A top federal health official says there is emerging evidence that psychedelics carry “significant potential” as therapeutic treatments for certain mental health conditions, and it’s a topic of “great interest” for researchers. At a hearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) asked National Institute... Read more

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill to mandate the automatic sealing of criminal records for certain non-violent federal marijuana convictions. Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Clean Slate Act last week. The measure would also provide relief to people who have been arrested... Read more

Oregon regulators have approved the nation’s first license for a psilocybin service center where people will be able to use the psychedelic in a supervised and facilitated environment. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) awarded the license to EPIC Healing Eugene. With this development, Oregon has now officially approved at... Read more