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Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in Florida on alleged MDMA trafficking charges, booked into Orange County Corrections. A 2025 vehicle search reportedly found a bag with items including cough syrup bearing Kodak's fingerprints. His attorney, Bradford Cohen, says the case has a weak legal basis and that Kodak has been unfairly targeted; Kodak remains jailed as prosecutors pursue the case, per TMZ.
Rapper Kodak Black, also known as Bill Kahan Kapri, was booked in Orange County, Florida on a trafficking MDMA charge with no bond.
A meta-analysis of 14 studies finds recreational MDMA users perform worse on memory tests than non-users, with verbal memory most affected, and these deficits persisting even after six months to years of abstinence. Current users do not differ much from abstinent users, suggesting potential long-lasting effects. However, evidence quality is generally low due to cross-sectional designs and confounding polydrug use, underscoring the need for longitudinal studies and objective exposure measures to clarify reversibility and public health risk.
New research suggests psychedelics such as MDMA and psilocybin may help PTSD by promoting neuroplasticity and rebalancing fear circuits, enabling faster, therapy-assisted recovery. In MDMA-assisted therapy trials, about 67% of participants no longer met PTSD criteria compared with 32% on placebo; psilocybin trials are also showing promise in reducing symptoms and increasing cognitive flexibility. The proposed mechanisms involve dampened amygdala activity, enhanced prefrontal control, restoration of BDNF, and disruption of the default mode network, which may help patients reprocess trauma during psychotherapy. However, large, controlled trials are still needed, and regulatory hurdles persist due to Schedule I status and safety/blinding challenges.
Former French senator Joël Guerriau was sentenced to four years in prison (with 18 months to serve behind bars) after a court found he drugged MP Sandrine Josso with MDMA in his Paris apartment in 2023 with the intent to sexually assault her; Josso testified to lasting trauma, and Guerriau has said he will appeal.
A Paris court convicted former senator Joël Guerriau of drugging fellow lawmaker Sandrine Josso with MDMA to sexually assault her, sentencing him to 1.5 years in prison plus a 2.5-year suspended sentence, mandatory treatment and a ban from holding elected office; Guerriau claimed the act happened by accident and said he will appeal, while Josso described lasting trauma and heart palpitations after drinking champagne; the case highlights concerns about drug-facilitated sexual violence in France.
A former French senator was convicted of spiking a drink with MDMA for lawmaker Sandrine Josso in 2023, receiving 18 months in prison plus a suspended sentence and an office-ban; the verdict intensified France’s focus on drug-facilitated sexual assault, echoing the Gisèle Pelicot case and fueling parliamentary scrutiny and reform.
A Paris court convicted former senator Joël Guerriau of drugging lawmaker Sandrine Josso with MDMA in November 2023, a claim Guerriau said was an accidental mistake; he received 1.5 years in prison, an additional suspended sentence and a ban on holding elected office, while Josso has emerged as a leading anti-drug-sexual-assault advocate as France reckons with gender-based violence following the Gisèle Pelicot case.
A former French senator, Joel Guerriau, was found guilty of spiking MP Sandrine Josso's drink with MDMA to sexually assault her, receiving four years in prison (with 18 months to serve) and €5,000 in damages. Guerriau claimed the act was accidental and plans to appeal, while Josso—who remains an MP—has since become a prominent campaigner against chemical submission.
European police led a cross-border operation across Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain that dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized about 1,000 tons of chemical precursors used to make MDMA, amphetamine and meth; more than 85 people were arrested, including two ringleaders from Poland, in what Europol called the largest-ever crackdown on synthetic-drug production, aimed at disrupting the supply chain and reducing violence, corruption and environmental damage linked to trafficking.
European police say they dismantled 24 labs and seized around 1,000 tonnes of chemicals used to make MDMA, amphetamine and meth in what Europol calls the largest-ever operation against synthetic drug production; the year-long crackdown across Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain led to 85+ arrests, with investigations tracing reagents to China and India and highlighting the environmental threat from toxic waste.
The FDA released a complete response letter to Lykos Therapeutics' MDMA for PTSD application, citing issues like unreported adverse events, lack of durability data, and high prior MDMA use among participants, and recommended conducting new clinical trials with specific focus areas.
A study suggests brain imaging can identify individuals with trauma-related symptoms who are most likely to benefit from MDMA treatment, showing that those with heightened brain reactivity to threats experience significant neural and behavioral changes, paving the way for personalized psychiatry approaches.
A 41-year-old woman experienced significant relief from long COVID symptoms, including fatigue, depression, and headaches, after undergoing therapy with psychedelics MDMA and psilocybin. Despite the promising results, this single case study highlights the need for further research to confirm the safety and efficacy of psychedelic treatments for long COVID.
An FDA advisory panel voted 9-2 against approving MDMA for PTSD treatment, citing concerns over clinical trial methodology and therapist oversight, and 10-1 against the benefits outweighing the risks under the proposed REMS program.