Psychedelic Medicine

A new study has for the first time revealed one of the molecular mechanisms by which CBD directly blocks the negative psychiatric side effects generated by THC.

Can a drug-induced psychedelic experience be replicated by virtual reality? Or, can VR induce its own unique altered state of consciousness?

A new research program from DARPA is looking to remove those pesky hallucinatory side effects from psychedelic medicines such as MDMA & psilocybin.

In a first for the US, Johns Hopkins University is launching a research center dedicated to investigating psychedelic compounds.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are beginning a world-first human clinical trial on the effects of psilocybin therapy in persons with anorexia.

CBD is now an FDA-approved medicine, but there has been very little study into how food affects the cannabis-derived compound’s absorption. A valuable new study has strikingly found that CBD absorption is significantly increased when it is consumed alongside high-fat foods.

Denver-based company Sträva revealed it has begun developing tea and coffee products infused with microdoses of psilocybin. Following the recent decriminalization measure passed in the city of Denver, Sträva suggests it could reach the market with psilocybin coffee within two years.

A compelling study has revealed how a mammalian brain can produce an incredibly powerful hallucinogen called DMT. The research shows the psychedelic is endogenously produced in a number of brain regions, including the visual cortex, and spikes in concentrations following an induced cardiac arrest.

A fascinating new study from scientists at the University of Chicago is offering the very first placebo-controlled clinical research testing the mood-altering, physiological and behavioral effects of tiny LSD microdoses.

Following last month’s historic ballot initiative in Denver that decriminalized psilocybin magic mushrooms, Oakland City Council has passed a resolution decriminalizing the adult use of all entheogenic plants, including magic mushrooms, cactus and any natural materials used to produce ayahuasca.

​A new study is suggesting a great number of individuals are self-treating problematic alcohol consumption with strong doses of LSD or psilocybin. The research rekindles interest in a strong vein of study from the 1950s and 1960s into LSD and alcoholism.

After a tense 24 hours of vote counting it seems a Denver city initiative to essentially decriminalize personal use and possession of psilocybin magic mushrooms has been passed. With a margin of less than 2,000 votes Denver becomes the first city in the United States pass such a measure.