31 Organisations

Media & Communication

Specialised publications, podcasts, conferences, and mainstream media outlets covering psychedelic science, policy, and culture.

How the public understands psychedelics is shaped less by journals than by the media layer tracked here: specialist news outlets and analysts, podcasts, conferences, trade publications covering the business side, and the mainstream outlets that reach everyone else. The field is small enough that a handful of specialist publications effectively set its news agenda.

The groups differ in what they are for. Specialist outlets offer depth and speed; trade publications track deals and pipelines; conferences are where the field meets itself; mainstream coverage sets public expectations, for better and worse. Each profile records format and focus so you can build an information diet deliberately.

Organisations
31
Countries
7
Source-verified
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Outlet comparison

OrganisationAudienceCoverage FocusAccess Model
29k International AB
General Public
Research & ScienceClinical Practice
Free
Awareness Lectures on Psychedelics in Switzerland
Clinicians / PractitionersResearchersIndustry Professionals
Research & ScienceClinical Practice
Subscription
BBC News
General PublicPolicymakers
Research & ScienceCulture & CommunityPolicy & Legal
Free
BioPharma Dive
Industry ProfessionalsInvestors
Business & IndustryResearch & SciencePolicy & Legal
Free
Breaking Convention
ResearchersClinicians / PractitionersGeneral Public
Research & ScienceCulture & CommunityPolicy & Legal
Freemium
Double Blind
General Public
Culture & CommunityResearch & SciencePolicy & Legal
Freemium
Endpoints News
Industry ProfessionalsInvestorsResearchers
Business & IndustryResearch & SciencePolicy & Legal
Freemium
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
ResearchersClinicians / PractitionersPolicymakers
Research & ScienceClinical PracticePolicy & Legal
Registration
Fierce Biotech
Industry ProfessionalsInvestorsResearchers
Business & IndustryResearch & SciencePolicy & Legal
Registration
Labiotech.eu
Industry ProfessionalsInvestorsResearchers
Business & IndustryResearch & Science
Free
Lucid News
General PublicIndustry ProfessionalsResearchersPolicymakers
Research & ScienceBusiness & IndustryPolicy & LegalCulture & CommunityClinical Practice
Freemium
MAPS
Clinicians / PractitionersResearchersGeneral PublicPolicymakers
Research & ScienceClinical PracticePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Freemium
MIND Foundation
ResearchersClinicians / PractitionersGeneral Public
Research & ScienceClinical Practice
Freemium
Microdose
Industry ProfessionalsInvestorsGeneral Public
Business & IndustryResearch & SciencePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Free
NPR
General Public
Research & SciencePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Free
OPEN Foundation
ResearchersClinicians / PractitionersPolicymakers
Research & ScienceClinical Practice
Freemium
Psychedelic Alpha
InvestorsIndustry ProfessionalsResearchersPolicymakers
Business & IndustryPolicy & LegalResearch & Science
Freemium
Psychedelic Invest
InvestorsIndustry Professionals
Business & Industry
Freemium
Psychedelic Press
ResearchersGeneral Public
Culture & CommunityResearch & Science
Freemium
Psychedelic Spotlight
General PublicInvestorsIndustry Professionals
Research & ScienceBusiness & IndustryPolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Free
Psychedelics Today
Clinicians / PractitionersIndustry ProfessionalsGeneral Public
Research & ScienceClinical PracticePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Freemium
STAT News
Industry ProfessionalsClinicians / PractitionersResearchersPolicymakers
Research & ScienceBusiness & IndustryPolicy & Legal
Freemium
TIME
General Public
Research & SciencePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Free
The Guardian
General Public
Research & SciencePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Free
The Washington Post
General PublicPolicymakers
Research & SciencePolicy & LegalCulture & Community
Subscription
Third Wave
General PublicClinicians / Practitioners
Culture & CommunityClinical PracticeResearch & Science
Freemium
VICE
General Public
Culture & CommunityPolicy & Legal
Freemium
Wavepaths
Clinicians / PractitionersResearchers
Clinical PracticeResearch & Science
Freemium
pharmaphorum
Industry ProfessionalsResearchersInvestors
Business & IndustryResearch & SciencePolicy & Legal
Free

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29k International AB

Non-ProfitVerified2 sources

29k International AB is a Swedish non-profit tech foundation offering a free mental health app with science-based psychological tools and peer support programs, partnering with institutions including Karolinska Institute and Harvard University. The organization has been involved in clinical research as a digital therapeutic support platform in studies exploring mental health outcomes alongside psychedelic and other novel interventions.

