After the failure of Question 4 in Massachusetts in 2024 there has been a resurgence of other more focused proposed legislation targeting reform of state laws regulating the use of psychedelics.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Newly released data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) shows fentanyl-related poisoning deaths dropped by more than 42% between July 2024 and June 2025 compared with the previous year. The decrease marks the first significant decline in years after Texas saw fentanyl deaths rise over 600% from 2019 to 2023, which claimed […] The post Fentanyl Deaths in Texas Dropped 42% Following the 'One Pill Kills' Campaign appeared first on Texas Politics.| Texas Politics
Some lives leave their mark in books, while others do so in our hearts. Diego de las Casas Cañedo achieved both: a pioneer in the legal defense of ayahuasca and those who shared it, as well as in the fight to end the legal and economic persecution of cannabis users, he was a dear friend to those who knew him: generous to a fault, infectiously funny. His recent passing has robbed us of a lucid and courageous lawyer, but above all, a luminous human being with a heart of gold and a mind of plat...| ICEERS
In the last issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy Volume 144, Part 3, October 2025, 104959, we can read this very interesting analysis of a survey. Cannabis growers as gardeners: results from a survey among Italian and British small-scale growers Background The horticultural nature of growing cannabis is often overlooked in the […] The post Cannabis growers as gardeners: results from a survey among Italian and British small-scale growers appeared first on ENCOD.| ENCOD
In this episode, George Miller speaks with Julia Buxton about how personal experience drew her into the drug policy field, why US power has played such a disproportionate role and what happens when countries attempt reform. The post PODCAST: Drugs: The path that led to prohibition appeared first on Transforming Society.| Transforming Society
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) in Mexico is analyzing an injunction that challenges the absolute ban on practices involving psilocybin mushrooms. The case, debated in the First Chamber in 2024, seeks to determine whether this restriction violates fundamental rights such as the free development of personality and the right to health. The decision, which will be made by a new composition of the court, could set a historic precedent in drug policy and the protection of traditi...| ICEERS
Every June 26, the United Nations commemorates the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a date that has historically been used to reinforce discourses of control and punishment surrounding psychoactive substances. However, in recent years, this day has been reappropriated by civil society organizations around the world to highlight the devastating consequences of repressive policies and demand approaches focused on health, human rights, and social justice. The post In...| ICEERS
From DMT vapes to MDMA gummies, psilocybin mushroom chocolate bars, and LSD microdots, an expanding range of psychedelic Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) products is becoming increasingly available in the U.S. and Europe. The post The Booming Market For Psychedelic Consumer Packaged Goods first appeared on Lucid News. The post The Booming Market For Psychedelic Consumer Packaged Goods appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
The future of ibogaine therapy was a central topic at the 2025 Psychedelic Science conference, where it was endorsed by former Texas governor Rick Perry and others. Other states are following suit, but some advocates worry about possible exploitation of the plant medicine. The post 2025: The Year of Ibogaine Therapy first appeared on Lucid News. The post 2025: The Year of Ibogaine Therapy appeared first on Lucid News.| Lucid News
In part 2 of our series on campaign finance, new complaints filed by former staffers of the Massachusetts Yes on 4 psychedelics initiative to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance appear to contradict assertions from a senior campaign advisor that payments were done in accordance with state law. The post Details of Alleged MA Initiative Campaign Finance Violations In New OCPF Complaints first appeared on Lucid News. The post Details of Alleged MA Initiative Campaign Finan...| Lucid News
The state of Arizona has allocated $10 million in funding for ibogaine research as part of the 2026 fiscal year budget.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Jacqueline Hackett, who earned a MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, serves as deputy chief of staff for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy| The Hub
Watch our first mini-doc on overdose prevention sites America's First Supervised Drug Consumption Site: OnPoint NYC| Invisible People
See what stories caught our attention this week, from housing progress for Angelenos to a radical approach to addiction treatment.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Two former campaign staffers of the failed Yes on 4 ballot initiative in Massachusetts have filed complaints with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance alleging violations of campaign finance law.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Violet Butler, MJLST Note/Comment Editor Sex and drugs don’t mix. Or do they? A scroll on the popular LGBTQ+ hookup and dating app Grindr will...| LawSci Forum
Speakers at the 2025 Psychedelic Culture conference focused on the collective resilience of international plant medicine communities while noting that two presenters were not permitted to enter the U.S. and others were denied visas.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Massachusetts voters consider The Natural Psychedelic Substances Act which would legalize the possession and cultivation of certain psychedelics.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
In the first part of a two-part series, Ann Harrison interviews addiction treatment expert Dr. Howard Kornfeld about the FDA decision to reject the Lykos Therapeutics proposal for MDMA-assisted therapy.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Prior to last week's FDA decision to reject Lykos Therapeutics' proposed MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) reflected on the urgent need for better PTSD treatments to reduce veteran suicides and the game plan for lawmakers to keep support for psychedelic-assisted therapies moving forward.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
by Victoria Litman, M.Div., J.D., LL.M. On May 21, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) signed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in the Federal Register. This publication kicks off a 62-day comment period on a rule that would move marijuana to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act| Bill of Health
Despite the common refrain that jails and prisons are de facto treatment facilities, most prioritize punitive mail scanning policies and strict visitation rules that fail ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
Unfortunately, this year saw the return of many types of failed criminal legal system policies that would be more at home in 1993 than 2023. ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
