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September 19, 2015
A Passion For Powerful Plants And People
Plantswoman and shamanic practitioner Sitaramaya Sita created Visionary Convergence to find common ground and cultivate community ...
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September 19, 2015
7 People Who Say They Owe Their Huge Success To Psychedelics
Don’t do drugs! They’ll lead you down the path to perdition! That’s the message beaten into our heads from our e...
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September 08, 2015
Mental Health’s New (Old) Secret Weapon: Psychedelics
A comprehensive analysis of the use of psychedelics for anxiety, PTSD, and addiction shows serious medical potential for the drugs...
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June 11, 2015
Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman | TED
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman is trying to answer a big question: Do we experience the world as it really is ... or as we nee...
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March 11, 2015
The Drug Revolution That No One Can Stop
Designing your own narcotics online isn't just easy—it can be legal too. How do we know? We did it....
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March 04, 2015
No Link Found between Psychedelics and Psychosis
A large U.S. survey found that users of LSD and similar drugs were no more likely to have mental-health conditions than other resp...
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July 15, 2013
Scientists Think Cavemen Painted While High on Hallucinogenic Drugs
There's something undeniably surreal about early cave paintings, something otherworldly or even psychedelic. And according to a te...
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March 12, 2012
Should we use LSD to treat alcoholism?
A new look at the old practice of giving LSD to alcoholics suggests the trippy treatment deserves a second chance...
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March 09, 2012
LSD Helps to Treat Alcoholism
A restrospective study shows that the hallucinogen had a strong effect in helping problem drinkers...
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April 24, 2011
Brains of Buddhist monks scanned in meditation study
The BBC's Matt Danzico reports on a US neuroscientist who is scanning the brains of Buddhist monks in the hopes of understanding t...
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December 22, 2010
SiHKAL: Shulgins I Have Known and Loved
An epic love-fest on the man who birthed Ecstasy in a test-tube....
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September 01, 1996
Entheogens: A Brief History of Their Spiritual Use
To many people, the words psychedelic and spiritual are dissonant on first hearing. Yet the use of psychoactive sacraments in sham...
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September 23, 2024
DEA Calls For Increased Production Of Some Psychedelics For ...
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has released new quotas for the production of Schedule I and Schedule II controlled subs... Read More
June 11, 2024
Analysis: FDA Advisory Committee Snubs MDMA-Assisted Therapy ...
Following last week’s negative headlines, we review how Lykos Therapeutics unsuccessfully sought to reassure the committee, ... Read More
May 14, 2024
Psychedelic therapy data “speaks for itself,” VA ...
The VA’s top health official said the agency is prepared to spend “at least in the millions” on clinical trials ... Read More
May 13, 2024
Top VA Official Says Psychedelics Have “Surpassed̶ ...
A top official with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says there’s an “unstoppable narrative” in supp... Read More
May 10, 2024
Australian Federal Government Funds Trial of MDMA-Assisted T ...
Researchers at Southern Cross University (SCU) in Australia will trial the use of MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) in patients suff... Read More
April 23, 2024
Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Tell VA To Prepare Plan F ...
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce a plan to begin providing MD... Read More
January 24, 2024
European Union Grants €6.5M for Multi-Site Psilocybin Stud ...
The European Union has awarded €6.5 million to support a multi-site randomised controlled trial of psilocybin to ease psycho... Read More
December 18, 2023
Congress Approves Defense Bill Funding Psychedelic Research
Congress has passed a defense spending bill that includes $10 million to fund research into psychedelics to treat active duty serv... Read More
November 02, 2023
An Ambitious Vision Drives Kentucky’s Ibogaine Plan to ...
A Kentucky commission will soon vote on whether to commit $42 million toward a psychedelic-assisted therapy moonshot that could tr... Read More
July 28, 2023
Bipartisan Lawmakers Celebrate House Passage Of Veterans Med ...
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are cheering the passage of marijuana and psychedelics amendments that were included in a spend... Read More
July 24, 2023
Mayor of Minneapolis Issues Executive Order Making Psychedel ...
The executive order includes various types of psychedelics such as ”indole amines, tryptamines, and phenethylamines; includi... Read More
June 23, 2023
FDA Releases Much-Anticipated Draft Guidance On Psychedelic ...
