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An open letter to the newly founded Center for Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins
With the recent creation of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, we must remember that, while industrialized medicine has never attempted to serve all people, institutional histories vary from one organization to the next.
Podcast Preview: We Hope Michael Pollan Changes His Mind
As Michael Pollan steps into the role of psychedelic gatekeeper, we critically examine his recent NYT op-ed on slowing down psilocybin decriminalization.
Intersecting Movements: Drug Policy Reform and Climate Action
A beginning to end to the War on Drugs falls within the Green New Deal because we cannot move forward as a nation without dismantling that system of institutionalized racism. We have the opportunity to change the world by recognizing drug policy reform’s place in this emerging social movement, and we must recognize our obligation to align with Sunrise Movement.
Chicago could become largest city to Decriminalize Entheogenic Plants
Chicago’s Committee on Health and Human Relations unanimously passed (50-0) a resolution October 16 to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi.
What the heck happened to Reality Sandwich?
Reality Sandwich was sold to a group called Delic Corp. Now there's a lawsuit.
Intersecting Movements: Drug Policy Reform and Climate Action
A beginning to end to the War on Drugs falls within the Green New Deal because we cannot move forward as a nation without dismantling that system of institutionalized racism. We have the opportunity to change the world by recognizing drug policy reform’s place in this emerging social movement, and we must recognize our obligation to align with Sunrise Movement.
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An open letter to the newly founded Center for Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins
With the recent creation of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, we must remember that, while industrialized medicine has never attempted to serve all people, institutional histories vary from one organization to the next.
It’s time to debunk prohibitionist narratives and calls for monopolies within psychedelic science
As venture-capital-backed, for-profit companies barrel into psychedelic therapy, the potential for the widespread privatization of psychedelic knowledge and profits looms large. Some researchers are so enthusiastic about medicalization by “any means necessary” that they’re resorting to prohibitionist historical narratives and calling for monopolies to push the agenda forward.
Will MDMA-assisted psychotherapy be covered by health insurance?
Until MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is proven without a doubt to reduce long-term costs, many insurance companies do not have an incentive to cover it.
Forgiving psychedelic abusers should never be at the expense of their victims
A response to the recent Chacruna.net interview with Daniel Pinchbeck.
What the heck happened to Reality Sandwich?
Reality Sandwich was sold to a group called Delic Corp. Now there's a lawsuit.
PSYCHEDELIC
SISTERS IN ARMS
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence
against women in psychedelic communities
PSYCHEDELIC
SISTERS IN ARMS
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence against women in psychedelic communities
I Was Recorded During A 5-MeO DMT Ceremony Without My Consent
I was told that a video of me was recorded without my consent, and I could view it after some rest.
He said to me “all women secretly want to be raped”
Jay brought up the Me Too Movement and called it “hysteria” – I asked him if he has ever been raped. He had not.
Time’s Up. The dance floor is not your colonial hunting ground
Dance has played a sacred role universally amongst indigenous cultures for millennia. Our dances may have nothing to do with attracting your gaze.
I Was Recorded During A 5-MeO DMT Ceremony Without My Consent
I was told that a video of me was recorded without my consent, and I could view it after some rest.
He said to me “all women secretly want to be raped”
Jay brought up the Me Too Movement and called it “hysteria” – I asked him if he has ever been raped. He had not.
Time’s Up. The dance floor is not your colonial hunting ground
Dance has played a sacred role universally amongst indigenous cultures for millennia. Our dances may have nothing to do with attracting your gaze.
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Shipibo Women Healers on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Ayahuasca Boom
After the murder of a Peruvian healer in 2018, traditional healers, local political figures, and nonprofit allies gathered to address the complexities that come with the influx of foreigners seeking ayahuasca in the Amazon.
After 26 years in prison for LSD, and clemency from Obama, Timothy Tyler is a free man
What’s it like being sentenced to life in prison for selling LSD? Timothy Tyler, a Deadhead convicted of selling LSD and granted clemency by President Barack Obama, talked to Psymposia about his 26 years in prison, and the challenges of adjusting to a brave, new world.
What happens when you give an octopus MDMA?
A team of researchers bathed octopuses in MDMA. Here's what they learned.
Popular Reads
Shipibo Women Healers on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Ayahuasca Boom
After the murder of a Peruvian healer in 2018, traditional healers, local political figures, and nonprofit allies gathered to address the complexities that come with the influx of foreigners seeking ayahuasca in the Amazon.
After 26 years in prison for LSD, and clemency from Obama, Timothy Tyler is a free man
What’s it like being sentenced to life in prison for selling LSD? Timothy Tyler, a Deadhead convicted of selling LSD and granted clemency by President Barack Obama, talked to Psymposia about his 26 years in prison, and the challenges of adjusting to a brave, new world.
What happens when you give an octopus MDMA?
A team of researchers bathed octopuses in MDMA. Here's what they learned.
