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New study finds psilocybin addresses strong inflammatory signals associated with Parkinson's Disease.
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New study finds psilocybin addresses strong inflammatory signals associated with Parkinson's Disease.

Here's what you need to know

Noah Daly
The Ninety Days Nobody Wrote Down - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. II
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The Ninety Days Nobody Wrote Down - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. II

"An FDA approval does not produce a prescription for a psychedelic."

Odette Alina Hauke, M.S.
Need Some Psychedelic Advice? Introducing #AskAshley
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Need Some Psychedelic Advice? Introducing #AskAshley

A New Psychedelic Advice Column powered by PSA and The Psychedelic Guide Network focused on Bringing Ethics Into the Light

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"How Psychedelic Therapy is Used to Continue the US War Machine" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: October 18, 2026
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"How Psychedelic Therapy is Used to Continue the US War Machine" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: October 18, 2026

Plus: "Is the Liberation of Spirituality from Religion the great liberation of our time?" and the PSA NewsWire Highlights of the Week!

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Hype, Hope, and Reality: Where the Movement Really Stands – LIVE in Houston Next Month with PsyT and PSA
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Hype, Hope, and Reality: Where the Movement Really Stands – LIVE in Houston Next Month with PsyT and PSA

Join PSA Founder Jack Gorsline at PsyT Houston on Saturday, November 7th for a candid look at where the psychedelic movement really stands.

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Introducing Alt(HER)ed States: Psychedelics x Women's Health
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Introducing Alt(HER)ed States: Psychedelics x Women's Health

A new project dedicated to elevating the future of psychedelics and women's health research, education, leadership, and more.

Gianna Biscontini

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The Ninety Days Nobody Wrote Down - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. II
Commentary19 min read

The Ninety Days Nobody Wrote Down - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. II

"An FDA approval does not produce a prescription for a psychedelic."

Odette Alina Hauke, M.S.
"How Psychedelic Therapy is Used to Continue the US War Machine" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: October 18, 2026
Commentary29 min read

"How Psychedelic Therapy is Used to Continue the US War Machine" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: October 18, 2026

Plus: "Is the Liberation of Spirituality from Religion the great liberation of our time?" and the PSA NewsWire Highlights of the Week!

PSA Media Team
The Receipts and the Results: Louisiana's Ibogaine Trials - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. 1
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The Receipts and the Results: Louisiana's Ibogaine Trials - PSA's Regulatory Dispatch, Vol. 1

Louisiana is funding ibogaine trials with opioid settlement money. The agreement governing that money requires someone to publish where every dollar went. The statute spending it requires nothing about what the trials find.

Odette Alina Hauke, M.S.
"Considerations for the FDA on Postpartum-depression, for the record" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: September 20th, 2026
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"Considerations for the FDA on Postpartum-depression, for the record" - PSA's Sunday Sound-Off: September 20th, 2026

"On Postpartum-depression, for the record: Considerations for the FDA," ICYMI: "What's the most pressing issue facing psychedelics in the U.S.?" plus the PSA NewsWire Highlights of the Week

Stephanie Karzon Abrams
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Psychedelic Church’s Secret Agreement With DEA And Approval From Iowa Officials Allows Import And Manufacturing Of Ayahuasca

By Tom Angell

💰 Business

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Former FDA officials blast DOGE as ‘one of the biggest disasters in American history’

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ain’t Over, and Urban Indigenous Collective Is Throwing a Party About It

By Mary Carreon

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How to Change Your Behavior

By Gianna Biscontini

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