Legislative sessions across the U.S. have got off to a lively start this year, with dozens of new psychedelics-related bills introduced and several efforts from the previous year reignited as legislatures reconvened.

Ibogaine research programs and multi-state consortia efforts are featuring prominently in the flurry of bills introduced this month, with an ibogaine research bill making a swift passage through the Mississippi House in a near-unanimous vote. Elsewhere, psilocybin rescheduling trigger ...

Others have raised questions about the lack of recognition of traditional knowledge holders and those who have been stewarding the shrub, and its use, for many years.

One such voice is Dr. Joseph Barsuglia who, along with his wife Tricia Eastman, has extensive experience with ibogaine, including running and advising clinics and retreats, studying with Bwiti elders in Gabon, fundraising for iboga preservation, and advising ibogaine efforts in four U.S. states. He’s also involved ...