- 7.16.2024
Press Release: VETS Applauds California Legislature for Expediting Passage of Bill to Resume Psychedelic Research
AB 2841, authored by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Escondido) and co-authored by Senators Allen (D-Los Angeles) and Wiener (D-San Francisco), will allow the RAPC, a state advisory board in the California Attorney General’s Office, to meet in closed session to review and approve confidential scientific and medical research proposals involving cannabis, psychedelics, or the treatment of substance use disorders.
- 7.10.2024
The Economist: Mexico has become a testing ground for psychedelic therapies
Many of those turning to psychedelics are former soldiers. Martín Polanco, a doctor who runs The Mission Within near Tijuana, says he has treated 1,000 veterans with ibogaine since 2016 (researchers do not classify ibogaine as a psychedelic, but it provides some of the same effects).
- 7.10.2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Michael Smolens: Psychedelic therapy legislation fails again
Key lawmaker says treatment may eventually provide "significant mental health benefits" but suggests the proposal needs more work.
- 7.10.2024
Marijuana Moment: California Legislature Approves Bill To Break Psychedelics Research Logjam, Sending It To Governor
The California legislature has approved a bill meant to streamline the processing of applications to study psychedelics and marijuana, sending it to the governor.