The Latest Breaking News from Rick Doblin

Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next year

Hope that multiple sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma

The Guardian - US · Apr 30

Trump Officially Flipped the Script on the War on Drugs, Issues Bold Orders on Marijuana and Psychedelics

Donald Trump has ordered fast-tracked research into psychedelics and moved to reschedule medical marijuana, signalling a sharp shift in Republican drug policy.

International Business Times UK · Apr 25

How Elon Musk’s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company

Antonio Gracias is part of the growing movement among Silicon Valley’s right wing enamored with the therapeutic and commercial potential of drugs like MDMA

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025

MAPS Drops Free Psychedelic Education And Artist-Curated Playlists - Start Your Journey Here

MAPS' "Music is the Bridge" combines curated playlists from artists like Melissa Etheridge with free psychedelic education for safe exploration.

Benzinga · Dec 9, 2024

Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024

Thanks to this man, MDMA could soon be legal for therapy

Rick Doblin is a psychedelic pioneer – and he thinks it can help us save the world, one trauma-ending trip at a time

The Guardian - US · Feb 29, 2024

Rick Doblin: The Man Behind the 'Psychedelic '20s'

The founder of MAPS talks about FDA approval for MDMA-assisted therapy and the "psychedelic renaissance" he has helped create.

Reason · Sep 6, 2023

Rick Doblin: 'Welcome to the Psychedelic '20s!'

Reason's Nick Gillespie talked with MAPS founder Rick Doblin about the imminent FDA approval of MDMA- and psilocybin-assisted therapy at the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver.

Reason · Aug 23, 2023

The Psychedelic Renaissance Is Here

Inside the gathering of the scientists, psychonauts, capitalists, and comedians committed to mainstreaming psychedelics without repeating the errors of the 1960s.

Reason · Aug 16, 2023

The Return of MDMA

Some doctors are itching to prescribe ecstasy again. How do we avoid the regulatory mistakes of the '80s?

Reason · Jul 29, 2023