Plain-language reference articles on psilocybin — the science, the law in South Africa and
worldwide, the history, and the policy-reform debate.
2026-07-22 · south africa · legal · policy · schedule 7
How psilocybin is classified under South African law, why it sits in Schedule 7 alongside heroin, and the constitutional challenge arguing for reform.
Read article → 2026-07-22 · drug policy · decriminalisation · psilocybin · global law · regulated access
An overview of global psilocybin policy, comparing personal-use decriminalisation and regulated-access models in the US, Australia, and Europe, and what they mean for South Africa.
Read article → 2026-07-22 · drug policy · regulation · Oregon · Measure 109 · psilocybin services · licensing · harm reduction · South Africa
How Oregon built a licensed, supervised psilocybin services framework after Measure 109 — licensing, facilitators, safeguards, and lessons for drug policy reform.
Read article → 2026-07-22 · TGA · drug policy · Australia · SAHPRA · psilocybin
How the TGA moved psilocybin to allow authorised prescribing for treatment-resistant depression, the conditions attached, and the debate around it.
Read article → 2026-07-21 · science · research · mental health · clinical trials
A plain-language overview of the clinical research into psilocybin for conditions like depression and PTSD — what studies have found, and what remains uncertain.
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