On April 8, 1986—36 years ago today—the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) was founded by Rick Doblin, Ph.D., as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic …
Summary: On a new episode of Red Table Talk, Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Gammy Norris speak with author Michael Pollan, journalist Lisa Ling, oncologist Paul Song, and entrepreneur Bob Parsons …
Summary: WIRED investigates the growth of support for psychedelic medicine, highlighting how entrepreneurs from the technology industry are contributing to the field through philanthropic contributions …
As long as I can remember, I had a wonderful childhood. Memories of me with my family barbecuing and learning how to bike, swimming for the first time without floaters thanks to my friends help, a van …
“The best way to create access right now is to go through the drug development process and have [psychedelic-assisted therapies] approved by the FDA,” Amy Emerson, CEO of MAPS Public Benefit …
California Senate Bill SB 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was put on hold and will now become a two-year bill. The legislation that would decriminalize several psychedelic substances …
In July 2021, MAPS raised $96,301 in donations and pledges from over 1,375 supporters. Of this amount: $83,997 is for general support; $10,000 is for psychedelic elders projects; $1,000 is for LSD research; …
Summary: Listen to MAPS Founder and Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., on The Recount’s Hell & High Water podcast, where he and John Heilemann discuss exciting developments in the field …
Summary: “In the MAPS approach,” Science Magazine explains, “therapists are advised not to steer the conversation toward trauma, but to create a safe space to ‘support the participant’s …
Summary; “In the 30 years since the pharmaceutical revolution began, psychiatry may be the only medical field to lose ground to its diseases,” says Scott Shannon, M.D. “Until MDMA, perhaps.” …
The findings were powerful enough that Mitchell believes they not only could mean that MDMA will become a frontline treatment for PTSD, but that similar drugs could emerge with their own therapeutic value. …
On Monday, April 19, join us for Bicycle Day to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Dr. Albert Hofmann’s first intentional experience with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). LSD is a semi-synthetic compound …
