Crispin Blunt suggested that legally regulating cannabis may well drag UK drug policy out of the dark ages.

Even with its straightforward-sounding name, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) hides plenty beneath the surface—namely, a direct connection to the Church of Scientology.

There is an urgent need for cultural humility in psychedelic science in order to prevent it from falling into the same limiting, and often unethical, traps that we see in Western science and medicine.

Just as the drug war makes drug-taking more dangerous and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, the War on Sex Workers makes sex work more dangerous too. Here are 10 reasons ending the War on Sex Workers makes as much sense as ending the War on Drugs.

A group of cannabis activists held a demonstration outside the White House. They made a Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, non-sectarian, and Rasta prayer over the plant, seeking to highlight the spirituality of cannabis use.

Eight tips for after the medicine is over.

One tagline for the movie was “the ultimate trip,” so clearly Kubrick, or at least the film’s marketing team, were very aware of the psychedelic implications of the film.

Paul Lee Corbett is facing a potential prison sentence of five years for possession of psilocybin mushrooms.

First, the entire premise—that Schedule I status is the primary obstacle to research—is flat-out wrong.

There’s an emerging public, political, and scientific consensus that otherwise-law-abiding people should not be arrested simply for using or possessing a drug.

The Czech Psychedelic Society is creating the Czech version of Zendo Project and KosmiCare.

We must remember how in less than two decades, an open internet enabled us to bridge some deep cultural divides, dismantle three-quarters of a century worth of drug propaganda, crowdsource massive databases of drug information, and crowdfund millions of dollars for FDA-approved research on psychedelics.

If neither the state nor defenders of our continued drug policies can provide a rational justification for the continued practice of incarcerating drug users, then the use of punishment by the state against drug users is morally unjustified.

This is part 3 of a 3-part series that follows the story of scientist, chemist, and fugitive, Robert Widdowson. During the 1980's Widdowson manufactured the MDMA analogue MDHA in Santa Fe, New Mexico until he was arrested and charged under the Federal Analogues Act.

This is part 2 of a 3-part series that follows the story of scientist, chemist, and fugitive, Robert Widdowson. During the 1980's Widdowson manufactured the MDMA analogue MDHA in Santa Fe, New Mexico until he was arrested and charged under the Federal Analogues Act.

This is part 1 of a 3-part series that follows the story of scientist, chemist, and fugitive, Robert Widdowson. During the 1980's Widdowson manufactured the MDMA analogue MDHA in Santa Fe, New Mexico until he was arrested and charged under the Federal Analogues Act. This is his story.

Instead of worrying so much about addiction, which tends to correct itself when life becomes tolerable, maybe we should worry more about the sources of emotional suffering.

Proponents of drug prohibition provide reasons why alcoholic substances should continue to remain legal while substances like LSD should not. No persuasive arguments of that sort are anywhere to be found.

Icaros: A Vision opens Friday, May 19th 2017 at Metrograph in NYC, followed by a national rollout in several cities in the U.S. and overseas.

Why are some drugs legal and other drugs illegal? It's not based on science or the relative risks – but has everything to do with who is associated with them.