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Towards Intersectionality in Critical Psychedelic Studies: The Psychedelic Intersections Conference

Center for the Study of World Religions The “Psychedelic Intersections: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Sacred” conference, held at Harvard Divinity School on February 17, 2024, provided an unprecedented forum for the exploration of psychedelic spirituality across diverse cultural and disciplinary landscapes, and welcomed more than 230 in-person and 800 remote attendees. The conference sought to…

Why regulators may toss cold water on buzz over psychedelics

The Harvard Gazette // Petrie-Flom Center The Gazette spoke with Mason Marks, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School who leads the School’s Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. Marks wrote about the potential for collision between state and federal laws in a December…

Front of mind for Michael Pollan: psychedelics

Harvard Gazette What is unique to the new Harvard project, Pollan stressed, is its integration of expertise from the Divinity School and Law School as well as disciplines from across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley, will also contribute. This diversity of thought will enable researchers to pursue…

A Macro View of Microdosing

Bill of Health // Petrie-Flom Center This symposium, along with its companion moderated panel discussion, gathered experts on the science, law, and business of microdosing….

Psychedelics and America

Bill of Health // Petrie-Flom Center This symposium, along with its companion Petrie-Flom Center moderated panel discussion, attempts to answer the following questions: Can psychedelics benefit those not helped by modern medicine? Can their benefits be accessed equitably, without leaving vulnerable groups behind and reinforcing patterns of oppression and exploitation? Can they revitalize the economy by…