psilocybin
The Rise of Casual Shrooms
Once the reserve of hippies and those going on “journeys”, magic mushrooms have evolved into another casual party drug alongside booze or MDMA.
Judges Deny Challenge to Psilocybin Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board decided that petitions against Compass Pathways' psilocybin patents would not move forward to trial.
Inside the Dispute Over a High-Profile Psychedelic Study
A recent paper offered a theory on how psilocybin works to treat depression. Before long, there were memes and accusations of unprofessionalism.
Can the Clever Use of Old Legal Strategies Thwart Psychedelic Monopolies?
Corporations are going to use IP law to profit from psychedelics. But creative strategies from other industries could help people push back against exclusionary ownership and keep drugs accessible.
It’s Time to Start Studying the Downside of Psychedelics
Before psychedelic therapy and services becomes widely available, there needs to be a better understanding of all the ways these experiences can go wrong.
In Oregon, Psychedelics Regulators Confront Conflicts of Interest
The need for financial—and personal—disclosures is another growing pain for the nascent psychedelics industry.
Are Psychedelics the Future of Pain Relief?
Some scientists believe that LSD and psilocybin could treat everything from cluster headaches to fibromyalgia.
Psychedelics Rejected for Therapeutic Use in Australia
The country’s medical regulator has rejected an application to have MDMA and psilocybin legalised for clinical use, citing a lack of evidence.
New Filing Challenges Compass Pathways’ Infamous Patent on Synthetic Psilocybin
The non-profit Freedom to Operate used research from chemists and crystallographers to argue in a legal filing that Compass’ form of synthetic psilocybin is not a new invention.
Australian Therapists to Be Given Psilocybin to Better Understand Their Patients
For the first time, researchers have been given ethics approval to study whether the psychedelic can be used to treat a primary anxiety disorder.
The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia
Some advocates claim that widespread psychedelic use will change the world for the better. But it’s not so simple.