Psychedelics
Eleusis Benefit Corp: Taking the “Psychedelic” Out of Psychedelics
Shlomi Raz, CEO of Eleusis Benefit Corporation, made false claims about psychedelics. We asked multiple ethnobotanists, a medical anthropologist, and a chemist if they could help us set the record straight.
Could wearable microdosing technology be a thing one day?
Could a liquid-delivery system meant to help maintain a personalized “scent bubble” quietly usher in the creation of wearable psychedelic microdosing technology? A U.S. patent for this system is just one among an increasing list of psychedelic-inspired intellectual properties.
Lucy In The Sky With Nazis: Psychedelics and the Right Wing
Psychedelic advocates have long asserted that broader psychedelic use will lead to a more open, progressive society, but there are too many instances of right-wingers who have taken them for that to be true.
BBC Duped into Promoting Marketing Scheme for Microdosing Psychedelics
A recent BBC story entitled “The ‘psychedelics coach’ with drug-fuelled career advice,” offers an opportunity to examine what happens when sloppy journalism and self-promotional psychedelic marketers collide.
31 miles and a tab of acid later…
A corrective experience achieved through dropping acid and running the 2019 Burning Man Ultramarathon
We Refuse to Endorse Daniel Pinchbeck as a Credible Voice in the Psychedelic Movement
Pinchbeck has not publicly engaged in the difficult work of reorganizing his relationship to power, which is a precondition for learning to wield power and authority responsibly. Instead, he has shown that he is predominantly concerned with reestablishing his career and with recentering himself as an authority figure
A Suburban Junkie’s Journal
The first time I bought a balloon of heroin I was 20 years old. Fresh out of rehab, I was craving opiates—specifically OxyContin.
As legal psychedelic therapy emerges, ethicists urge for more comprehensive frameworks to address sexual abuse
With a checkered history of misconduct, how will psychedelic-assisted therapists be held accountable in the emerging legal field?
Intersecting Movements: Drug Policy Reform and Climate Action
Climate justice is racial justice, and we cannot achieve racial justice without ending the War on Drugs.
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.
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.
Considerations for Engaging with Amazonian Ancestral Practices, People, and Places
If we truly believe in the positive transformational power of visionary plant experiences, we must support each other to make real social change happen, less this transformation stagnates at the individual level.
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.
Third Wave staff quits, writes open letter, over work environment created by founder Paul Austin
Eight staff have quit The Third Wave and issued an open statement.
MDMA Expanded Access is almost here. What’s it all about?
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) submitted their MDMA PTSD expanded access protocol to the FDA on January 14, 2019.
This is what psychedelic mainstreaming looks like…in Arizona
As psychedelic medicalization and the potential profits of a “virgin market” loom large, new organizations are increasingly looking to gain legitimacy within the field. Mainstreaming means the doors of this field are being thrown wide open.
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.
How will MDMA be rescheduled in the future? You may be disappointed
What does MDMA rescheduling mean for the recreational user? If you are under the impression that MDMA is on its way to being rescheduled, across the board, you may be disappointed.
The Future of MDMA: Phase 3 and Beyond
What does the future hold for MDMA? We explore MAPS' ongoing FDA phase 3 clinical trials, rescheduling, health insurance, and expanded access.
Psychedelics
Eleusis Benefit Corp: Taking the “Psychedelic” Out of Psychedelics
Shlomi Raz, CEO of Eleusis Benefit Corporation, made false claims about psychedelics. We asked multiple ethnobotanists, a medical anthropologist, and a chemist if they could help us set the record straight.
Could wearable microdosing technology be a thing one day?
Could a liquid-delivery system meant to help maintain a personalized “scent bubble” quietly usher in the creation of wearable psychedelic microdosing technology? A U.S. patent for this system is just one among an increasing list of psychedelic-inspired intellectual properties.
Lucy In The Sky With Nazis: Psychedelics and the Right Wing
Psychedelic advocates have long asserted that broader psychedelic use will lead to a more open, progressive society, but there are too many instances of right-wingers who have taken them for that to be true.
BBC Duped into Promoting Marketing Scheme for Microdosing Psychedelics
A recent BBC story entitled “The ‘psychedelics coach’ with drug-fuelled career advice,” offers an opportunity to examine what happens when sloppy journalism and self-promotional psychedelic marketers collide.
31 miles and a tab of acid later…
A corrective experience achieved through dropping acid and running the 2019 Burning Man Ultramarathon
We Refuse to Endorse Daniel Pinchbeck as a Credible Voice in the Psychedelic Movement
Pinchbeck has not publicly engaged in the difficult work of reorganizing his relationship to power, which is a precondition for learning to wield power and authority responsibly. Instead, he has shown that he is predominantly concerned with reestablishing his career and with recentering himself as an authority figure
A Suburban Junkie’s Journal
The first time I bought a balloon of heroin I was 20 years old. Fresh out of rehab, I was craving opiates—specifically OxyContin.
As legal psychedelic therapy emerges, ethicists urge for more comprehensive frameworks to address sexual abuse
With a checkered history of misconduct, how will psychedelic-assisted therapists be held accountable in the emerging legal field?
Intersecting Movements: Drug Policy Reform and Climate Action
Climate justice is racial justice, and we cannot achieve racial justice without ending the War on Drugs.
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.
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.
Considerations for Engaging with Amazonian Ancestral Practices, People, and Places
If we truly believe in the positive transformational power of visionary plant experiences, we must support each other to make real social change happen, less this transformation stagnates at the individual level.
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.
Third Wave staff quits, writes open letter, over work environment created by founder Paul Austin
Eight staff have quit The Third Wave and issued an open statement.
MDMA Expanded Access is almost here. What’s it all about?
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) submitted their MDMA PTSD expanded access protocol to the FDA on January 14, 2019.
This is what psychedelic mainstreaming looks like…in Arizona
As psychedelic medicalization and the potential profits of a “virgin market” loom large, new organizations are increasingly looking to gain legitimacy within the field. Mainstreaming means the doors of this field are being thrown wide open.
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.
How will MDMA be rescheduled in the future? You may be disappointed
What does MDMA rescheduling mean for the recreational user? If you are under the impression that MDMA is on its way to being rescheduled, across the board, you may be disappointed.
The Future of MDMA: Phase 3 and Beyond
What does the future hold for MDMA? We explore MAPS' ongoing FDA phase 3 clinical trials, rescheduling, health insurance, and expanded access.




















