Tag: psychedelics

Should Psychedelic Therapists Have First-hand Experience with Psychedelics?

Considering the clinical outcomes of researchers’ and clinicians’ personal relationships with psychedelic compounds Self-experimentation with...

The Encounter That Introduced Peyote to Western Science

This photograph is one of hundreds in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution that record...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Problematic Process for Religious Exemption for Use of Prohibited Psychoactive Substances

There are hundreds of groups using ayahuasca in ceremonial underground contexts in the United States....

Smoking the Toad

With the sun going down over the Sonoran Desert, Andrew [Andrew Weil, M.D] led me...

Psychedelics, Sex, and Consent: A Brief History

When I started university 34 years ago, I encountered numerous male professors whose personal histories...

It’s Time to Enthusiastically Celebrate Denver’s Historic Victory to Decriminalize Psilocybin Mushrooms

An anthropologist, a lawyer, and a neuroscientist’s response to Michael Pollan In an opinion piece...

Denver Decriminalized Mushrooms in Historic Vote

In a historic election on Tuesday May 7, 2019, Denver, Colorado became the first city...

Confronting Sexual Misconduct in the Psychedelic Community: An Interview with Daniel Pinchbeck

Daniel Pinchbeck is a prominent American writer and public figure who catapulted to fame and...

Sex, Power and Psychedelics Series Call for Articles

Chacruna’s Sex, Power & Psychedelics series explores pervasive cultural dynamics related to sex and power as they manifest in psychedelic research, science and communities. This series features reflections...

Can the Psychedelic Movement Learn from the Movement for End of Life Liberty?

Cross Movement Learning Social change movements can often learn from each other. This article explores...

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