In the wake of the FDA's rejection of Lykos Therapeutics’ proposal for MDMA-Assisted therapy for PTSD, a therapist advocates for wider access to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. The post The Promising Future of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy  first appeared on Lucid News. The post The Promising Future of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy  appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

Psychedelics for Climate Action (PSYCA) Establishes Week of Eco-Psychedelic Activism. The post Psychedelic Community Offers Fresh Approach to Climate Activism first appeared on Lucid News. The post Psychedelic Community Offers Fresh Approach to Climate Activism appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

A trauma survivor’s experience with ketamine may offer new avenues for understanding the complex relationship between physical pain and mental health. The post Ketamine Therapy May Offer Hope For Healing Phantom Limb Syndrome first appeared on Lucid News. The post Ketamine Therapy May Offer Hope For Healing Phantom Limb Syndrome appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

Lykos Therapeutics CEO Amy Emerson is being replaced by interim CEO Michael Mullette in a company restructuring that began after the FDA's rejection of Lykos' application for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD. The post Lykos CEO Steps Down In Management Shakeup first appeared on Lucid News. The post Lykos CEO Steps Down In Management Shakeup appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

Remembering Thomas Hartle, a Canadian patient advocate who sued the government to grant the terminally ill medical access to psilocybin.  The post Thomas Hartle Leaves A Legacy of Hope first appeared on Lucid News. The post Thomas Hartle Leaves A Legacy of Hope appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

Bay Area artist and curator Krisztina Lazar seeks to create more expansive and inclusive approaches to visionary art through community building and exhibits. The post A Community Harvest of Visionary Art first appeared on Lucid News. The post A Community Harvest of Visionary Art appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

New stewards seek to preserve the psychedelic heritage site where MDMA was rediscovered and novel approaches to psychedelic chemistry and therapy were developed within a far-reaching community. The post Barn Raising For Shulgin Farm first appeared on Lucid News. The post Barn Raising For Shulgin Farm appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

Rob Dickins, whose new book Cobweb of Trips provides an alternative history of psychedelia, discusses British psychedelic culture, Aldous Huxley’s view on “bad trips,” the role of the sublime when journeying, and more.  The post Recovering the Psychedelic Players from the Margins of History first appeared on Lucid News. The post Recovering the Psychedelic Players from the Margins of History appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

The death of Matthew Perry shows that the standard of care for clinical practice with ketamine should not include reintroducing those with a prior history of dependence and addiction to resumption of ketamine use. The post The Hard Lessons of Matthew Perry’s Death first appeared on Lucid News. The post The Hard Lessons of Matthew Perry’s Death appeared first on Lucid News ..read more

In the wake of the FDA's rejection of its proposed MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, Lykos Therapeutics laid off approximately 100 employees and appointed new leadership while the MAPS nonprofit cut 33% of its workforce. The post Lykos, MAPS Cut Staff As New Leadership Takes Charge of MDMA-AT Research first appeared on Lucid News. The post Lykos, MAPS Cut Staff As New Leadership Takes Charge of MDMA-AT Research appeared first on Lucid News ..read more