Yopo, the oldest of them all, the grandfather of the entire lineage, the medicine with the longest unbroken ceremonial record in the world, has been passed over almost entirely. There is no clinical trial. There are no documentaries. No podcasts. There is no widely read account of his ceremony, his cosmology, or what generations of unbroken relationship with him has produced in the peoples who have carried him across millennia.

The Queensland Government is dismantling its expanded drug diversion program — a decision that peak medical, nursing, and legal bodies have condemned as prioritising political messaging over healthcare evidence.

Ironically, the opportunity to fully utilise psychedelics - which appear to be effective, in part, by promoting cognitive flexibility - may well be frustrated by present scientific inflexibility.

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After a particularly difficult year where I had been using methamphetamine in addition to the other problematic drugs I had used on and off for many years, my life was in ruins. I was unemployed, excluded from my profession, facing criminal charges for drug possession, isolated and broke.

On the final night of the retreat, I posed a question that has been weighing heavily on humanity: what does the future hold for our planet?

If psychedelics are oracles, they are fallible ones. But then, aren’t all oracles fallible? Well, that might depend on who you ask …

A end of year thank-you-very-much and 2025 update with Australian Psychedelic Society, Vice President Jess Maude

Pill testing is a win for everyone, not just for those who use these substances.

Are you a researcher looking to promote your psychedelic-related trials or studies? The Australian Psychedelic Society is here to help! We welcome you to share your research opportunities with our community. To have your study featured on our website, please email the following information to research@psychedelicsociety.org.au:

Research Project Title: Exploring the impact of hallucinogenic drugs on OCD related symptoms.

Chief Investigator: Dr Vince Polito

Associate Investigators: Professor Melissa Norberg, Dr Christina Perry, Ms Dora Szabo