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Globalhuasca: A Closer Look at the Global Ayahuasca Movement

Many of us are well-meaning in our engagement with plant medicines, but we cannot disregard the real-world impact that our actions inevitably have, regardless of intent.

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The DEA Scheduling System is a Joke

Reducing drug policy down to defining “good” substances and “bad” substances is missing the entire point.

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Want to reduce drug use? Listen to women drug users

The most common consequences of drug policies, whether focusing on the supply or the demand side, bring disproportionate harm to women and girls.

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I served in the Israeli Defense Forces. Ayahuasca healed my PTSD

I was on duty the night Alex decided to commit suicide in the communal showers.

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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.