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Jack Gorsline

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Boston, East Coast United States, United States
As seen in: Substack, Hyphae News, Marijuana Moment, TalkingDrugs, DoubleBlind, Filter, Cannabis & Tech Today, Cannabis Law Report, MG Magazine, Psychedelics Today and
Covers:  Psychedelic legalization, public policy issues, education (K-12 and Higher Ed), as well as labor and healthcare issues.
Investigative journalist covering the politics of drug policy reform Founder: @PsychStates & The Psychedelic Writers Guild (PWG) Opinions expressed are my own

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Jack Gorsline’s Biography

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​Jack Gorsline is a Boston-based reporter covering the psychedelic legalization movement in Massachusetts, New England, and nationwide. For more on all the ins and outs of psychedelics in the Bay State and beyond, check out Jack’s Psychedelic State(s) of America newsletter covering the people, policies, and science driving the ongoing psychedelic science revolution.

Jack Gorsline’s Journalist Portfolio

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"Stolen Valor" Situation Rocks Massachusetts Psychedelics Community

"Stolen Valor" Situation Rocks Massachusetts Psychedelics Community

Veteran impersonation act outrages activists, further muddies grassroots waters

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Destigmatizing Psychedelics With Veteran Imani Turnbull-Brown

Destigmatizing Psychedelics With Veteran Imani Turnbull-Brown

"One of the biggest misconceptions I hear is that psychedelics are 'white people stuff.' This is far from the…

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PSA Weekly Roundup: July 6th, 2024

PSA Weekly Roundup: July 6th, 2024

"Stolen Valor" update(s), industry highlights, a shameless plug, and a sneak peak (or two).

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Showdown: Inside The Biggest Week In Mass Psychedelics This Year

Showdown: Inside The Biggest Week In Mass Psychedelics This Year

From generating buzz around their cause to getting heard on Beacon Hill, psychedelics advocates had a big Mar…

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Psychedelics Opposition Alliance Forms In Mass, Further Divides Grassroots Coalition

Psychedelics Opposition Alliance Forms In Mass, Further Divides Grassroots Coalition

Advocates decry "shadow campaign" subverting ballot initiative to legalize psychedelics in Massachusetts

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These Legal Psychedelics Are Easy To Access

These Legal Psychedelics Are Easy To Access

"We knew we wanted to do something in psychedelics as we believed [Amanita muscaria] could be disruptive to t…

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Decriminalizing Psychedelics Improves Safety And Wellbeing, Study Concludes

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By Jack Gorsline
| Marijuana Moment Verified
“This study suggests a beneficial impact of psychedelic decriminalization on the people who use them.” By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America A newly published community survey of individuals who use psychedelics suggests that local decriminalization efforts are overwhelmingly associated with perceived improvements in safety, therapeutic access and psychosocial wellbeing, directly countering historical fears that such policies might destabilize communities.
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Weekly Psychedelic Policy Briefing: August 23, 2026

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By Jack Gorsline
| Psychedelics Today
Oregon Psilocybin Program Yields Real-World Data, Heidi Overton Tapped to Lead the FDA, and Johnson & Johnson Leads $85 Million Investment Round Oregon’s first-in-the-nation supported psilocybin framework is yielding substantial mental health improvements and high safety ratings, though severe financial deficits now jeopardize the program’s survival.
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Psychedelic Policy Briefing 8.21.26

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By Jack Gorsline
| Lucid News
In this week’s Psychedelic Policy Briefing, investigative reporter Jack Gorsline dives into three high-impact stories from across the psychedelic landscape. Resilient Pharmaceuticals (formerly Lykos Therapeutics and MAPS PBC), reportedly resubmitted their once-rejected New Drug Application (NDA) for MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD to the FDA, triggering a fresh review cycle under the agency’s newly finalized psychedelic clinical trial guidance.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Charlie Skinner from The Newsroom

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Nope! My high school alma mater - Christchurch School in Middlesex County, Virginia - didn't have a student paper... go Seahorses, though!

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Exposing Bay Staters for Natural Medicine founder James Davis for impersonating US Marine Veteran Mike Botelho.