The Washington Post // Petrie-Flom Center By Daniel Gilbert & David Ovalle, featuring Mason Marks…
State-Regulated Psychedelics on a Collision Course With FDA
Mason Marks, JAMA Interest in researching and commercializing psychedelic medicines is growing. Substances such as psilocybin and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine show potential for treating conditions including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon approve psychedelics for these and other indications….
Massachusetts weighs the legalization of psychedelics — and the future of tripping
Boston Globe // Petrie-Flom Center A proposed ballot measure stirs deeper questions about how we should approach hallucinogenic drugs. By David Scharfenberg, featuring Mason Marks…
From Entheogens to Evangelicalism: Spiritual Practices Among Hispanic/Latin Americans
Fernando Espi Forcen, Psychiatric Annals Hispanic, Latinx people practice spirituality in a wide array of forms. Whereas Catholicism has been the dominant religion for centuries, a re-birth of Native American, African spirituality has taken place over the last few decades. In parallel, the influence of the United States in the Latin world is reflected in…