FDA Set to Approve or Deny MDMA Medication By August 2024

In December 2023, the FDA received a New Drug Application (NDA) to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). But what makes this application unique is the fact that the proposed drug is MDMA, aka “ecstasy.” MDMA is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled...

Psychedelics in Oregon

Based in part on its medical marijuana act, in November 2020, Oregon voters approved the use of psilocybin.  Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 109 titled the “Oregon Psilocybin Services Act”.  Measure 109 is now codified in statute as ORS 475A.  ORS 475A allows for...

Psychedelics from Criminal to Commercial

Criminal History Psychedelics were used as medical treatments or in recreational activities long before government entities were criminalizing them.  According to “The History of Psychedelics”, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and peyote appear as far back as 4,000 B.C....