We now call ‘bad trips’ ‘challenging experiences’. Here’s why that’s misguided.

Renaming adverse effects of psychedelic drugs as “challenging experiences” minimizes, almost trivializes, their negative effects.


Finally, there’s a group giving grants to students researching psychedelics

We talked with Johns Hopkins psychedelic researcher, Alan Kooi Davis, about the Source Research Foundation, a non-profit awarding grants to students researching psychedelics.


J Walking along Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Trail

We would have only one chance to intercept Hillary Clinton in the parking lot.


Adam Eidinger Calls on Cannabis Community to #SmokeSessions

The cannabis-activist group, DCMJ, sat in on the Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing.


10 Reasons to End the War on Drugs and the War on Sex Workers

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.


The Psychedelic Network, Pt 2: Europe

Many people in today’s neoliberal capitalist society feel deeply confused and dissatisfied at the suggestion that the meaning of life is material accumulation and consumption. It seems more and more people are asking, “Is this it?” And of course, it isn’t; there is more to life.


Mapping Marijuana Legalization

Five states have full legalization initiatives on the ballot. Four will be voting on medical cannabis. Here is a rundown of what each initiative aims to do.


The Youth Movement To End The War On Drugs

Most of the information the “D.A.R.E. generation” was taught in school was sensationalized, exaggerated, or simply factually incorrect (typically all three).


Be Honest, Is Your Psychedelic Use Purely “Sacred”?

Isn’t it just as valid and meaningful for psychedelics to be used for diversion, entertainment, relaxation, and adventure?


“Acid Revival” portrays a resurrected scientific field, notably more conservative than its historic predecessor

Through candid interviews with modern psychedelic researchers, Danielle Giffort’s "Acid Revival" presents a profession obsessed with how it is perceived by mainstream audiences and desperate not to repeat the “mistakes” of the 1960s.