Colorado has a chance to get ibogaine policy right

By: Joshua White

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 700

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago


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As Colorado considers how to regulate ibogaine therapy, it faces a difficult but familiar policy question: how to responsibly expand access to a potentially life-saving treatment that carries real risk.

In 2024, over 1,300 Coloradans died by suicide, at least 14% of them veterans. Over 1,600 died from drug overdoses. These deaths represent a public health emergency that has resisted conventional solutions.

Ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychoactive compound, has shown unusual promise …

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