1 trial
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Switzerland

Awareness Lectures on Psychedelics in Switzerland

Non-ProfitVerified2 sources

The ALPS Foundation (Awareness Lectures on Psychedelics in Switzerland) is a Swiss non-profit, founded in 2021 by students from the universities of Lausanne and Geneva, that promotes evidence-based education and research on psychedelics. It organises the annual ALPS Conference (Awareness Lectures on Psychedelic Science), a key event in the Swiss psychedelic-science calendar, alongside lectures and student-forum activities for professionals and the public.

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United Kingdom

BBC News

OtherVerified1 source

Public-service international news organization with recurring coverage of psychedelic clinical evidence, regulation, and public-health implications.

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United States

BioPharma Dive

OtherVerified1 source

Biopharma trade publication reporting on psychedelic clinical trial outcomes, approvals, setbacks, and market context.

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United Kingdom

Breaking Convention

OtherVerified1 source

Breaking Convention is a UK-based biennial conference on psychedelic consciousness, first held in 2011, that convenes researchers, clinicians, artists, activists and practitioners for multidisciplinary dialogue across the science, culture, history and policy of psychedelics. It is one of Europe's largest and longest-running psychedelic conferences.

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United States

Double Blind

OtherVerified1 source

DoubleBlind is a biannual print magazine and digital media company covering psychedelics and related topics including mental health and environmental justice. Its site says it began as a print magazine and now publishes journalism, offers classes and workshops, and runs a monthly membership programme focused on harm reduction education and community.

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United States

Endpoints News

OtherVerified1 source

Biopharma trade news outlet covering psychedelic biotech pipelines, financing, trial results, and regulatory milestones.

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Netherlands

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Non-ProfitVerified2 sources

The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is a non-profit scientific association dedicated to the science and treatment of disorders of the brain. Founded in 1987 and based in Utrecht, it runs Europe's largest applied neuroscience meeting, supports thematic research networks (including a dedicated Psychedelic Research Network), and delivers education through its online Knowledge Hub.

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United States

Fierce Biotech

OtherVerified2 sources

Biotechnology industry publication with recurring coverage of psychedelic drug-development programs and deal activity.

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Germany

Labiotech.eu

OtherVerified2 sources

European biotech trade outlet with recurring coverage of psychedelic startups, R&D programs, and financing developments.

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United States

Lucid News

Verified1 source

Lucid News is an independent, online-first journalism outlet covering psychedelics and other emerging medicines across science, policy, culture and business. It publishes reporting, commentary and analysis for both general and professional audiences, with particular attention to the social, ethical and equity dimensions of the psychedelic field.

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United States

MAPS

Verified2 sources

MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational organization founded in 1986. It works nationally and with a broader global audience to develop medical, legal, and cultural contexts for the careful use of psychedelics and marijuana. Its core activities include research, education, advocacy, and convening the field through large public events. In psychedelic medicine and policy, MAPS positions itself as an advocate for legal access, drug policy reform, harm reduction, and health equity. Its Policy & Advocacy work includes legislative advocacy, community organizing, and impact litigation, and it has also launched work on access for system-impacted people and broader health equity in the legal psychedelic ecosystem. Current documented initiatives include the Psychedelic Science conference series, the Health Equity Program, The Zendo Project, and Ask MAPS, which handles public inquiries about therapy, research, and policy reform.

12 trials2 papers
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Germany

MIND Foundation

Non-ProfitVerified1 source

MIND Foundation is a non-profit mental health organisation based in Berlin. It focuses on psychedelic research and education, and says it advances the legal, safe, evidence-based and accessible use of psychedelics in therapy and human development. The organisation also runs training and educational programmes, including Augmented Psychotherapy Training.

1 trial1 paper
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Canada

Microdose

OtherVerified1 source

Microdose Psychedelic Insights is an online publication and media company focused on the business of psychedelics. Its site says it provides industry events, market intelligence, original evidence-based content, strategy, community, and online courses covering topics such as microdosing, MDMA, ketamine, psychedelic counselling, addiction treatment, and classic psychedelics. It describes itself as a guide to psychedelics and says its mission is to shift perceptions of psychedelic medicine.

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United States

NPR

Non-ProfitVerified2 sources

U.S. public media network with recurring psychedelic reporting across science, health, policy, and patient-outcome narratives.

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Nucleus Holding

Nucleus Holding is a psychedelic-sector venture studio, launched out of Iter Investments, that builds and operates companies serving the psychedelic ecosystem. Its subsidiaries have included the industry media platform Psychedelic Invest and the psychedelic information database Neuly.

