Whole root ceremony on Kauaʻi.
Iboga in the United States: research, news, and every state's record
Book a discovery callWhat medicineis beginning to confirm.
Stanford University, the landmark study
In 2024, Stanford published the first controlled clinical study of the root’s primary alkaloid: thirty U.S. Special Operations veterans, one session each. One month on, PTSD, depression and anxiety had fallen by the figures above, disability scores went from 30.2 to 5.1, the level of no disability, and suicidal thinking fell from 47% of the group to 7%. Concentration, memory and processing improved. There were no heart problems. A 2026 follow-up with MRI found their brains measured younger after the session than before.
Nature Medicine · January 2024 · Dr. Nolan Williams, Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab
What moved,most recent first.
The latest sourced developments from the tracker: laws signed, grants awarded, bills introduced, trials announced. Each links to its primary source and to the state’s page.
- October 5, 2026 · Texas
Texas Ibogaine Research Corporation signs U.S. manufacturing deal
Psyence BioMed's Texas subsidiary agreed with DEA-registered Benuvia Operations of Round Rock, Texas, to manufacture pharmaceutical-grade ibogaine in the U.S. This builds on a September 28 term sheet for an exclusive U.S. ibogaine licence from Psyence Labs, with a definitive agreement due by November 30, 2026. The company runs separately from the state-funded IMPACT trials.
GlobeNewswire (Psyence BioMed) · Texas page - September 24, 2026 · Massachusetts
Psychedelic pilot before conference committee
The House-backed pilot is among the items before the six-member conference committee negotiating the economic development bill.
MASSterList · Massachusetts page - September 14, 2026 · Texas
Psyence BioMed forms Texas Ibogaine Research Corporation
The Nasdaq-listed company set up a Texas-headquartered subsidiary to coordinate U.S. ibogaine supply, licensing, manufacturing and regulatory work. It is weighing a possible Texas ibogaine trial for opioid use disorder, which would depend on protocol, regulatory and funding approvals.
GlobeNewswire (Psyence BioMed) · Texas page - August 31, 2026 · Arizona
Barrow and ASU outline the ibogaine brain injury trial
ASU holds a subcontract on the $5 million ADHS grant. The study will enroll 40 people with chronic symptoms from traumatic brain injury.
ASU News · Arizona page - August 25, 2026 · North Carolina
HEAL Act stalls in committee as nonprofits fund their own research
WUNC reports the bill, which would have created a psychedelic research task force and grant fund covering ibogaine, stalled in committee, while nonprofits such as the Pearl Institute in Waynesville raise money for research on their own.
WUNC · North Carolina page - August 18, 2026 · Arizona
KJZZ reports the Barrow award
Public radio coverage of the $5 million grant to Barrow for ibogaine and brain injury.
KJZZ · Arizona page
Iboga in the United States,as it is being reported.
- September 23, 2026 · News · usatoday.com
What to know about ibogaine, the drug Presley Gerber used for treatment months before death
USA Today explains ibogaine, which Presley Gerber used for treatment months before his death.
Read at usatoday.com - September 22, 2026 · News · Medical Daily
NIH Funds Boston Ibogaine Study for Opioid Addiction with Strict Heart Rhythm Limits Built into Its Design
Reports NIH funding a Boston ibogaine study for opioid addiction with strict heart rhythm limits in its design.
Read at Medical Daily - September 21, 2026 · Video · TMZ Clips
Presley Gerber Death: Ibogaine Activist Says Drug Can Save Lives, Isn't Miracle Cure | TMZ
TMZ interviews an ibogaine activist about Presley Gerber's death and the limits of ibogaine as addiction treatment.
Read at TMZ Clips - August 20, 2026 · Podcasts · Giants Shoulder
#148 - Meet The Ibogaine Psychedelic Scientist Who First Unravelled Its Big Mystery
Neuropharmacologist Deborah Mash, holder of the first FDA licence to give ibogaine to humans, discusses her research.
Read at Giants Shoulder - August 19, 2026 · Podcasts · JLS Podcast
Ibogaine May Change How We Treat Trauma | Kenneth Shinozuka
Stanford postdoctoral researcher Kenneth Shinozuka discusses ibogaine research on traumatic brain injury, PTSD and addiction.
