{"id":4102,"date":"2026-05-01T09:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:57:04","slug":"goodnews-may-2026-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/05\/01\/goodnews-may-2026-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews may 2026 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/germanys-cannabis-reform-shows-no-signs-of-harm-its-critics-predicted-government-mandated-data-shows\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=133081190&amp;utm_content=133081190&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/germanys-cannabis-reform-shows-no-signs-of-harm-its-critics-predicted-government-mandated-data-shows\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=133081190&amp;utm_content=133081190&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">Germany<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Business of Cannabis | April 1<br \/>\nCannabis legalisation shows no signs of the harm critics predicted<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/latinamericanpost.com\/science-technology\/mexicos-psychedelic-crossroads-implications-for-the-future-of-latin-americas-drug-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/latinamericanpost.com\/science-technology\/mexicos-psychedelic-crossroads-implications-for-the-future-of-latin-americas-drug-policy\/\">Psychedelic therapy<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Latin American Post | April 1<br \/>\nMexico\u2019s cartels hamper the consideration of novel treatments<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/zuri-can-extended-by-two-years-as-results-point-to-black-market-deterrence\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=133081190&amp;utm_content=133081190&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/zuri-can-extended-by-two-years-as-results-point-to-black-market-deterrence\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=133081190&amp;utm_content=133081190&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">Extension<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Business of Cannabis | April 2<br \/>\nCannabis program \u201cZ\u00fcriCan\u201d to continue for 2 more years<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/the-rise-of-interventional-psychiatry?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=1072242&amp;post_id=193032160&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/the-rise-of-interventional-psychiatry?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=1072242&amp;post_id=193032160&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Interventional psychiatry<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | April 3<br \/>\nBig pharma shows big interest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/apr\/06\/scientists-identify-neural-fingerprint-of-psychedelic-drugs-in-the-brain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/apr\/06\/scientists-identify-neural-fingerprint-of-psychedelic-drugs-in-the-brain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">Neural fingerprint<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian | April 6<br \/>\nPsilocybin leads to cross-talk between brain systems<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/07\/health\/psychedelic-medicine-brain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA._wH2.dN7-VQuB1pU4&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/07\/health\/psychedelic-medicine-brain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA._wH2.dN7-VQuB1pU4&amp;smid=url-share\">More<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | NYT | April 7<br \/>\nHow psychedelics affect the brain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/whitecoat\/psychedelic-treatment-health-canada-9.7151538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/whitecoat\/psychedelic-treatment-health-canada-9.7151538\">End of life distress<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | CBC News | April 7<br \/>\nTerminally ill Canadian patient had to help himself to psilocybin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/can-psychedelics-cause-telepathy?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=can-psychedelics-cause-telepathy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/can-psychedelics-cause-telepathy?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=can-psychedelics-cause-telepathy\">Other thoughts<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | April 10<br \/>\nPsychedelics and telepathy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2900594-5\/fulltext?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2900594-5\/fulltext?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">France<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Lancet | April 11<br \/>\nIV racemic ketamine approved for the treatment of adult severe suicidal crisis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/can-you-kill-a-bad-trip-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=193387936&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/can-you-kill-a-bad-trip-5-questions?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=193387936&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Aborting a bad trip<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Microdose | April 13<br \/>\nFive questions for emergency physician Gregory Yates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicalpha.com\/news\/worth-the-wait-cambridge-adds-its-voice-to-uk-psychedelic-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicalpha.com\/news\/worth-the-wait-cambridge-adds-its-voice-to-uk-psychedelic-science\/\">England<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psychedelic Alpha | April 13<br \/>\nPsychedelic research at Cambridge University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/research-digest\/researchers-explore-new-way-capture-addiction-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/research-digest\/researchers-explore-new-way-capture-addiction-recovery\">Pills &amp; ills<\/a><br \/>\nscience | BPS Journal | April 14<br \/>\nCapturing addiction recovery<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicstoday.com\/2026\/04\/16\/a-practitioner-statement-on-the-responsible-development-of-ibogaine-in-the-united-states-open-letter\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicstoday.com\/2026\/04\/16\/a-practitioner-statement-on-the-responsible-development-of-ibogaine-in-the-united-states-open-letter\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Ibogaine in the US<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psychedelics Today | April 16<br \/>\nPractitioner statement of responsible development<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/why-mycorrhizal-fungi-networks-need-more-protection\/?utm_source=wcn1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-17-Newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/why-mycorrhizal-fungi-networks-need-more-protection\/?utm_source=wcn1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-17-Newsletter\">Hidden biodiversity<\/a><br \/>\nscience | High Country News | April 17<br \/>\nMycorhizal fungi networks need more protection<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/strait-of-hormuz-why-even-neutral-and-distant-countries-like-switzerland-cant-escape-the-fallout-280762?