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Hard Lessons From The Failed Campaign To Regulate Psychedelics In Massachusetts

Under-trained staff and mixed messaging: Why Massachusetts’ historic psychedelics bill collapsed

NOAH DALY AND JACK GORSLINE October 16, 2025

Another Milestone For Magic Mushrooms In Massachusetts

Lawmakers advance bill to create regulated psychedelics therapy program

JACK GORSLINE September 15, 2025

The Origin Story Of The Boston Psychedelic Society

A Q+A with BPS Founder Dr. Christina O’Flaherty on bridging the gap between modern psychiatry and the psychedelic underground

JACK GORSLINE September 3, 2025

Clip art downloaded from BINJ's paid Canva account on August 28, 2025.

Labor Day Should Remind Bostonians Why Trump Is Threatening To Send In The Troops

And what we can do about it

JASON PRAMAS August 28, 2025

Collage by Jason Pramas. Downloaded from BINJ's paid Canva account on August 21, 2025.

Editorial: Why Left Unions, Nonprofits, And Foundations Don’t Fund Left Journalism

And why they need to stop dumping millions on PR firms and start funding left news organizations before we all collapse

JASON PRAMAS August 21, 2025

Meet One Of The Young Advocates Advancing Psychedelics In Massachusetts

With one milestone already behind him, Tim Morris says that securing “at-home cultivation” of plant medicine like psilocybin will be “the real milestone.”

JACK GORSLINE August 20, 2025

IndyMass: August 14, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

JASON PRAMAS August 14, 2025

MTA Rank and File for Palestine protests on Boston Common on October 6, 2024. Photo by Sue Doherty, used with permission.

MTA Board Votes Overwhelmingly To Divest From Weapons Manufacturers

“The bumper sticker on my car announces ‘I am a proud union member of the MTA.’ That has never been more true.”

JEN MEAGHER August 14, 2025

IndyMass: July 24, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

JASON PRAMAS July 24, 2025

Opinion: The Soul Of The Community Is Its People

And the people need more roofs over their heads

NED MELANSON July 24, 2025