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APPA’s Stephen Xenakis Discusses the Future of Psychedelic Therapy. The executive director of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA) shares his vision for the professionalization of psychedelic-assisted therapy, as FDA approval seems likely this year. Read the Lucid News interview: https://lnkd.in/eJgUd4uZ

Dr. Bruce Damer suggests that humanity may be on the brink of a “fourth path for psychedelics,” to amp up our nerdiest states for creative breakthroughs in science, technology, design, and leadership. Damer writes, "To pursue this new path for psychedelic research and practice, a new organization has been formed: The Center for MINDS, an acronym for Multidisciplinary Investigations into Novel Discoveries and Solutions." Read Damer's article on Lucid News. https://lnkd.in/gfui46iZ

How MAPS PBC Became Lykos Therapeutics and Raised $100M. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) nonprofit remains the largest shareholder, but gives up controlling interest in MAPS PBC, as the for-profit company that seeks to commercialize MDMA therapy successfully attracts investors. To mark the change in ownership, the company is rebranding as Lykos Therapeutics (formerly MAPS PBC). What does it mean for the psychedelics industry? Read the full story in the Lucid News article by Ann Harrison and Ken Jordan at http://bit.ly/48V3URO

California Initiative Proposes Regulation of Psychedelics for Medicinal Use Final revisions to the proposed Psychedelic Wellness & Healing Initiative submitted Monday would allow the sale, possession and use of psychedelics for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. Read the article by Ann Harrison on Lucid News here: https://bit.ly/3Rd5yqn

Chris Kilham visits the Sonoran Desert to investigate the sustainability and collection of Bufo alvarius toads by Mexico’s indigenous Seri people for the harvesting of 5-MeO-DMT. Read the article on Lucid News at https://bit.ly/3t5IJwV

Curious to learn how psychedelic mainstreaming has evolved over the decades? Check out the latest episode of The Green Rush Podcast as Ken Jordan join hosts Lewis Goldberg and Anne Donohoe to explore the industry’s landscape, Ken's background co-founding Lucid News, Inc. and the Company’s Psychedelic U Beta, which publishes expert-reviewed articles for the psychedelic-curious. Full show: https://lnkd.in/gNQvbsgy

Dan Love, co-founder of Beckley Waves, talks about the at-home ketamine business, the value of technical infrastructure, and the psychedelic field’s current consolidation. Read the article by Ken Jordan at https://bit.ly/3G3RlXS on Lucid News.

An Ambitious Vision Drives Kentucky’s Ibogaine Plan to Treat Opioid Dependency A Kentucky commission will soon vote on whether to commit $42 million toward a psychedelic-assisted therapy moonshot that could transform treatment for opioid use disorder nationally. Read the article by Ken Jordan on Lucid News. https://bit.ly/3u4lsvH

After 260 Killed at Psychedelic-Trance Festival in Israel, Trauma Healing for Survivors Underway. An all-volunteer corps of over 400 medical professionals organized to help the Tribe of Nova festival survivors begin to heal, with an emphasis on rapid response. Read more in the article by Mary-Elizabeth Gifford at Lucid News. https://bit.ly/40kTaZC #psychedelicassistedtherapy #rave #israel #gaza

Quality Brands Emerge in the Legacy Mushroom Market Today’s legacy cannabis market is vastly larger than the legal cannabis market. Now the mushroom business is drawing from the cannabis playbook, following the same trajectory. Considering that mushrooms require far fewer resources to grow than cannabis, the legacy market for psilocybin mushrooms has gone gangbusters. In the spirit of harm reduction and education, we review three of the many branded products now available. Read the review by Dennis Walker. https://bit.ly/3Fx6Qan