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2020%202026%20-%203742338281&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2020%202026%20-%203742338281+CID_2151fcf6623e86193242e2a968fc6054&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Strait%20of%20Hormuz%20why%20even%20neutral%20and%20distant%20countries%20like%20Switzerland%20cant%20escape%20the%20fallout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/strait-of-hormuz-why-even-neutral-and-distant-countries-like-switzerland-cant-escape-the-fallout-280762?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2020%202026%20-%203742338281&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2020%202026%20-%203742338281+CID_2151fcf6623e86193242e2a968fc6054&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Strait%20of%20Hormuz%20why%20even%20neutral%20and%20distant%20countries%20like%20Switzerland%20cant%20escape%20the%20fallout\">Fallout<\/a><br \/>\neco<sup>2 <\/sup>| The Conversation | April 17<br \/>\nFaraway\u00a0wars have worrying ecological consequences \u2013 also in Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/the-hidden-harms-of-the-swiss-psychedelic?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6462522b-4bd8-45c3-875f-b359cff4d30d_2560x1440.jpeg&amp;open=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/the-hidden-harms-of-the-swiss-psychedelic?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6462522b-4bd8-45c3-875f-b359cff4d30d_2560x1440.jpeg&amp;open=false\">Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | April 17<br \/>\nTwo deaths and two serious incidents in Switzerland within two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/17\/health\/trump-psychedelics-ibogaine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b1A.9qVo.hq8NXr9S6YT_&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/17\/health\/trump-psychedelics-ibogaine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b1A.9qVo.hq8NXr9S6YT_&amp;smid=url-share\">By decree<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | NYT | April 19<br \/>\nRestrictions on psychedelic drugs loosened in the US<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-understanding-bioenergetics-can-help-our-brain-health?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ef4cc97a72-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_30_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-understanding-bioenergetics-can-help-our-brain-health?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ef4cc97a72-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_30_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\">Neurobiology<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Aeon | April 20<br \/>\nFacts about the brain you want to know<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/20\/movies\/reefer-madness-psa-1936.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.wlhk.ectFJIjDAYKj&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/20\/movies\/reefer-madness-psa-1936.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.wlhk.ectFJIjDAYKj&amp;smid=url-share\">Reefer Madness<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | NYT | April 20<br \/>\nThe propaganda that keeps on giving<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafie.co.uk\/news\/medical-cannabis-cuts-prescription-drug-use-85-percent\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=134236674&amp;utm_content=134236674&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.leafie.co.uk\/news\/medical-cannabis-cuts-prescription-drug-use-85-percent\/?utm_campaign=ICW&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=134236674&amp;utm_content=134236674&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">German Survey<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Leafie | April 20<br \/>\nUse of prescription drugs down by 83% since medicinal cannabis legalisation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/athletes-brain-injuries-psychedelics\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=2ddb8d5ef2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_14_04_31_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-858671eea4-389522480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/athletes-brain-injuries-psychedelics\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=2ddb8d5ef2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_14_04_31_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-858671eea4-389522480\">Sports<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Reasons to be cheerful | April 23<br \/>\nCan psychedelics help athletes recover from brain injury?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/headspace-can-our-brains-get-full-279173?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2027%202026%20-%203749638391&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2027%202026%20-%203749638391+Version+B+CID_31071a794e8d57c8fcc0b73e54c79a95&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Headspace%20can%20our%20brains%20get%20full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/headspace-can-our-brains-get-full-279173?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2027%202026%20-%203749638391&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2027%202026%20-%203749638391+Version+B+CID_31071a794e8d57c8fcc0b73e54c79a95&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Headspace%20can%20our%20brains%20get%20full\">A full brain?<\/a><br \/>\nscience \/ The Conversation \/ April 24<br \/>\nWhat we remember makes all the difference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefocalpoints.com\/p\/chemical-frontiers-the-hidden-risks?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=5nhht&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.thefocalpoints.com\/p\/chemical-frontiers-the-hidden-risks?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=5nhht&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Chemical frontiers<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Focal Points | April 25<br \/>\nHidden risks of psychedelic treatment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/30\/military-psychedelic-ptsd-drug-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/30\/military-psychedelic-ptsd-drug-therapy\">PTSD<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian | April 30<br \/>\nActive-duty US solders to be treated with MDMA\u00a0 next year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany psychoactive | Business of Cannabis | April 1 Cannabis legalisation shows no signs of the harm critics predicted Psychedelic therapy psychoactive | Latin American Post | April 1 Mexico\u2019s cartels hamper the consideration of novel treatments Extension psychoactive | Business of Cannabis | April 2 Cannabis program \u201cZ\u00fcriCan\u201d to continue for 2 more years<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/05\/01\/goodnews-may-2026-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4103,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions\/4103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}