Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed ...

Thanks to a bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown, intoxicating hemp products will be federally prohibited as of November 13, 2026, a year after President Donald Trump ...

Psychoactive drugs are substances that affect the brain. The types range from heroin to caffeine. These substances can affect awareness, thoughts, mood, and behavior. Depending on the situation, the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Changes may soon be coming to North Carolina's booming hemp industry, which has thrived in recent years thanks to the state's ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment is warning residents not to purchase or consume PolkaDot brand chocolate bars and other products marketed as producing psychoactive ...

Marijuana is still outlawed in most red states, but stores there have found a way to sell intoxicating hemp-based products. It's all because of a loophole in a federal law. Nearly half of states have ...

Various spices contain psychoactive chemicals that can alter the function of the brain. Nutmeg comes from the tree Myristica fragrans and contains myristicin, which is chemically quite similar to ...

MDMA is part of a new wave of psychoactive drugs that show great potential for treating conditions such as severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA ...