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Psilocybin Paradox: The Military Cracks Down on Psilocin Testing While Veterans Explore Psychedelic Therapy

Pentagon Adds Psilocin to the Drug Testing Panel Starting October 1, 2025, the Department of Defense will begin military psilocin testing as part of its expanded Drug Demand Reduction Program. A recent memo confirms that service members’ samples will now be screened for psilocin, the metabolite of psilocybin mushrooms. Officials argue that psychedelic use poses risks...

Germany’s Psilocybin Compassionate‑Use Program: Europe’s First for Treatment‑Resistant Depression

Germany has taken a historic step by permitting psychiatrists to prescribe psilocybin for treatment‑resistant depression under a compassionate‑use framework. This marks the first time a European Union country has given doctors authority to administer the psychedelic compound outside of clinical trials. The Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim and Berlin’s OVID Clinic, both...