The VA Is Studying Ibogaine. Veterans Still Can’t Get It There.
On July 14, the VA and HHS signed a formal MOU to coordinate on psychedelic research. What it actually commits to, and the distance between studying something and making it available.
The public conversation about ibogaine assumes the future belongs to the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA. Justin LaPree is serving ibogaine legally in Texas right now. Not through a regulatory exemption. Through the First Amendment.
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On July 14, the VA and HHS signed a formal MOU to coordinate on psychedelic research. What it actually commits to, and the distance between studying something and making it available.
Dr. Omar Calderón has been the onsite physician at two ibogaine clinics in Cozumel. His license is what makes them legal. He was often the last person the owners bothered to tell about who was coming in next week.
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The FDA pathway is the clearest it's ever been. Nobody is talking about who ends up owning the medicine when it gets there.
Jim Koch's neurologist told him not to go to Mexico. The data wasn't there and the risk was real. Jim went anyway. One year later, he hasn't taken a single Parkinson's medication.
It sits at the gas station counter next to the energy drinks. One clinic reports it has overtaken fentanyl as their most common presenting addiction.
Editorial profiles of every legitimate ibogaine clinic — built from interviews, not intake forms. Who they are, what they do, and how they differ.
Trials, evidence, and scholarship — from peer-reviewed clinical research to ethnobotany, anthropology, and the field history nobody teaches.
Federal scheduling, state legislation, and international law — in real time. The landscape is moving. We follow it so you don't have to.
The questions real people are actually asking — about safety, legality, cardiac risk, what to look for in a clinic, and what to expect. Answered with evidence.
What ibogaine is and what treatment actually looks like — from the first moment of curiosity through preparation, screening, and the session itself.
Life after ibogaine. Integration practices, the difficult emotions that surface, peer support resources, therapist directories, and the long work of rebuilding.