Psychedelics Reform

Welcome to Benzinga's weekly psychedelics headlines roundup. This is our pick of must-read news items from the second week of January 2024.  See previous edition: Psychedelics Headlines: Magic Mushrooms For Sexual Wellbeing, The DEA's Stance, The Therapist's Role & More...

Psychedelics Developer Secures $100M In Series A Funding, Will Support MDMA Approval To Treat PTSD A decade after it was founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), MAPS Public Benefit Corporation has secured over $100 million in a...

The emerging psychedelics industry is expanding rapidly across the globe. With research demonstrating promising therapeutic potential for substances like psilocybin and MDMA to treat mental health conditions, this sector has attracted growing attention and investment.  Recent research data...

Welcome to Benzinga's weekly psychedelics news roundup. We have pulled together several must-read news items from the last week of December 2023 and the first of January 2024.  Research Disorders due to substance use: Hallucinogens and MDMA-related...

President Biden officially signed into law the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), large-scale legislation that also contains a mandate to fund clinical trials with psychedelics for active service members. Biden’s decision was announced on Friday, Dec. 22...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his views and standpoint on psychedelics as a mental health treatment during a recent podcast interview.  The news comes at the same time as President Joe Biden’s imminent call on whether to pass a large-scale defense bill that would fund...

Biden To Decide On Psychedelic Therapy Bill President Joe Biden received the final version of a large-scale defense bill providing funding for psychedelics clinical trials for military service members. The section calls on the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for active duty...

Dr. Sunil Aggarwal’s long-standing battle for the federal rescheduling of psilocybin for end-of-life cancer patients just hit another obstacle. What Happened: According to Marijuana Moment, the Washington-based doctor began seeking permission to provide the therapy from state and federal...

President Joe Biden received the final version of a large-scale defense bill providing funding for psychedelics clinical trials for military service members. The bill follows the Senate’s passage on Dec. 13 and House concurrence Dec. 14, reports Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger. The...

John Lennon Remembered 43 Years After His Murder In New York, Psychedelic Adventures & Enduring Legacy The world seemed to come to a momentary halt on December 8, 1980, when news that John Lennon was shot and killed as he approached his apartment building in New York City came out. Lennon...

Veterans Day: Can Psychedelic Treatment Help Stem PTSD-Related Suicides Among Veterans? An average of 17 veterans committed suicide per day in 2020 according to the Dept of Veterans Affairs. The percentage of veterans from conflicts in the Middle East who have experienced PTSD is nearly triple the...

Activities are galloping along in the psychedelics community. From online seminars and discussions to major onsite conferences, scientific-oriented to general crowd-friendly, below’s a list of the different events you can join in the next couple of weeks: November Wonderland Miami,...

Following a potential drug-dealing lead, a joint drug task force with federal, state and local law enforcement authorities raided a property in Burlington, Connecticut and found large bags of psilocybin mushrooms worth around $8.5 million. Officials raided the home on...

Following our previous roundup, numerous states are moving the discussion around psychedelics reform whether through decriminalization, legalization or rescheduling proposals or ancillary measures to access to the new therapies. A quick recap by November 3: California: TREAT, a citizen-led...

Jada Pinkett Smith Opens Up About Ayahuasca: It Helped Her Overcome Depression And Suicidal Thoughts Jada Pinkett Smith has joined the growing number of Hollywood celebs who are sharing difficult mental health issues and the fact that psychedelic substances are helping them deal with them. “...