffer in silence until the Victorian Government allows me to access a new treatment which may finally bring peace to a troubled mind,” says Dr. Eli Kotler.
DEA Quadruples Psilocybin Manufacturing for Research in Final 2021 Production Quotas
PolicyDrug Enforcement Agency also hugely boosts MDMA and DMT quotas “in response to the nationwide public interest in hallucinogenic controlled substances research.”
Detroit Voters Decriminalize Plant Psychedelics
PolicyAs the decriminalization movement sweeps through Michigan, Detroit becomes the largest city in the state to decriminalize entheogenic plants.
Psychedelic Patents Should Be Limited, Harvard Law Experts Say
Policy"If a small number of companies secure wide swaths of intellectual property early on, then the beneficial impact of that shift may be blunted," warn researchers.
Fourth Massachusetts City Decriminalizes Psychedelic Plants
PolicyThe resolution, however, does not authorize the commercial sale of entheogenic plants and fungi, nor cultivation for large-scale distribution.