Denver hosts massive Psychedelic Science 2025 conference in mainstreaming era, highlighting policy, research, ethics, safety, and Colorado legalization

Psychedelic Science 2025 brings a five-day psychedelics conference back to Denver, positioning the field as having emerged from the shadows into mainstream policy and research conversations. Hosted in Colorado, where adults can legally use psychedelics recreationally, the event is framed as a chance to showcase a policy model advocates want to replicate. Axios highlights that Colorado has started issuing licenses for healing centers and treatment providers for psychedelic therapy programs. MAPS, the conference organizer, is described as using the gathering to further legitimize research, treatment potential, ethics, and safety, while emphasizing realistic expectations rather than promoting psychedelics to everyone. The piece also notes legislative momentum is uneven outside Colorado, and states the conference runs June 16-20 at the Colorado Convention Center with thousands of expected attendees and hundreds of speakers.