Category: Psychedelics

The FDA Wants to Talk Psychedelic Therapy. The Movement Has Bigger Questions.

September 17, 2026 No Comments

The FDA’s written comment period on therapeutic psychedelics closes October 5, and the notice is narrower than most people calling for comments seem to realize. The National Psychedelics Association is backing an ADA lawsuit over Oregon’s centers-only rule. Port Townsend is pushing grow-your-own, and says many of its local mushroom growers are retirees. San Francisco is training a professional class. And a Brooklyn Buddhist group is worried legalization will make the experience too easy.

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Ren and Chris Webby Got High in the Woods and Made the Best Album I’ve Heard All Year

September 3, 2026 No Comments

I found Ren by accident in a Chicago hotel room and I’ve been interviewing Chris Webby since 2018. They met through a comment section, holed up in a house in the Connecticut woods and came out with fifteen songs that didn’t exist when they walked in. It’s the best album I’ve heard all year, and the documentary explains why: you can hear the friendship.

Can Weed Feel Like Magic Mushrooms? Johns Hopkins Researchers Put THC to the Test

September 3, 2026 No Comments

A four-person Johns Hopkins pilot study found that 25 mg of oral THC could produce altered-state profiles that qualitatively resembled those seen with 25 mg of psilocybin, particularly when consumed in a setting modeled on psychedelic research. The sample is far too small to establish cannabis as a psychedelic, but the findings add to earlier research suggesting that dose, context, and individual response can push THC experiences into unexpectedly psychedelic-like territory.

In 40 Years, MAPS Partnered With Universities, Clinicians and the Pentagon. It Just Signed Its First Deal With a Weed Shop.

August 31, 2026 No Comments

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has worked with universities, clinicians and the Department of Defense. Its first partnership with a cannabis company is HoneyProjects, a three-store New Jersey operator whose newest dispensary opened August 29 in Elmwood Park. It’s education and outreach at retail, not research, and that’s what makes the venue interesting.

Mushrooms Got 10x Stronger Since 2019. World’s Biggest Shroom Church Built A Calculator So You Don’t Run Naked Down The Street.

June 27, 2026 No Comments

Mushroom potency has exploded, with some strains testing up to 80 times stronger than others. Oakland’s Church of Ambrosia, the world’s biggest mushroom church, partnered with a community lab to test hundreds of strains and built an open-source dosage calculator. The goal: fewer “Naked Ninja” emergencies and a end to the old “a gram is a gram” myth.

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The FDA Wants to Talk Psychedelic Therapy. The Movement Has Bigger Questions.

September 17, 2026 No Comments

The FDA’s written comment period on therapeutic psychedelics closes October 5, and the notice is narrower than most people calling for comments seem to realize. The National Psychedelics Association is backing an ADA lawsuit over Oregon’s centers-only rule. Port Townsend is pushing grow-your-own, and says many of its local mushroom growers are retirees. San Francisco is training a professional class. And a Brooklyn Buddhist group is worried legalization will make the experience too easy.

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Can Weed Feel Like Magic Mushrooms? Johns Hopkins Researchers Put THC to the Test

September 3, 2026 No Comments

A four-person Johns Hopkins pilot study found that 25 mg of oral THC could produce altered-state profiles that qualitatively resembled those seen with 25 mg of psilocybin, particularly when consumed in a setting modeled on psychedelic research. The sample is far too small to establish cannabis as a psychedelic, but the findings add to earlier research suggesting that dose, context, and individual response can push THC experiences into unexpectedly psychedelic-like territory.

Read More »

In 40 Years, MAPS Partnered With Universities, Clinicians and the Pentagon. It Just Signed Its First Deal With a Weed Shop.

August 31, 2026 No Comments

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has worked with universities, clinicians and the Department of Defense. Its first partnership with a cannabis company is HoneyProjects, a three-store New Jersey operator whose newest dispensary opened August 29 in Elmwood Park. It’s education and outreach at retail, not research, and that’s what makes the venue interesting.

Read More »

Mushrooms Got 10x Stronger Since 2019. World’s Biggest Shroom Church Built A Calculator So You Don’t Run Naked Down The Street.

June 27, 2026 No Comments

Mushroom potency has exploded, with some strains testing up to 80 times stronger than others. Oakland’s Church of Ambrosia, the world’s biggest mushroom church, partnered with a community lab to test hundreds of strains and built an open-source dosage calculator. The goal: fewer “Naked Ninja” emergencies and a end to the old “a gram is a gram” myth.

Read More »
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