The DEA Scheduling System is a Joke
February 27, 2017
Reducing drug policy down to defining “good” substances and “bad” substances is missing the entire point.
As COMPASS Pathways continues its attempts to build a psychedelic monopoly, Usona Institute keeps publishing open research
September 15, 2020
Since COMPASS Pathways filed for a controversial psilocybin patent in 2018, Usona Institute has consistently placed its research findings in the public domain.
#26 – Livestream: The Gang Goes Non-Profit
December 3, 2020
We kicked off the start of our ongoing livestreams with the announcement of Psymposia's 501(c)(3) non-profit status, discussions of corporadelic dynamics, fond memories of helping people learn how to extract psychedelic drugs during an Ivy League University's psychedelic conference, and a whole bunch of back and forth with the audience about the current state (and future) of psychedelia.
Church of Psilomethoxin, Part 1: Sacramental Skepticism. Is the Church in Denial?
April 28, 2023
This is the first article in a series investigating the Church of Psilomethoxin (CoP), exploring the recent debate about the Church's sacrament and the people involved in promoting the Church and its claims.
Open Letter to MAPS Canada, MAPS, and MAPS PBC on Data Privacy and Doxxing
March 31, 2022
Open Letter to MAPS Canada, MAPS, and MAPS PBC on Data Privacy and Doxxing. We believe that an organization responsible for private data, in such close proximity to criminalized subcultures, must take matters of privacy and security seriously.
An open letter in response to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight episode on Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
March 23, 2023
Last Week Tonight joined a long and growing list of media outlets that have added fuel to the hype of psychedelic medicalization. By omitting the potential risks and actual harms associated with psychedelic-assisted therapy, this messaging increases the risk to the public by presenting unrealistic expectations about experimental treatments.
#32 – It’s All Red Flags: 5-MeO-DMT with Dr. Martin Ball
March 18, 2021
Psymposia editors discuss Dr. Martin Ball’s “session info” document that the retired 5-MeO-DMT practitioner sent to Psymposia. Dr. Ball has referenced the document in defense of his practices and cites it as evidence that his clients consented to him touching their genitals or vomiting on them while under the influence of 5-MeO-DMT.
How Social and Climate Justice Activism is Psychedelic
May 15, 2017
As I became activated to defend something bigger than my own immediate welfare, a shift took place—a shift toward seeing reality as a singular entity as opposed to a bunch of disjointed parts.
Psychedelics & Sexual Healing: A Talk with Dee Dee Goldpaugh
December 15, 2016
So much of the conversation surrounding sex, like that surrounding drugs, is fear-based and chock full of negativity.
Bicycle Day 2020 Was Truly Historic, But Not for the Reasons You Think
April 25, 2020
Jamon A. Rahn, CEO of psychedelic pharmaceutical startup MindMed, offered a glimpse of the future of psychedelic science, including proprietary data and hints of an “LSD neutralizer.”