About PSA
Psychedelics are shaping American culture, inspiring communities to come together, sparking new interest in policy, science, and business... this moment requires a dedicated source of independent media to capture the most important stories of this psychedelic revival. Psychedelic State(s) of America is a media organization owned and operated by journalists. We have spent years crafting exclusive relationships with the people and organizations shaping psychedelics policy, science, and culture around the nation.
We are proudly sponsored by the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting news outlets that strive to produce and sustain exceptional journalism. Want to support independent psychedelics journalism in the public interest? Pledge your tax-deductible support to the PSA Media Fund
Our Team
Psychedelic State(s) of America Founder Jack Gorsline is a Washington, D.C.-based investigative reporter covering the politics of drug policy reform - with a focus on psychedelics and cannabis legalization advocacy both in the United States and around the world.
Jack’s reporting has been published by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), Talking Joints Memo, DoubleBlind Magazine, Filter Magazine, Marijuana Moment, Psychedelic Alpha, Lucid News, Cannabis & Tech Today, Reality Sandwich, High Times Magazine, and featured by Psychedelics Today, Ecstatic Integration, and The Mycopreneur Podcast, GBH Radio, The Microdose from UC’s Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, among others.
You can find Jack on Twitter @JackGorsline, Instagram @Jack.Gorsline, Linkedin, Substack, Bluesky, and more!
Noah Daly is the Chief of Operations for Psychedelic States of America and a New York City-based investigative journalist and science writer. His recent work has focused on the future of science, veterans affairs, and all things ibogaine. He has a master’s degree in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and studied business at Brooklyn College, where he reported with The Kingsman before co-founding the BC Vanguard in 2019.
Noah’s writing has been featured in Rolling Stone, The War Horse, Cannabis & Tech Today, DoubleBlind Magazine, Daily Beast, Environmental Health News, Lucid News, Marijuana Moment, Military Times, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Up Magazine, and Apple News, among others.
You can find Noah on Twitter @noahdaly15 , Instagram @noahdaly_ , LinkedIn, and Bluesky.
Christine Rèdick, MBA, MA, is a New York City–based philosopher and artist dedicated to restoring human connection through education, critical thinking, and vulnerability. She explores how propaganda and power shape our collective imagination, creating art that encourages us to ask deeper questions and embrace joy as an act of resistance.
With a decade of experience in marketing and communications across nonprofit, government, corporate, and education sectors, Christine now works as an independent storyteller. She writes for humans, not algorithms, and her work has appeared in Lucid News, The Other Magazine, and DoubleBlind Magazine.
Find Christine on Instagram @christine.redick, LinkedIn, and Substack.