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(The Center Square) - Psychedelic drugs are experiencing an unprecedented wave of support across the U.S. for their potential therapeutic benefits. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to research ibogaine, used in opiate and substance abuse treatment, is the latest move to explore the once taboo hallucinogenic effects of psychedelic drugs. In Colorado, a bipartisan group of state legislators, who are veterans, is looking to squeeze an ibogaine pilot program into the already tight $46.8 billion state budget. “As a veteran myself, I have a lot of friends and former colleagues in the military who have dealt with mental health issues, have dealt with PTSD,” Colorado House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell, R-El Paso County, told The Center Square. “They've tried different treatments and sometimes those treatments work, and sometimes they don't. I really believe in an all-of-the-above approach.” But at the moment, the all-of-the-above approach does not include ibogaine, which is listed as a schedule 1 drug in the U.S. That means the Food and Drug Administration finds it has no medicinal benefit and a high potential for abuse, making it illegal to sell or possess, with any potential research tied up behind layers of red tape. Despite ibogaine’s illicit status, Caldwell, along with two Democratic state legislators who also served in the military, are looking to work an ibogaine research bill into the Colorado budget ahead of next week's deadline for the end of the regular session. House Bill 26-1325 would create a pilot program to research ibogaine’s potential to treat mental health conditions and substance abuse. HB 1325 has already found bipartisan support and backing from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat who last year said he wanted ibogaine treatment in healing centers, “as efficiently as possible.” The Center Square reached out to Polis Monday for an interview, but did not hear back by press time. The ibogaine legislation, with a $150,000 price tag, is stalled in the session amid a financial shortfall in the state’s $46.8 billion budget that has seen deep cuts to Medicaid and other programs. “The state of Colorado is in a $1.5 billion budget deficit, so right now where we're at is that the bill is held up in the Appropriations Committee,” said Caldwell. “We’re trying to work with the governor's office to find the $150,000 in order to get this through the Appropriations Committee.” The past year has been a renaissance for ibogaine research, with legislation introduced in 19 states across the political spectrum since the beginning of 2025, according to Americans for Ibogaine. The most significant support for ibogaine may have come in April when Trump issued an executive order aimed at loosening regulations around psychedelic drugs. The executive order, which comes after widespread support for the drug within the Make America Healthy Again movement, called for a review of the substance schedule status of ibogaine and other psychedelic drugs, and for the FDA and DEA to “establish a pathway for eligible patients to access psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds.” One ibogaine rehab clinic said the president’s announcement was a game changer. “He’s got his scrutiny, but we’re very pleased with Trump’s latest policy,” Gavriel Dardashti, a data scientist for his father’s rehab center, Ibogaine by David Dardashti, told The Center Square. “It’s bringing us a lot of business.” Along with dozens of other rehab and therapy centers, David Dardashti operates the ibogaine clinic in Mexico to avoid the U.S. prohibition. Gavriel Dardashti said the center started because his mother had been overprescribed opiates and took ibogaine to treat the addiction. Ibogaine is a psychedelic drug that comes from the iboga shrub in Gabon and Central Africa, where it is used by the Fang ethnic group for ritual and spiritual purposes. A 2022 report by the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment found that ibogaine can treat opioid addiction. Gavriel Dardashti said that while their treatment program is not cheap at anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 per person, it is often a welcome change for people who have been unable to escape their opioid addiction. “Most people have tried every other option, and it's failed.” Still, ibogaine treatment has not been without scrutiny. A 2021 death by a Colorado man was found to have been caused by ibogaine, resulting in a four-year prison sentence for the distributor who left him alone while using the substance. Gavriel Dardashti said the worst symptom patients show at their clinic is “excessive vomiting.” Gavriel Dardashti also said that his excitement for Trump’s executive order was tampered. “One of the things that is a big concern is that Trump's administration is going to be over soon,” he said. “So by the time all of that comes into play with the policies and whatnot, I think once he's out of office, there might prove to be a lot of technical difficulties.” While the president’s executive order can be quickly repealed by the next administration, laws in Colorado and other states have a chance for more lasting change. According to Caldwell, support among veterans groups has been a significant boost toward the lasting impact of ibogaine. “Just recently the Disabled American Veterans national organization reached out, and they're fully in support of it [HB 1325],” said Caldwell. Veterans face higher rates of mental illness and are more than twice as likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population, according to RAND. “I think you're really starting to see more and more state and national veterans groups coming together to support legislation like this," Caldwell said.

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El ministro de Presidencia y Justicia asegura que nunca ha hablado con el empresario, pero reclama que rectifique y pide una indemnización de hasta 70.000 euros por acusarlo de intentar “comprar su silencio” mediante un supuesto soborno.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to set aside $200,000 for a lawsuit challenging the state takeover of Memphis schools.The local school board unanimously voted two weeks ago to hire a lawyer for the same purpose. The next day, Tennessee Republicans passed their bill to appoint a nine-member oversight board that will seize control of key district decisions. But a law signed by Gov. Bill Lee on April 21, hours before the school board litigation vote, prevents the district from using public dollars to sue the state over accountability measures, which could include the state takeover. Memphis Rep. Mark White, one of the takeover bill sponsors, told Chalkbeat Monday that the commission is looking for a loophole by using money not strictly set aside for education purposes. Instead, the $200,000 is from the county’s general fund and being designated to use in legal action.But White said he’s confident the takeover bill is legal and constitutional. A lawsuit now would be “a waste of time and a waste of money,” he said. “We feel very confident that we’re on solid ground,” White said. “My goal is we all get on the same team now that we passed the bill.”Some community members also told Chalkbeat they are doubtful a lawsuit will succeed in reversing the takeover legislation. But during Monday’s special call meeting, Commissioner Charlie Caswell said this isn’t the time to give up on a fight. “This is just a door opening to many other things that’s to follow,” he said. “And if we don’t stand on something we’re going to fall for any and everything.” Eight commissioners voted to approve the lawsuit funding, including Michael Whaley, who was absent for a vote last week that failed to put the investment on a general meeting agenda. Commissioner Britney Thornton once again crossed party lines to reject the proposal alongside her Republican colleagues Amber Mills and Mick Wright. The county government’s resolution, sponsored by Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Matthew Szalaj, accuses state lawmakers of imposing the oversight board on MSCS without consent from Shelby County voters or elected leaders. It also says local taxpayers will foot the bill for the oversight board members “to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, and likely a million dollars or more over four years.”It’s unclear when MSCS will file its lawsuit or whether it will file joint action with the county commission. District leaders have said they’re waiting until the takeover bill is signed into law to make any official moves.White told Chalkbeat that he expects Lee to sign the takeover bill into law this week. Oversight board members will be named “pretty much immediately” after that, he said.Opponents to the lawsuit funding said during Monday’s meeting that local leadership hasn’t improved the district or student outcomes for years.The county commission issued a vote of no confidence against the MSCS board in January 2025, after the controversial firing of then-Superintendent Marie Feagins. “We’re pulling money from nowhere, money we don’t have by the way … to assist a school system that has blatantly failed our kids,” Commissioner Wright said. “And we’ve had how many months of this chamber filled with parents who are desperate for something to change?”Mayor Lee Harris, who spoke in support of funding the MSCS lawsuit Monday, said the county has flexibility to delay some ongoing projects in order to free up money for the district’s legal action. Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.