| BC | British Columbia |
| CSA | Controlled Substance Act |
| DMT | Dimethyltryptamine |
| DSM-5 | The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| HPPD | Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| LSD | Lysergic Acid Diethylamide |
| MADRS | Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale |
| MAPS | Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies |
| MDMA | 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| PCP | Phencyclidine |
| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| QT | QT Interval (a measurement of the electrical activity in the heart’s lower chambers between the Q and T waves on an electrocardiogram) |