Every human culture since prehistory has had experiences with mind-altering substances, which could be one of the earliest indicators of religious formation. The Tassili n’Ajjer National Park in south-east Algeria is home to ancient rock art carvings (7,000 – 9,000 years old) that point to a lengthy, deep relationship between humans and psychedelic mushrooms. These…
Colorado’s largest city and capital might lead the way on mushrooms, too, with Denver residents voting… to decriminalize possession of psilocybin mushrooms. The survey also suggests that Americans have become more familiar with psilocybin, and no longer find it as harmful as other, deadlier intoxicants… 38 percent of adults in the country believe that psilocybin…
The last steps — community and the environment, or the “world out there,” — are where integration often falls short. The ultimate step in the integration process involves putting our self into service. There is hard work to do here. As wonderful it is to hear that people reached a state of absolute peace, it…
Living with bipolar can be hard. Not only can mania be dangerous but the depression is also life-threatening; folks with manic depression are much more likely to attempt and commit suicide than the general population. Yet, the hypersensitivity that is sometimes a handicap can also be a gift, one that many are unwilling to give up.…
It has come to… attention that quite a few people have recently received packages with notices from Homeland Security informing them that contraband has been seized and to expect another notice. You are not legally required to appear anywhere, nor are you required to speak to law enforcement. In addition, you are not required to…
“The FDA has said to us that adult means 18 years. So we have a lower age limit in our studies of 18 years. But we don’t have an upper age limit. Because it’s not about age, it’s about health.“ “One of the problems of the boomers is that, when we got into psychedelics, there…
Canopy CEO Mark Zukelin stated last month that “the IP moat around our business” is one of the company’s greatest competitive advantages… cannabis companies in Canada are acting like biotech firms. Canopy already has 110 patents, and more than 290 patent applications. Their Intellectual Property (IP) strategy includes patents connected to vaping technology, to marijuana…
Less than 15 percent reported “judgmental or malicious” creatures. Almost 70 percent of people said they received some kind of message, task or insight from the entities they rubbed elbows with. Some were given predictions about the future or told the day they would die. Some were shown a way out of addiction. An online…
Scientists don’t really know why DMT users are far more likely to report encounters with mysterious entities than users of other… [psychedelics], but a new study recently published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology may shed some light on this phenomenon. Most subjects said the encounter was initiated by the entity, and most participants also said that they were…
The resolution also emphasizes that the proposal is in response to lawmakers passing decriminalization legislation… “As a forward-looking and progressive city, we need to adapt and change with the times, as policy has,” [Councilwoman Stephanine] Lynch told Virginia Public Media. “In an environment where we are in such shortage of good employees, in my mind,…
