Psychedelic Stocks Magic Mushrooms: The Newest Treatment for Athletes? By Dennis Mutua May 15, 2023 The use of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) for therapeutic purposes gains traction Last month, the NBA and its players association reached a tentative deal that the league would no longer test players for marijuana. Indeed, the NBA i...
Psychedelic Stocks Updates for Ketamine Telehealth By Dennis Mutua May 12, 2023 A few weeks ago, we held a webinar about ketamine regulation and the future of psychedelic medicine (for a recording, click here). At the time, there were big changes on the horizon for ketamine telehealth. In the last few weeks, ...
Psychedelic Stocks Washington Psilocybin Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval By Dennis Mutua April 25, 2023 Washington’s House and Senate have both approved the “Washington Psilocybin Services Act” (SB 5263) and the bill awaits Governor Jay Inslee’s signature. Psilocybin is a schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substanc...
Psychedelic Stocks The Psychedelics Company Structure Hall of Shame (with Pictures) By Dennis Mutua April 19, 2023 The Oregon psilocybin program has a residency requirement. I explained how it works here, and wrote “queue the crazy business structures.” Because the program is off to a slow start (see here and here) I haven’t received as ...
Psychedelic Stocks Webinar Recap: Ketamine Regulations & The Future of Therapeutic Psychedelic Medicines By Dennis Mutua April 17, 2023 On April 12th, Hilary Bricken moderated our firm’s webinar titled “Current Ketamine Regulations & The Future of Psychedelic Medicines.” In that webinar, Hilary, Griffen Thorne, and I (Ethan Minkin) discussed the new pro...
Psychedelic Stocks What’s the Deal with Salvia Divinorum? By Dennis Mutua April 14, 2023 There are lots of psychedelics and psychedelic adjacent substances that are not scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Recently I wrote about amanita muscaria mushrooms and their legal status. Today, I want to talk a...
Psychedelic Stocks What’s the Deal with Amanita Muscaria? By Dennis Mutua April 10, 2023 Amanita muscaria (also known as fly agaric) is a type of mushroom with hallucinogenic properties. It is also not listed on any schedule of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). So of course, people want to make and sell it. But wha...
Psychedelic Stocks Oregon Issues First Psilocybin Licenses. Now What? By Dennis Mutua March 27, 2023 Last week, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) awarded a pair of psilocybin manufacturer licenses. First two! Congrats to Tori Arbrust of Satori Farms PDX, and Andres Met of Satya Therapeutics, known to many of us from the Oregon ca...