HEFFTER BLOG

An article in Newsweek magazine reports on speakers and topics from the recent Horizons conference in New York City. In “Ecstasy and Acid in Your Medicine Cabinet? Doctors Explore Psychedelics,” published on October 14th, 2014, writer Douglas Main provides an overview of past and current...

A recent article in Scientific American highlights the need to reform federal drug policy. In “Turn On, Tune In, Get Better: Psychedelic Drugs Hold Medical Promise,” writer Roni Jacobson describes how the FDA and DEA created a Catch-22 situation for scientists who study psychedelics. The...

Two upcoming conferences may be of interest to readers of this website. The World Ayahuasca Conference will be held from September 25th to the 27th in Ibiza, Spain. “The World Ayahuasca Conference 2014, organized by the ICEERS Foundation, aims to be a multidisciplinary event that brings together...

An article on the news site Vox features an in-depth interview with Heffter board member Dr. Charles Grob. “The Case for Medical LSD, Mushrooms, and Ecstasy,” by German Lopez, surveys the history and current status of psychedelic research. Dr. Grob discusses the potential of psychedelic...