Updates

Marijuana Moment: Veteran Access To Psychedelics Requires Balance Of Speed And Caution, Says Panel With VA And Former CDC Officials

Experts and advocates—including a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official and a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—recently convened for a Harvard University panel to discuss efforts to expand veteran access to psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Pharmacy Times: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Is Life-Changing for Veterans With PTSD, Yet Access to These Therapies Remain Outside the United States

Pharmacy Times interviewed Marcus Capone and Amber Capone, the co-founders of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), on the current opportunities available for US veterans to seek psychedelic-assisted therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

VETS Joins Coalition to Heal Invisible Wounds

Veterans, service members and their caregivers need better solutions for the invisible wounds of war.

Bloomberg: Toms Shoes Founder Talks Funding Plan For Psychedelics Movement

Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Toms Shoes, announced earlier this year that he’d give $100 million to support research into the medical and mental health potential of psychedelic drugs.

KY Attorney General Daniel Cameron: Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Public Hearing

On Friday, September 15, 2023, VETS co-founders Marcus and Amber Capone testified for the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission in support of research into ibogaine as a treatment for opioid use disorder.