Iboga in the United States · AZ
Iboga and ibogaine in Arizona
Arizona funded a $5 million ibogaine grant; Barrow Neurological Institute received it in August 2026 for a brain injury trial.
Status
Research funded
$5M
State research funding
1
Bills tracked
October 26, 2026
Last checked
Where Arizona stands
HB 2871 (2025) proposed a state appropriation for an ibogaine clinical study, and the FY2026 budget carried $5 million to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The House bill's $5 million matching requirement was left out of the final budget, and Kyrsten Sinema pledged to raise a private match. Barrow Neurological Institute received the grant for a 40-participant Phase 1/2 trial in chronic traumatic brain injury with Arizona State University, with enrollment expected next year.
The state has appropriated money for ibogaine research or trials.
Funding: $5,000,000. FY2026 General Fund grant via the Arizona Department of Health Services. The House version of HB 2871 required a matching $5 million from outside the state, but the enacted budget left that language out. Former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema pledged to raise a private $5 million match.
Timeline
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.
Source: ASU News
KJZZ reports the Barrow award
Public radio coverage of the $5 million grant to Barrow for ibogaine and brain injury.
Source: KJZZ
ADHS grant awarded to Barrow Neurological Institute
$5 million for a Phase 1/2 ibogaine trial in neurological disorders such as TBI, with Arizona State University researchers; enrollment expected to start next year.
Source: Barrow Neurological Institute
FY2026 state budget includes $5 million ibogaine grant
Per press reports the budget signed in late June 2025 carried the $5 million appropriation; Kyrsten Sinema urged the research.
Source: Reason Foundation
HB 2871 introduced by Rep. Justin Wilmeth
Bill appropriates General Fund money to ADHS for a grant for a certified clinical ibogaine study in neurological disease; House version requires a $5 million non-state match.
Source: Arizona Legislature
Bills
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2871 | appropriation; ibogaine; clinical research study (2025) | Passed House (engrossed); funding carried in FY2026 budget per press reports |
Who is involved
- Barrow Neurological Institute
Grant recipient leading the Phase 1/2 ibogaine trial in neurological disorders including TBI.
Clinics and trial sites
- Arizona Department of Health Services
Administers the state ibogaine research grant.
Government agencies
- Arizona State Legislature
Official bill page for HB 2871, sponsored by Rep. Justin Wilmeth.
Legislators and legislative offices
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