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FDA Approves Cannabis Trial For Veterans With PTSD After Years Of Delays
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 6:05pm | 463After years of regulatory delays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Phase 2 of a clinical trial to assess the efficacy of smoked medical cannabis in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans. Funded by Michigan's Veteran Marijuana Research Grant...
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Massachusetts Votes Down Psychedelic Therapy After Hard-Fought Legalization Campaign, What's Next?
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 1:15pm | 816Massachusetts voters decisively rejected Question 4, a ballot measure proposing the legalization and regulation of certain psychedelics, including psilocybin, mescaline, DMT and ibogaine, for therapeutic use. With 90% of votes counted, Question 4 was defeated with a 56.9% "No" vote, marking a...
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FDA Public Meeting Reveals Federal Support For Psychedelics In PTSD Care
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 12:23pm | 1107Federal agencies recently convened in a pivotal public meeting, hosted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to discuss emerging treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on the potential of psychedelics. As Lexology reported, the...
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Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies Eyes State-Level Legalization After FDA Denial Of MDMA Therapy
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 5:49pm | 658The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is pivoting its focus to state-level initiatives following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent denial of MDMA-assisted therapy. As recently reported by Double Blind, MAPS gathered a panel of experts to discuss what...
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Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies Funds MDMA-Assisted Therapy Trial For PTSD
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 4:03pm | 439Less than a month after the FDA rejected MDMA for PTSD treatment, and days after the agency set a September meeting to discuss psychedelic and other treatments for PTSD, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) awarded a $200,000 grant to Emory University researchers for a...
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How Strategic Real Estate Investments Are Driving Psychedelic Therapy's Growth, Bridging Gaps In Mental Healthcare
Monday, June 24, 2024 - 11:01am | 915In an engaging episode of Benzinga’s Cannabis Insider podcast, hosts Patricio Liddle and Nicolás Rodríguez welcomed Cody Shandraw, president of Healing Realty Trust, to discuss the role of real estate in the burgeoning sector of psychedelic therapies. Shandraw, who spearheads the strategic...
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MDMA Therapy For PTSD Closer To Legality As Key FDA Approval Meeting Approaches, Sparking Hope And Controversy
Monday, June 3, 2024 - 12:22pm | 807MDMA, the drug commonly known as ecstasy and declared illegal by the DEA in 1985, is nearing a landmark moment in its journey toward becoming a legal and approved treatment for PTSD. Lykos Therapeutics Inc., a company that emerged from the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic...
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Meet Oregon's Legal Psilocybin Retreats Powered By NASA And Ivy League Talent
Friday, February 16, 2024 - 12:09pm | 669Odyssey, founded by scientists trained at Stanford and Harvard, has launched its psilocybin retreats and private sessions in Oregon, heralding a new era of legal psychedelic therapies and experiences. Since hosting the first legal psilocybin retreat in US history in Fall 2023, Odyssey has become a...
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NFL's Jon Feliciano Takes His Psychedelics Advocacy To The Field: Chooses MAPS As His "My Cleats, My Cause"
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 6:07pm | 470The latest San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles match (42-19) brought on additional highlights on players’ charity choice for the NFL “My Cleats, My Cause” campaign. This week's NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles brought...
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Psychedelics Researchers & Industry Leaders Weigh In On Groundbreaking PTSD Treatment News
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 5:14pm | 1039The long-awaited psychedelic-assisted treatment alternative for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is moving closer to federal approval. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and its private subsidiary company, MAPS PBC shared the publication of the...
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Psyched: A $100M Donation Pledge, Frank Biden Gets Candid, New Search Trends & More
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - 10:21am | 1425World's Largest Psychedelics Conference Boasts 12K Attendees The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) sponsored a Psychedelic Science conference in Denver last week, which gathered over 12,000 people from the entire psychedelics spectrum. The list of attendees included...
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Burning Man CEO Learned 'So Much' About Psychedelics In BRC: 'We're Here For The Love'
Friday, June 30, 2023 - 11:28am | 874Burning Man CEO Marian Goddell attended Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver, where she spoke with MAPS strategic initiatives officer Liana Gillooly at one of the many packed lectures. People from all walks of life end up at Burning Man, Goddell says, citing Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)...
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World's Largest Psychedelics Conference Sheds Light On Alternative Mental Health Therapies, Boasts 12K Attendees
Monday, June 26, 2023 - 5:06pm | 804The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) sponsored a Psychedelic Science conference in Denver last week, which gathered over 12,000 people from the entire psychedelics spectrum. The list of attendees included the most knowledgeable individuals ...
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Psychedelic Science 101: Dr. Huberman Calls On Academics To Have 'The Guts To Take On Something Risky'
Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 10:32am | 510This year’s psychedelics gathering in Denver, hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), brought together some of the most knowledgeable folks in the fields of science, business, and psychedelic culture. Podcast host neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman shared...
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Gov. Polis To Open MAPS' Psychedelic Science 2023 Event Where 2 New Shulgin Compounds Will Be Revealed
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 9:50am | 700Psychedelic Science, this year’s gathering hosted by the legendary nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and organized by Momentum Events, announced its final agenda, which will include opening remarks by Colorado Governor Jared Polis...