Read at JLS Podcast - August 12, 2026 · Podcasts · The Political Scene | The New Yorker
What Is Ibogaine and Why Is Trump Talking About It?
Journalist Michelle Lhooq discusses her reporting on ibogaine's embrace by the political right, including President Trump, and the push for research.
Read at The Political Scene | The New Yorker
Daily coverage, research papers, podcasts and video: Iboga Worldwide.
Where your state stands,and the path from there.
Each state has its own page: the law and funding on record, checked and dated, and how its residents join ceremony on Kauaʻi. Choose yours on the map or in the list.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaiʻi
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
A whole root ceremony,held in nature on Kauaʻi.
Most providers hand you a single isolated compound in a medical room. We work with the whole root, the way it has been held for millennia, in a sanctuary on Kauaʻi’s North Shore where the land itself holds you. Private journeys and containers of up to three members.
The root is a powerful and intelligent plant ally, and the science is catching up to it: in Stanford’s 2024 study, a single session eased veterans’ anxiety and depression and sharpened their thinking. Leaders and creators come for the same reasons: clarity, a sharper mind, open creativity, and performance that holds.
Thirteen weeks.Two nights in ceremony.
Six weeks of preparation from home. One week on Kauaʻi, with two held nights with the root. Six weeks of integration back home, so what the root shows you becomes how you live, lead and create.
Preparation
A personal medical consultation and health review with our medical provider. Somatic and nervous-system preparation. Weekly guidance through the member portal, so you arrive clear, steady and ready to receive.
Ceremony
An EKG on-island first. Then two fully held nights with the root, one-on-one or in a container of up to three, with experienced guides and our medical provider present overnight. Days of on-island integration between and after.
Integration
Six weekly one-on-one calls with your integration coach, plus somatic sessions, so the opening holds in your work, your relationships and your body.
Held by people who havewalked this road themselves.
Guides & Facilitators
Ceremony · Preparation · IntegrationThey hold the night with you, from the opening at the fire to first light, and walk beside you through the weeks that follow.
Medical Care
Screening · On-island EKG · OvernightOur medical provider reviews your health history, performs your EKG on-island, and is present overnight at every ceremony.
Somatic Practitioners
PsychoNeuroEnergeticsOne-on-one sessions that help you feel safe in your body before ceremony, and anchor what the root opens after.
Integration Coaches
Six weekly 1:1 callsPersonal coaching through the weeks after ceremony, so what the root shows you becomes how you live.
What people askbefore they call.
Can I receive iboga in the United States?
Iboga and ibogaine remain Schedule I under federal law, so no clinic in any state offers them. Vital Kauaʻi holds the whole root in ceremony on Kauaʻi as a legally established church, within a protected religious context, and members come from every state. We are glad to speak with you directly about our legal structure.
Is iboga legal in my state?
Federal law governs everywhere; what differs by state is research funding, task forces and bills. Every state has its own page here with the sourced record, checked and dated, and a path for its residents.
What is a whole root ceremony?
Most providers use a single isolated alkaloid. We work with the whole root, honoring the ancient wisdom in which this plant has been used for millennia, titrated slowly and in continuous dialogue with your body, over two held nights in nature on Kauaʻi's North Shore. The full plant carries an intelligence that no single compound can replicate.
How long is the journey?
Thirteen weeks. Six weeks of preparation from home: a medical consultation, somatic and nervous-system preparation, and weekly guidance through the member portal. One week on Kauaʻi, with two nights in ceremony. Six weeks of integration back home, with weekly one-on-one calls.
Is it safe?
The root has an excellent safety record. The rare serious risks are primarily cardiac, and are most closely associated with the isolated and concentrated alkaloid. We seek to meet the clinical standard of care wherever we can: a medical consultation and health review with our medical provider and medical clearance before ceremony, an EKG on-island before your first ceremony, and our medical provider present overnight at every ceremony.
Who is this for?
Leaders, creators, and people already on a spiritual path who are ready to live their fullest expression, with more clarity, freedom, capacity, and purpose. We screen carefully and honestly. If it is right for you, we will know together.
The root is waitingon Kauaʻi.
Thirty minutes on Zoom. We meet you, you share what is calling you, and together we know whether this is your next step.
Book a discovery callLegal status by state from the Iboga in the United States tracker. Offered for education; see the medical disclaimer.