Drug Policy Reform

Nov 17, 2025

István Gábor Takács

Trauma and Psychedelic Therapy: Why Integration Matters – Interview with Bessel van der Kolk, MD

In Drugreporter’s new interview, trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, MD explores how the body stores trauma and why integration is essential for healing in psychedelic therapy.

Nov 14, 2025

Péter Sárosi

Policing Nightlife: Hungary’s Drug War Turns Into a Cultural Battle

Hungary’s war on drugs has entered a new and troubling phase. In recent months, the government has deployed police powers not only in nightclubs, but also against some opposition politicians and some of the country’s most popular musicians—accusing them of promoting a “drug lifestyle.”

Nov 12, 2025

Péter Sárosi

Recreational Cannabis Reform in Malta and Prospects for a Cannabis Humanitarian Bank — A Utopian Dream?

In this opinion piece, Maltese harm reduction activist Karen Mamo argues that Malta’s cannabis reform must go a step further — by establishing a Cannabis Humanitarian Bank to ensure that vulnerable consumers are not left behind in the country’s decriminalisation efforts.

Nov 9, 2025

István Gábor Takács

LSD, Nazis, and the CIA – The Secret History of Psychedelics with Norman Ohler

In Drugreporter’s new interview, German author Norman Ohler explores how psychedelics became entangled with war, power, and propaganda.

Nov 3, 2025

István Gábor Takács

Colorado Proves That Drug Regulation Works – Interview with Dominique Mendiola

In Drugreporter’s new interview, Dominique Mendiola, Senior Director of Colorado’s Natural Medicine Division, shares how Colorado is shaping the next chapter of psychedelic regulation in the United States.

Oct 27, 2025

István Gábor Takács

“Psychedelics Is Where Science Is Encountering the Sacred” — In Conversation with Bill Richards, PhD

In Drugreporter’s new interview, Bill Richards, a pioneering psychologist and theologian who has explored the therapeutic and spiritual dimensions of psychedelics since the 1960s, reflects on the rebirth of psychedelic research and the enduring healing power of mystical experience.

Oct 22, 2025

Péter Sárosi

Weaponising the Drug War: Police Raid Opposition Candidate in Budapest

A pre-dawn house search targeting 8th-district opposition candidate Alexander Horváth reveals how Hungary’s “war on drugs” has become a political weapon — deployed to intimidate dissent and control narratives ahead of elections.

Oct 20, 2025

István Gábor Takács

Psychedelic Science — Past, Present & Future with Rick Doblin

In Drugreporter’s interview from Psychedelic Science 2025, Rick Doblin looks back on four decades of psychedelic activism and discusses the future after the FDA’s MDMA therapy rejection.

Oct 7, 2025

István Gábor Takács

The Psychedelic Renaissance is Alive and Well

It was an absolute honour to attend and film the world’s largest gathering of the psychedelic science community: Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver, Colorado. We are grateful to the many outstanding scientists, healers, and activists who shared their wisdom with us — Watch our videos to learn more!

Sep 26, 2025

István Gábor Takács

ETHAN NADELMANN: The progress on psychedelics creates momentum for broader drug policy reform

At ICPR 2024, we spoke with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of the Drug Policy Alliance, about how psychedelics fit into the broader landscape of drug policy reform.

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Trauma and Psychedelic Therapy: Why Integration Matters – Interview with Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Policing Nightlife: Hungary’s Drug War Turns Into a Cultural Battle

Recreational Cannabis Reform in Malta and Prospects for a Cannabis Humanitarian Bank — A Utopian Dream?

LSD, Nazis, and the CIA – The Secret History of Psychedelics with Norman Ohler

Colorado Proves That Drug Regulation Works – Interview with Dominique Mendiola

“Psychedelics Is Where Science Is Encountering the Sacred” — In Conversation with Bill Richards, PhD

Weaponising the Drug War: Police Raid Opposition Candidate in Budapest

Psychedelic Science — Past, Present & Future with Rick Doblin

The Psychedelic Renaissance is Alive and Well

ETHAN NADELMANN: The progress on psychedelics creates momentum for broader drug policy reform

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