The Microdose
The Microdose, jane c. hu, Michael Pollan, Malia Wollan, Shayla Love, Misha SchwarzAn independent journalism newsletter supported by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
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Patented formulation of MDMA receives federal “Investigational New Drug” status; Intravenous ketamine outperforms esketamine
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Was it DMT? Or was it heaven?
This week on the Altered States podcast: when a neurosurgeon claimed he glimpsed the afterlife during a coma, skeptics offered a more earthly interpretation – a surge of DMT produced by his own body. Was his tale of eternity a trick of the ...
Compass’s patented-psilocybin trigger laws: 5 Questions for Porta Sophia’s Jeremy Rolquin and Shahin Shams
The 2025 legislative session saw dozens of psychedelics-related bills across the U.S., with nearly half of U.S. states introducing dozens of laws proposing to study, decriminalize, or even state-legalize psychedelic substances. In January o...
Psilocybin doesn’t help depression in pregnant rats; Mushrooms independently evolved ability to produce psilocybin twice; California psychedelics-related bill awaits governor’s signature
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
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Author, Professor at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and co-founder of the Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
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Science journalist shayla-love.com
Misha Schwarz is a Program Coordinator for The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship and an Associate Producer at Actual Films. She is a visual storyteller interested in the intersection of social justice, trauma, and healing.
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