Want to reduce drug use? Listen to women drug users

The most common consequences of drug policies, whether focusing on the supply or the demand side, bring disproportionate harm to women and girls.


Could Oregon be the First State to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy?

A group in Oregon is drafting a ballot initiative for 2020 that would allow individuals to take psilocybin in supervised settings.


Pulitzer Prize winner Terry DeMio on life as a heroin beat reporter

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Terry Demio talks about reporting on heroin for the Cincinnati Enquirer.


The families in México who’ve experienced the real consequences of drug prohibition.

The families of the disappeared people have had to organize among themselves, do their own investigations, and push state agents such as the police, judges, and the general attorney to do their job.


A Normal Person Who Does Drugs Sometimes

Being a normal person who uses drugs has given me courage to accept those things I can’t change—namely, my past.


The Psychedelic Network, Pt 1: USA

Over the past few years, psychedelic societies have begun popping up all over the world. We interviewed some of the pioneers. First stop: USA.


Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet

Who am I? How do you answer that question? I’m a mother, a wife, a teacher, a scholar. And I’m also a psychedelic woman.


Never Forget: Before There Was A Mush Rush, There Was A Plea For Decency

Many predicted an ethical storm brewing in the lead-up to the explosion of for-profit interest in psychedelic pharmaceuticals. But, were their efforts to mitigate the damage enough to make a difference?


A Statement Regarding “The Emergence of a New Market: Psychedelic Science Conferences”

Our statement on a recent Chacruna article by Dr. Bia Labate.


Eleusis Benefit Corp: Taking the “Psychedelic” Out of Psychedelics

Shlomi Raz, CEO of Eleusis Benefit Corporation, made false claims about psychedelics. We asked multiple ethnobotanists, a medical anthropologist, and a chemist if they could help us set the record straight.