From New Atlas:
“There is plenty of disagreement in the psychedelic community over how to end the drug war and achieve broader legalization.”
“Most psychedelic advocates picture a future where the drug war is over and people are free to responsibly use a number of currently illicit substances for healing, personal growth, or simple recreation. “
“But exactly how we get to that utopian future is the source of great acrimony and division in a once-unified alternative community that is increasingly moving towards the mainstream.”
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Amy Emerson is the Chief Executive Officer at the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC), a fully owned subsidiary of the non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
Working for almost two decades to make MDMA a legal, FDA-approved medicine, Amy began as a pro bono consultant for MAPS in 2003, helping to create MAPS’ clinical department and managing the MDMA Clinical Development Program.
Her painstaking time and efforts have played a key role in seeing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through clinical trials, driving it ever-closer to being a legal, accessible therapeutic treatment in the US and abroad.
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Michael Pollan looks at the legalization of some psychedelics and asks how should we do drugs now?
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Check this out— For those looking to understand where, and how psychedelic laws are changing, Psychedelic Invest has created an in depth resource to track past and upcoming changes.
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Will the federal government finally embrace the psychedelic revolution?
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The first companies developing medical treatments from psychedelic drugs like LSD, ketamine and the active ingredient in magic mushrooms are gearing up to list on Canadian stock exchanges.
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As cities decriminalize psychedelic fungi, advocates work to legalize statewide. Here’s an update.
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Here is a handy guide explaining the legality around psychedelics. Note that most are still illegal in the US, except under certain conditions. And decriminalized does not mean legal!
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