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Ali McGhee, Ph.D

Ali McGhee, Ph.D., is a a member of the Chacruna Chronicles editorial team. She lives, writes, and teaches in Asheville, N.C.

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Synthesized by two Japanese scientists in 1936 – decades before it was discovered in toads in the 1960s – 5-MeO-DMT came into its own in the underground psychedelic movement with the publication of the 1983 pamphlet, Bufo alvarius: the Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert. The pamphlet describes the venom collection process and means of ingestion through smoking (the author notes that the venom is “extremely hallucinogenic when vaporized by heat and taken into the lungs in the form of smoke”).

Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT: An Uneasy Partnership?

Ibogaine has gained attention and funding for treating addiction and mental health, often paired with...
The Tangled Web of Psychedelics and Memory

The Tangled Web of Psychedelics and Memory

Ali McGhee uses a New York Times story on recovered memories during MDMA use as...
Alaska Natural Medicine Act

Alaska’s Natural Medicine Act Could Make It a North Star for Psychedelic Reform

Alaska may vote in 2026 on the Alaska Natural Medicine Act to decriminalize certain psychedelics,...
Church of the Celestial Heart Wins Legal Protection for Ayahuasca Use

Church of the Celestial Heart Wins Legal Protection for Ayahuasca Use

The Church of the Celestial Heart secured U.S. legal protection to use ayahuasca as a...
Psychedelic Culture March 29-30, 2025

Press Release – Don’t Miss Chacruna’s Psychedelic Culture Conference, March 29-30

Chacruna’s Psychedelic Culture conference returns to San Francisco’s Brava Theater on March 29-30, 2025. Featuring...
Foundations of Plant Medicine Facilitation Integration and ethics

Press Release – Enrolling Now: “Foundations of Plant Medicine Facilitation, Integration and Ethics”

Chacruna Institute's new course "Foundations of Plant Medicine Facilitation, Integration, and Ethics," running from September...
MDMA FDA APPROVAL

Will MDMA win FDA Approval?

Recent advisory groups ICER and AdComm have recommended against FDA approval of MDMA for medical...
Dr. Stephanie Michael Stewart

Dr. Stephanie Michael Stewart on Ecological Medicine, Women’s Health, and Psychedelic Community

Holistic psychiatrist Stephanie Michael Stewart shares her views on the opportunities afforded by psychedelics in...
Psychedelic Culture - 27-28 April 2024 - Brava Theater, San Francisco

Press Release – Cultivate Roots for Cultural Change with Chacruna: Psychedelic Culture 2024 Tickets Now On Sale

An unmissable lineup at Chacruna's 2024 Psychedelic Culture conference centers diverse perspectives and experiential offerings....
Amber Senter on Queer Black Spaces in Cannabis Entrepreneurship, Disco Joints, and the Importance of a Patient-First Approach

Amber Senter on Queer Black Spaces in Cannabis Entrepreneurship, Disco Joints, and the Importance of a Patient-First Approach

Amber Senter is the cofounder and executive director of Supernova Women. She is working to...
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