Tag: culture

Ayahuasca Propaganda and Society’s Addiction to Moral Panic

[starbox] Public opinion matters; and, when it comes to mind-altering substances such as the Amazonian...

Who Is Cannabis?

[starbox] Homo sapiens, and all the Homo species that preceded us, or cohabited with us...

What Psychedelic Researchers and Activists Can Learn from Medical Marijuana Legalization

[starbox] Almost 200 million Americans live in states where medical marijuana is legally available; 60...

Peyote: Plant Medicine for the Body, Mind and Soul

[starbox] Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless, mind-altering cactus that, for centuries, has been...

Psychedelic Lizard Kings and the Other: Culture, Race and the Frontiers of Peyote

[starbox] There is a scene in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film, The Doors, where the rock...

How Indigenous Youths in Peru are Being Initiated in Western Ayahuasca Retreat Centers

[starbox] As the evening fell dark, I saw 4 young indigenous students enter the round...

Racist Thinking Still Shapes How We Understand Peyote Drinking

[starbox] Human beings have sought out the sensory experiences associated with psychedelic drugs for millennia....

How My Elder’s Sacred Peyote is Disappearing

[starbox] In my childhood home, the word “medicine” is how we referred to peyote (Lophophora...

How Cannabis and Other “Drugs” Can be Gateways to a Better Life

[starbox] “Proud to be drug free,” “Red Ribbon Week,” “Just Say No,” “Users are Losers”…...

Undiscovering Huautla: City of the Magic Mushrooms

[starbox] As far as the rest of the world is concerned, Huautla de Jimenez and...

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