Psychedelics


How Psychedelic Science Privileges Some, Neglects Others, and Limits Us All


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.

Psychedelic cluster busting headache medication saves me. And it’s completely illegal


Cluster headaches to me feel like someone has my eyeball in their fist, steadily putting more and more pressure on it until it threatens to pop like a grape.

The first time I ate mushrooms a Papua New Guinea shaman showed up


We locked eyes for what felt like an eternity...like he and I had done this many times before.

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.

Meet the professor who self-administered 73 high-dose LSD sessions


I chose to learn Grof’s methods for working therapeutically with LSD and use them in my private life to systematically explore my own mind and the mind of the universe as deeply as possible—73 high-dose sessions over 20 years.

You’ve had a life-changing experience with psychedelics. Do you tell your kids?


“Did you ever pick mushrooms off of cow poop when you were biking in Hawaii?” I ask her. “Actually, yes,” she admitted. I take advantage of the ease at which a conversation like this flows with my mom.

2001: A Psychedelic Odyssey


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.

Of Molecules and Minds: The Science of Ayahuasca


There’s a beauty and sense of wonder that comes from knowing how the world works, and the nature of the psychedelic experience dovetails almost perfectly with that awareness.

Washington Man Facing Prison After Foraging for Wild Mushrooms


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

The latest piece on psychedelic science in the New York Times is dead wrong


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

I wanted ayahuasca to teach me how to love the world despite its violence, destruction, and greed


After getting off my long dependence on anti-depressants, I found myself feeling open to natural therapies.

Psychedelic medicines can help heal the trauma of mass incarceration


Psychedelic therapy has the potential to ignite a paradigm shift within our culture by enabling us to reframe complex social problems as manifestations of trauma.

Psychedelic Harm Reduction in the Czech Republic


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

The Psychedelic Renaissance owes its life to an open internet


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 3


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 2


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 1


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.

Psychedelic Stories | Snake: The Spirit of Ayahuasca


My rational mind told me that I should be absolutely terrified, but I felt no fear at all. As his consciousness merged with mine, I knew instinctively that he meant me no harm.

Drug prohibition is morally unjust and pragmatically useless, Pt. 2


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.

Psychedelics


How Psychedelic Science Privileges Some, Neglects Others, and Limits Us All


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.

Psychedelic cluster busting headache medication saves me. And it’s completely illegal


Cluster headaches to me feel like someone has my eyeball in their fist, steadily putting more and more pressure on it until it threatens to pop like a grape.

The first time I ate mushrooms a Papua New Guinea shaman showed up


We locked eyes for what felt like an eternity...like he and I had done this many times before.

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.

Meet the professor who self-administered 73 high-dose LSD sessions


I chose to learn Grof’s methods for working therapeutically with LSD and use them in my private life to systematically explore my own mind and the mind of the universe as deeply as possible—73 high-dose sessions over 20 years.

You’ve had a life-changing experience with psychedelics. Do you tell your kids?


“Did you ever pick mushrooms off of cow poop when you were biking in Hawaii?” I ask her. “Actually, yes,” she admitted. I take advantage of the ease at which a conversation like this flows with my mom.

2001: A Psychedelic Odyssey


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.

Of Molecules and Minds: The Science of Ayahuasca


There’s a beauty and sense of wonder that comes from knowing how the world works, and the nature of the psychedelic experience dovetails almost perfectly with that awareness.

Washington Man Facing Prison After Foraging for Wild Mushrooms


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

The latest piece on psychedelic science in the New York Times is dead wrong


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

I wanted ayahuasca to teach me how to love the world despite its violence, destruction, and greed


After getting off my long dependence on anti-depressants, I found myself feeling open to natural therapies.

Psychedelic medicines can help heal the trauma of mass incarceration


Psychedelic therapy has the potential to ignite a paradigm shift within our culture by enabling us to reframe complex social problems as manifestations of trauma.

Psychedelic Harm Reduction in the Czech Republic


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

The Psychedelic Renaissance owes its life to an open internet


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 3


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 2


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.

I was an MDMA manufacturer in the ’80s. Then fled the country as a fugitive for 20 years. | Part 1


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.

Psychedelic Stories | Snake: The Spirit of Ayahuasca


My rational mind told me that I should be absolutely terrified, but I felt no fear at all. As his consciousness merged with mine, I knew instinctively that he meant me no harm.

Drug prohibition is morally unjust and pragmatically useless, Pt. 2


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.