Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused a witness of being on ketamine during a Senate Judiciary hearing on combatting antisemitism. Kennedy told Kevin Rachlin, a fellow at the Alliance for Peacebuilding, that he was “dipping into [his] ketamine stash” during questioning. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/sen-kennedy-accuses-hearing-witness-of-ketamine-use-233563717506?utm_source=beehiivemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sorry-l-a-times-but-cacao-isn-t-ayahuasca

Emerge’s Hot Take This week in psychedelinks: Oregon psilocybin center wins appeal An Oregon appeals board ruled late last month in favor of Juniper Preserve Resort, a psilocybin service center that was denied a land use permit by Deschutes County. The county rejected the permit, arguing that transporting psilocybin on federally managed roads was illegal […]

The Natural Medicine Division (NMD) has issued a Consumer Alert regarding Natural Medicine fraud and scams. Reminder: The commercial sale of natural medicine (including psilocybin, psilocin, mescaline, DMT, and ibogaine) is strictly prohibited under Colorado law. Synthetic natural medicine (e.g. 4-AcO-DMT) remains illegal under Colorado law. If you encounter a business or advertisement selling natural medicine, please […]

Yes i thought that narrative of Psymposia as the bad guys for pointing out obvious truths was a fairly despicable article and was designed to serve the interests of capital. Never let a discussion of ethics get in the way of truckloads of cash! As the Slate writer points out As a journalist who has […]

By Hillary Campbell & Whitt Steineker on March 11, 2025   It’s funny how things work out – sometimes you find yourself living in a sort of butterfly effect where the tail seems to wag the dog. In 2023, when we first started writing about the traction psychedelics were gaining as medicine, our goal was not to end up spending years covering […]

They write Psychedelic Culture 2025 (March 29-30), we’re excited to share that the recordings from last year’s conference are now available for free on our YouTube channel. Revisit these powerful conversations and get inspired for PCU25—now just I’d highlight  The channel