Amanda Siebert

Aug 15, 2024 | psychedelicstoday.com | Amanda Siebert

In July 2022, a story sent shockwaves through the psychedelic community: an Indiana nurse and mother of five was about to be sentenced to 10 years in prison for growing mushrooms after she’d learned that microdosing psilocybin might improve her 20-year struggle with treatment-resistant depression. Jessica Thornton (who now goes by Jessica Fitzmaurice) was charged with two felonies: dealing a scheduled substance and child endangerment.

Jan 23, 2024 | healingmaps.com | Amanda Siebert

By Colorado oregon psilocybin Psilocybin Articles psilocybin laws psilocybin mushrooms It’s an exciting time for psilocybin laws changing in America: On January 1, Oregon became the first state to legalize the adult use of psilocybin and will soon allow for dedicated psilocybin healing centers. Then, on January 4, psilocybin and other psychedelic drugs were effectively decriminalized in the state of Colorado following a November 2022 ballot initiative.

Nov 17, 2023 | forbes.com | Amanda Siebert

Although it seems an unlikely place to study a psychedelic drug, the state of Kentucky could be the first to fund research into ibogaine. At the end of the month, a summit in La Grange will offer Kentuckians a chance to learn about it and other potential “breakthrough” treatments for opioid use disorder.

Sep 16, 2023 | atozofalteredstates.substack.com | Amanda Siebert

Want to listen to this post? Stay tuned for a podcast version, which will be posted on Sunday, September 17. (For the month of September 2023, all posts on A to Z of Altered States will be included with a free subscription.)A discretionary note for readers: In this piece, I talk about sexual assault. In journalism school, one learns several important rules of the craft in the name of truth, accuracy, and objectivity. Some are critical and ought to be adhered to: Take notes. Do your research.

Sep 12, 2023 | audiobooks.com | Amanda Siebert

A pragmatic and informative look at better living through cannabis. Cannabis. Weed. Bud. Whatever you choose to call it, it's been a health aid, comfort, and life-enhancer for humankind for more than three thousand years. But while cannabis is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, more than a century of prohibition has resulted in confusion about its status: Is it healthy? Is it medicinal? Will it make you crazy?