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Veterans Say an Illegal Psychedelic Drug Is Helping Them. Now Mississippi Wants to Study Ibogaine.
Patients and advocates say ibogaine, an illegal psychedelic drug, brings benefits for physical pain, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, insomnia, anxiety, OCD and depression. Now, Mississippi is taking steps to study it.
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Mississippians Protest Against US-Israeli War on Iran
Mississippians protested against the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran on March 5.
Culture
Person of the Day | Master Gardener Don Murphy’s Green Thumb Plants Seeds of Inspiration in DeSoto County
DeSoto County Master Gardeners recently named Southaven, Miss., resident Don Murphy as the 2025 Newbie of the Year. His many volunteer hours for the group last year included spearheading the effort to offer seed libraries in two public library branches.
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Editor’s Note | Mississippians Deserve More Transparency From Our Government
“Accountability is hard in Mississippi. Too many elected officials and bureaucrats in this state ‘run from the sun like Dracula,’ to quote Tame Impala’s psychedelic electropop track,” News Editor Ashton Pittman writes, calling for greater transparency.
Award-Winning MFP JournaLism
Mississippi Free Press Awards Roll: 108 Honors for MFP Team, 8 for YMP, Since 2020
As of July 25, 2025, our team is up to 108 national and U.S. regional awards and finalist nods since we launched in late March 2020.
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Mississippi Voters to Choose US Senate, House Candidates in Today’s Midterm Primaries
Mississippi voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, March 10, to select Republican and Democratic nominees for November’s U.S. House and U.S. Senate midterm…
Oil Prices Are Soaring, But Trump Is Downplaying the Need to Tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Oil prices have soared in the week since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, but President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the…
US House Candidate Questionnaire: Paul James Blackman, Democrat (Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District)
Paul James Blackman is a Democratic candidate running to represent Mississippi’s 4th congressional district in the U.S. House in the March 10 Democratic primary election.
Iran Names Khamenei’s Son to Succeed Him, Signaling No Letup in War as Oil Prices Surge
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei—the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—to succeed his deceased father as supreme leader as oil prices continue to surge.