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The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics is here! Plus, the latest psychedelic news to end 2025.

 

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Happy New Year (well, almost), and welcome back to 2025's final edition of The Drop In! We've got a sneak peak at the DB Guide to Psychedelics, our inaugural coffee table book coming out this spring. If you haven't already pre-ordered, here's your reminder. Meanwhile, check out the latest in psychedelic news, from psychedelic legalization in Czechia to contraindications with GLP-1s. You'll also read about psychedelic churches, psychedelic support among the right wing, and more.

We hope you have a truly psychedelic new year, and a peaceful rest of your holiday season.

With love,
Madison Margolin
DB Co-founder

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The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics

If you've been a fan of our print magazine, we have an even bigger treat for you.

Our inaugural book, The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics hits shelves this April 15—just in time for Bicycle Day and 4/20. Written by DB co-founders Shelby Hartman and yours truly, Madison Margolin, our book is both dazzling and didactic, enchanting and educational, geared toward curious readers, lovers of culture and art, and seekers in search of meaning, healing, and creativity.

The psychedelic space has come a long way since we launched DoubleBlind at the end of 2018. The community of those who have tried psychedelics, and who are looking to expand their knowledge and experience with these substances, is only increasing. And so, we recognize it's imperative that psychedelic seekers enter into this territory with comprehensive knowledge and know-how—presented in a way that's fun, playful, and easy to digest, delivered from the leading minds and content creators in the space.

Our definitive user's guide to the world of psychedelics presents as a beautiful coffee table book, something to read cover to cover, or glance through for specific information. We cover the 101 on the most popular psychedelic substances of today, including dosage, history, what to expect from the experience, contraindications, and more. Additionally, we cover questions of microdosing, integration, and more nuanced cultural issues in the psychedelic ecosystem like ethics and sacred reciprocity with indigenous stewards of some of these compounds. We hope our readers come away with a global perspective on psychedelics, and a deeper take on how to incorporate these medicines into a holistic protocol of healing, wellness, personal exploration, and universal consciousness. Psychedelics are not just for individual healing, but also for collective repair.

& More Must-Reads

  • In the burgeoning landscape of psychedelic churches across the United States, we arrive at the crossroads of spirituality, psychedelics, and the law, where legal religious frameworks give rise to seekers exploring the therapeutic and transformative potential of psychedelics within a shared community. Read more here. 

  • Psilocybin therapy has been legalized in Czechia, with sessions anticipated to commence as early as January. Read on. 

  • GLP-1 drugs have shown interactions with psilocybin, highlighting the importance of understanding these effects for those who may be using both together. Here's what to know.

DoubleBlind Digs

  • As the conversation around psychedelics continues to evolve, we are witnessing an unexpected alliance among certain segments of the U.S. right, who are championing the therapeutic potential of these substances. Read on. 

  • Psychedelics could potentially enhance trauma care in Israel and Gaza, offering new avenues for healing in a wartorn, highly traumatized region. Keren Tzarfaty of MAPS Israel even went so far as to call the country's mental health crisis a "security threat," underscoring the need to get people treatment as quickly as possible. Keep reading.

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Around the Web

  • The DEA has faced criticism for its handling of religious exemption petitions from psychedelic churches, leaving many spiritual communities in legal limbo as they attempt to practice their faith openly. Read more here.

  • A GOP congressman recently slammed the FDA for its rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy, sharing his own transformative experiences to argue that bureaucracy shouldn't block access to potentially life-saving mental health treatments. Read more.

  • Finding the right entry point into plant medicine can be daunting, so we broke down the effects, durations, and ideal settings for the most common substances to help you navigate your journey. Read more here.

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