Summary: Scientific data on older people using ayahuasca is elusive but anecdotal evidence is growing,” explains The New York Times in a piece that features insights from senior citizens who participate …
Summary: Marijuana Moment highlights the findings of a paper published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice that found psychedelics can potentially reduce symptoms associated with at least eight psychiatric …
I am not the kind of person one would imagine to be touting the benefits of psychedelics. Although I live in LA, I don’t wear yoga pants, feathers in my hair or speak in pseudo-spiritual nonsensical …
October 19, 2019 From the event website: The Ayahuasca Religions, The Sacrament, the Traditions and the Science is Canada’s first conference on the religious and scientific aspects of Ayahuasca. The …
Summary: Wolters Kluwer Health expands upon a literature review in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice that investigated a growing body of evidence demonstrating how psychedelics may be beneficial for …
Summary: MAPS Founder and Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is profiled by Boston Magazine in a dynamic interview that touches on the progress of clinical trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for …
Summary: Frank151 interviews Brad Burge of MAPS to learn more about MAPS-sponsored psychedelic research, the goals of MAPS over the next few years, and the potential benefits of psychedelic therapy for …
Summary: Inside Eyes Podcast interviews Ismail Ali, J.D., of MAPS and drug policy expert Jag Davies about psychedelic medicine. In this episode, they explore answers around access to psychedelic therapy …
Pioneering psychedelic therapist Claudio Naranjo, M.D., passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at the age of 86. Naranjo was a Chilean psychiatrist and pioneer in the integration of psychotherapy, spirituality, …
Summary: The Los Angeles Times reports on the catalyst and inspiration that helped formed the group Decriminalize Nature Oakland, which wrote the ordinance to decriminalize psychedelic plants in Oakland, …
From May 31 to June 2, 2019, MAPS staff including MAPS Policy and Advocacy Counsel Ismail L. Ali, J.D., MAPS Founder and Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS Sales and Outreach Assistant Rudy Maldonado, …
On April 4, 1989, Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D., sent a written letter to Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev with the intention to support peaceful reconciliation of international relationships by sharing …