…many intelligent people who used psychedelics repeatedly in their youth did so in a party setting and have never experienced the psychological and spiritual benefits that emerge in an intentional session. The difference is dramatic. Research at major medical centers over the past few years have shown remarkable results in the treatment of conditions such…
*first international church of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, USA U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam declined comment on the pending bills. Some states that have legalized marijuana are considering providing so-called sanctuary status for licensed cannabis businesses, hoping to protect the fledgling industry from a shift in federal enforcement policy. Original Article (Leafly):States…
We believe people who use psychedelics shouldn’t be vulnerable to criminal punishment – and ultimately we want to build a world where legal psychedelics make sense. We’re working to end arrests and criminal penalties for people who use or possess psychedelics and other substances – a step several countries like Portugal and the Czech Republic…
Each cent invested in… harm reduction programs not only saves lives, but also saves money. It’s true. …a city of humane drug policy, successful services, and prevention programs. Drop-in centres, shelters for the homeless with drug consumption rooms, heroin substitution therapy, coffeeshops, smart shops,… tolerant police, and adequate city authorities. From the Article (Drogriporter):A…
Grief, trauma, addiction, stigma, punishment: This is the cycle that must be broken. What is the color of pain? Is it the color of red blood spilling onto concrete? Is it green like the dirty money folded into the back pockets of politicians? Original Article (The Root):Pain and Policy: Why Reparative Justice Is Needed to…
It may be a long time before popular therapy groups like AA start using LSD to treat addiction … but the notion Bill Wilson recognized its potential to do exactly that, over 60 years ago, speaks volumes to the drug’s potential. Bill Wilson is quoted as saying: “It is a generally acknowledged fact in…
(proposed) Whereas, Article 4 of the Single Convention limits the use of drugs exclusively to medical or scientific purposes and imposes upon the parties thereto the general obligation to take legislative and administrative measures, inter alia, to criminalize, punish and deprive offenders of their liberty for serious offenses … Whereas, there can be no end…
*from ECfES April 2016 Newsletter “Fighting drugs without legalizing them is like fighting tooth decay without removing the cavity. UN drug prohibition and criminalization, indelibly written into the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, is the cavity. Drill it clean during the March 2018 CND Session.” Europe, Asia, Indonesia, Africa, Australia, and North, South and Central…
I have concluded that this Second Psychedelic Revolution is instinctively creating modern mystery schools, and that these movable temples of music, dance, and art are the closest things our society has to true portals to transcendence. For most people, the more of these festivals you attend, the more this sense of community grows, along with…
I’m a massive advocate for being ridiculously picky about who you join in ceremony … Sometimes we have to visit the darkest corners of our consciousness to let go of what ails us; if that’s the case, you really want to be with someone who has done the same work on themselves. I work both…
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