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I served in the Israeli Defense Forces. Ayahuasca Healed my PTSD. Pt 2: Integration

I was able to heal my relationship with death, and that in turn allowed me to heal my relationship with life.

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Addicted to Weed: VolteFace Launches Black Sheep Report

A legal, regulated cannabis market would help prevent problematic use and give treatment options the radical revamp they need.

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In Sweden, Europe’s most LGBT-friendly country, admitting use of cannabis or psychedelics carries a big social stigma

You might imagine progressive drug laws go hand-in-hand with social democracy. It’s not the case in Sweden.

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An interview with LEAP Executive Director, Neill Franklin

Neill Franklin is the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP). Before joining LEAP, Neill spent 34 years at the Maryland State Police and the Baltimore Police Department.

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Do psychedelics trigger neurogenesis? Here’s what we know.

What is neurogenesis? Do psychedelics really cause it? If they do, what doors might that open up?

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Psychedelics exploded in the 60s like a nuclear bomb

We had never seen anything like them. We had no models, societal, medical, or religious, to deal with them. Many were threatened by them.

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Non-PTSD Uses for MDMA

While much progress has been made, a narrow focus of MDMA just for PTSD obscures the larger applications of MDMA, particularly for those whom traditional psychotherapy has been largely ineffective.

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Rethinking the drug war in the classroom

UC Berkeley SSDP members are organizing college classes focused on drug education.

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A Weekend for Women and Weed

The nation and the world were rocked this weekend by the Women’s March. The day before, cannabis activist group DCMJ distributed thousands of hand-rolled joints—for free.

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Cosmo Feilding Mellen: Interview with a Sunshine Maker

1960’s. Two men. One goal. Turn the world on to LSD. An Interview with The SunShine Makers director, Cosmo Feilding Mellen.

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Honoring My Inner Goddess: How Mushrooms Helped Me Love My Body

I had been defined by the diagnoses and labels put on me, but in that moment, I was peeling back every layer of self-hatred, criticism, and trauma.

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How Does LSD Induce Short-Term Psychosis but Long-Term Optimism?

There’s only one way to find out – more scientific experiments.