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Netherlands

OPEN Foundation

Non-ProfitVerified1 source

OPEN Foundation is a Dutch non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam. It focuses on psychedelic research, education, conferences, workshops, and continuing education courses. Its activities aim to help integrate psychedelics ethically and responsibly into science, healthcare, and society.

1 trial
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United Kingdom

Psychedelic Alpha

OtherVerified1 source

Psychedelic Alpha (Pα) is an independent, data-driven psychedelic media, research and advisory platform, founded in 2020 by Josh Hardman and based in London. It publishes the widely read weekly Psychedelic Bulletin newsletter alongside closely followed trackers of psychedelic drug development and of psychedelic law and policy, and provides advisory and consultancy services to investors, philanthropists, government agencies, startups and established firms. It is known for cutting through hype to surface what matters in the development, regulation and commercialisation of psychedelic medicines.

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United States

Psychedelic Invest

OtherUnverified2 sources

Psychedelic Invest is a psychedelic-industry media and market-intelligence platform providing news, company coverage, data and investor-oriented reporting on the sector. It operates as part of Nucleus Holding, the psychedelic-sector venture studio launched out of Iter Investments.

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United Kingdom

Psychedelic Press

OtherVerified1 source

Psychedelic Press is an independent UK publisher, active since 2008 and based in Wiltshire, focused on the science, history, literature and culture of psychoactive substances and altered states of consciousness. It publishes books alongside a limited-edition print journal (run 2012 to 2023, edited by Robert Dickins and Nikki Wyrd) featuring fiction, non-fiction and scholarship on the psychedelic experience.

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Psychedelic Spotlight

OtherVerified2 sources

Online psychedelic publication with digital media programming, including recurring video/news formats and multimedia coverage.

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United States

Psychedelics Today

OtherVerified1 source

Psychedelics Today is a United States-based psychedelic media and education organisation. Its website describes it as a source of expert-informed media and education, and it also offers Vital Psychedelic Training, a 12-month accreditation programme for professionals interested in psychedelic practice and integration.

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United States

STAT News

OtherVerified1 source

Health and biotech trade publication with sustained reporting on psychedelic clinical development, regulation, and commercialization.

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United States

TIME

OtherUnverified2 sources

Mainstream international magazine with repeated long-form and news coverage on psychedelic medicine development and policy shifts.

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TRIPP

TRIPP is a digital wellness company that builds immersive extended-reality (VR and AR) experiences for mindfulness, mental wellbeing and psychedelic-inspired guided journeys. It sits in the psychedelic-adjacent digital-therapeutics space, using technology rather than pharmacology to support altered states and mental-health outcomes.

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United Kingdom

The Guardian

OtherUnverified1 source

Global general-news outlet with sustained reporting and commentary on psychedelic science, policy reform, safety, and cultural adoption.

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United States

The Washington Post

OtherVerified3 sources

Major U.S. news publication with ongoing reporting on psychedelic health research, therapeutic access, legal frameworks, and safety concerns.

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United States

Third Wave

Verified1 source

Third Wave is a US-based online education platform focused on psychedelics and microdosing. Its site says it provides research-based content, training, and community resources to support intentional and responsible psychedelic use. The company presents itself as a public benefit corporation and says it was founded by Paul F. Austin.

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United States

VICE

OtherVerified1 source

Digital-first global media brand with extensive psychedelic-focused journalism spanning science explainers, policy analysis, and culture reporting.

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United Kingdom

Wavepaths

Verified1 source

Wavepaths is a digital platform, founded by the neuroscientist Mendel Kaelen, that delivers adaptive, generative music designed for psychedelic and other therapy sessions. Its software responds in real time to the arc of a session, giving therapists tools to shape the musical environment that supports psychedelic-assisted and consciousness-altering therapeutic work.

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United Kingdom

pharmaphorum

OtherVerified2 sources

Pharmaceutical industry publication that includes periodic coverage and commentary on psychedelic therapies and implementation challenges.

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Frequently asked questions

Which outlets cover psychedelic research and industry news?

The psychedelic news and analysis group holds the field-specific outlets, while the trade publications group covers biotech media (Endpoints, Fierce Biotech and peers) with recurring psychedelic coverage. Between them they track most substantive field news; Blossom itself covers the research layer.

What are the main psychedelic conferences?

The conferences and events group lists the recurring organisers, from scientific meetings (the ICPR model) to large industry gatherings. Profiles link to the organiser, which is where dates and programmes live authoritatively.

How reliable is media coverage of psychedelic science?

Uneven. Specialist outlets generally represent studies accurately; mainstream coverage tends to compress effect sizes and drop caveats such as small samples or missing control groups. Reading the underlying paper (or our summary of it) alongside any dramatic headline remains the honest approach.