Event The Press Release As psychedelic reform accelerates in the U.S. and beyond, the world’s largest psychedelic conference, Psychedelic Science 2025  (June 16–20 in Denver), will convene the key voices shaping this new policy landscape. Hosted by MAPS, the conference’s Policy Track gathers an unparalleled lineup of public officials, civil rights attorneys, Veteran advocates, and […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 36-year-old man has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute 28.6 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jesus Cedillo pleaded guilty Feb. 25. U.S. District Judge David Morales has now ordered Cedillo to serve 126 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years […]

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to a drug trafficking charge, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Jose Angel Sanchez, 33, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five […]

We’ve all been there! A pair of hikers in New York called emergency services to report that a third member of their group had died, but when a park ranger responded to rescue them it turned out they were just high on hallucinogenic mushrooms, officials say. The third hiker was uninjured – and not dead […]

A former Mecklenburg judge facing cocaine charges missed a court appearance and was arrested this week. Charles “Casey” Viser, 53, failed to appear in court May 2 on a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. District Court Judge Roy Wiggins issued an order […]

WASHINGTON – Cila Melgar Rodriguez, 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine throughout the District of Columbia and Maryland. Rodriguez is in the U.S. illegally and is subject to mandatory deportation after […]