Ground Game

The science on psychedelic therapy is accelerating, and the policy is trying to catch up. The people caught in between are the ones who need affordable, accessible care and can't get it yet. Ground Game, from the Center for Psychedelic Policy, talks to the researchers, clinicians, and advocates working at that intersection, translating the momentum into something legislators, funders, and advocates can act on. The podcast is hosted by Sam Chapman, who led the campaign that created the first regulated psilocybin program in the nation.

Ground Game is a government podcast hosted by Center for Psychedelic Policy, with 5 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Center for Psychedelic Policy hosts Ground Game, a government show with 5 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Sen. Jeff Steinborn: How New Mexico Created Psilocybin Access Through the Legislature

  Jul 16, 202657 minS1

  <p>Senator Jeff Steinborn didn't know much about psilocybin therapy when a constituent called him the week before the 2024 legislative session. What followed ended with New Mexico becoming the first state legislature in the country to pass a psilocybin access program. SB 219 passed through the Legislature by a large margin, but the path wasn't always certain.</p><p></p><p>Steinborn walks through the committees that nearly killed it, the veterans who showed up and changed the room, and the decisions that made it work: getting the Department of Health in before a single word was drafted, building a bipartisan...

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  Episode #5

  Sen. Jeff Steinborn: How New Mexico Created Psilocybin Access Through the Legislature

  Jul 16, 202657 minS1

  Senator Jeff Steinborn didn't know much about psilocybin therapy when a constituent called him the week before the 2024 legislative session. What followed ended with New Mexico becoming the first state legislature in the country to pass a psilocybin access program. SB 219 passed through the Legislature by a large margin, but the path wasn't always certain. Steinborn walks through the committees that nearly killed it, the veterans who showed up and changed the room, and the decisions that made it work: getting the Department of Health in before a single word was drafted, building a bipartisan coalition in a space that has historically split along party lines, and knowing which messenger to send into which room. If you work in psychedelic policy, this is the clearest account yet of what it actually takes to get a bill across the finish line. About the Guest Jeff Steinborn has served in the New Mexico Legislature since 2013, first as a Representative and as a Senator since 2017. He is an organizer and environmental advocate by profession and has been a leading voice on cannabis policy, environmental protection, and more. He was the chief sponsor of Senate Bill 219, the first psilocybin access program passed by a state legislature in U.S. history, signed into law in April 2025. Resources New Mexico SB 219 Medical Psilocybin Program Sol Tryp

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  Amanda Gow: Building the Mental Health Clinic That Psilocybin Therapy Needs

  Jun 10, 202657 minS0

  <p>Amanda Gow didn't set out to build a psilocybin service center. She set out to build a mental health clinic that uses psilocybin as a tool.</p><p></p><p>After 15 years working in trauma-focused youth services, she saw firsthand how often the people who needed mental health care the most had the fewest real options. Her answer was Bendable Therapy, a psilocybin-assisted therapy model staffed entirely by licensed mental health professionals, built around deep preparation, in-depth integration, and ongoing group support. And they're doing the research to back it up.</p><p></p><p>Bendable's IRB-approved study found...

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  Dr. Matthew Hicks: Making the Case for Low-Income Access

  May 26, 20261h 11mS0

  <p>Most of the research done on psilocybin has happened at elite institutions with carefully selected participants. Dr. Matthew Hicks did something different.</p><p></p><p>He ran the first clinical trial ever conducted inside a state-regulated psychedelic program. He focused on a low-income population that clinical trials have systematically failed to reach and that public payers have systematically failed to serve. And he did it for a fraction of the cost and timeline of a typical federal trial.</p><p></p><p>The findings are striking. A group treatment format that cut the cost of care by more...

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  Lt. Diane Goldstein: How Law Enforcement is Rethinking Psychedelics

  May 11, 20261h 20mS0

  <p>Retired police lieutenant and Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) Executive Director Diane Goldstein joins Sam Chapman to discuss drug policy reform, the role of psychedelics in addressing law enforcement trauma, and LEAP's advocacy for psychedelic access and mental health support. The conversation also covers the fiscal case for legal psychedelic access and the broader psychological and societal costs of current drug policy.</p><p></p><p>As always, feel free to reach out to Sam with any feedback, comments, or ideas for future episodes at sam@cppolicy.org.</p>

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