Spirituality

Message from Santo Daime Dutch Churches in response to [one] verdict that makes Santo Daime illegal [outside the United States]

April 12, 2018By 0 comment

We are a praying people. During our ceremonies, we sing, meditate, pray… we believe it is not up to the one group of believers [scientific materialists, religious dogmatics, authoritarian dictatorships, insular tribal interests, etc.] to criminalize the other group [devout religious/spiritual practitioners and a myriad of diverse individuals and their relationships with particular plants]. ​​…

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Modern Culture

Beyond psychedelics

April 12, 2018By 0 comment

Many people disagree with making psychedelics available only to a select group of people: those that pass through eligibility screenings or have the financial resources to receive treatment … We already know that prohibition has never been able to get rid of psychedelics, or rather, the need to explore and change our consciousness. We may…

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Biography/Memoir

LSD cured my eating disorder

April 12, 2018By 0 comment

The next day, I was conscious of my thoughts in a way I had never been before. I measured each thought against the promise to be kind to myself, and found that I had no choice but to change my thoughts in order to change my behaviors. The really amazing fact of the matter is,…

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Science

Treatment utilizing psychedelic drug ibogaine significantly reduces opioid withdrawal and cravings

April 10, 2018By 0 comment

New scientific research provides more evidence that the psychedelic drug ibogaine can help treat opioid withdrawal and cravings. The new findings are reported in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Malcolm and his colleagues found ibogaine treatment was associated with significant reductions in opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Most of the patients (78%) did not exhibit…

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Science

Mainstreaming psychedelics. Are we there yet?

April 10, 2018By 0 comment

The biomedical research model has been extraordinarily successful in re-introducing psychedelic drugs to the larger scientific community and popular culture. Moderate doses, strict attention to non-drug factors, and a modest relationship with the media all have contributed to this success. However, the biomedical research model has done less to mainstream the psychedelic experience. Rather, one…

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Politics

Tackling the opioid epidemic: lessons from portugal

April 9, 2018By 0 comment

Portugal boasts one of the lowest rates of overdose deaths in the European Union. How did they do it? The streets of Lisbon, Portugal were once described as littered with syringes. During the 1990s, this southern European country roughly the size of Maine had one of the worst drug epidemics in the world. In Portugal,…

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Modern Culture
April 4, 2018By 0 comment

For consumption lounges, there are two types. The first will allow cannabis smoking, vaping, and ingestion on-site. The second type will allow edibles to be consumed on-site, but only at businesses that sell cannabis products.​ [The] announcement outlines the process which will result in a significant expansion of the city’s cannabis industry. This includes cannabis…

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