The FDA)has released draft guidance aimed at researchers exploring the potential of psychedelic drugs for treating medical conditi... Read More
June 23, 2023
FDA Releases First-Ever Draft Guidance For Psychedelics Rese ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released first-of-its-kind draft guidance on the “unique” considerations th... Read More
June 12, 2023
Rhode Island House Passes Bill To Legalize Psilocybin And Pr ...
The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms, whil... Read More
June 02, 2023
Colorado Governor Signs Bill To Allow Online Marijuana Sales
The governor of Colorado has signed a bill into law that would allow online marijuana sales. About a month after the measure from ... Read More
June 02, 2023
California Assembly Approves Bill To Legalize Marijuana Cafe ...
The California Assembly has passed a bill to legalize marijuana cafes, allowing dispensaries to offer non-cannabis food and drinks... Read More
May 26, 2023
Colorado Governor Signs Psychedelics Bill
The law was initially passed by Colorado voters last year and creates a foundation to regulate psychedelics that will go into effe... Read More
May 25, 2023
Psychedelics In Colorado: Gov Ratifies Bill, Report Shows No ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) recently signed into law a measure creating a regulatory structure for the legal use ... Read More
March 15, 2023
Canadian Patients Demand Access to Psilocybin As They Take t ...
Eight Canadian patients one healthcare practitioner demand access to psilocybin as they take the federal government to court... Read More
December 29, 2022
Rand Paul Complains Democrats Wasted Opportunity To Enact Ca ...
"Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and White House and still couldn't get cannabis reform bills passed," Sen. Rand Paul (Râ€... Read More
September 26, 2024
Most Of Mental Health Professionals Want Psychedelic Theraph ...
A survey reveals that the majority of mental health professionals are open to psychedelic therapy, if legalized and properly regul... Read More
September 23, 2024
Can magic mushrooms mend the mind? Researchers map psilocybi ...
Researchers found that psilocybin disrupts normal brain communication, increasing connectivity between different brain networks. T... Read More
May 02, 2024
New Research Power Ups Psilocybin’s Potential as an An ...
A team of researchers sought to determine the efficacy of psilocybin as an antidepressant compared with placebo or non-psychoactiv... Read More
March 27, 2024
Navigating the Psychedelic Renaissance: Emerging Mental Heal ...
Psychedelic medicines such as psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and LSD have been shown to have a significant impact on conditions such ... Read More
December 18, 2023
Shrooms Helped Them Quit Booze and Fentanyl. Now They’ ...
Canadians are suing the federal government for medical access to psychedelic mushrooms.... Read More
November 22, 2023
Stacking Psychedelic Microdoses with ADHD Medication?
A new study exploring real-world psychedelic microdosing for ADHD could help reimagine the way we perceive and treat the condition... Read More
August 17, 2023
MDMA and psychedelics for couples therapy could be revolutio ...
An Australian team hopes to become the first researchers to measure the outcome of using MDMA to help couples in conflict.... Read More
July 15, 2023
Ketamine injections for depression? A new study shows promis ...
Melbourne, Jul 15 (The Conversation) Ketamine might be better known as a recreational drug or anaesthetic. But there’s growi... Read More
June 28, 2023
Meditation and Gut Health: Is There a Connection?
A growing body of research shows that meditation can possibly reduce stress, and evidence is amassing that stress can wreak ha... Read More
June 13, 2023
Psilocybin shows promise in OCD treatment – even witho ...
Blocking the subjective psychedelic effects of psilocybin does not appear to interfere with the substance's ability to potentially... Read More
May 03, 2023
Why Indigenous “Spirit medicine‚” principles m ...
Yuria Celidwen, a UC Berkeley Othering and Belonging Institute senior fellow, sheds light on how Western institutions can ethicall... Read More
January 17, 2023
Buddhist Monks Can Meditate Their Way To Better Tummy Health ...
Sound mind, sound body.... Read More
October 20, 2022
I Tried At-Home Ketamine Therapy and Here’s What Happe ...
At home ketamine therapy offers convenience but also makes you be your own clinician. Is at home therapy right for you?... Read More
September 02, 2022
Is Marijuana a Psychedelic?
High doses of cannabis can cause hallucinations and otherworldly experiences, but is marijuana a psychedelic? Here are some facts... Read More
February 08, 2022
Scientists Create Cell-Based Psychedelic Toad Venom, a Poten ...
The innovation may be the ethical alternative to the controversial practice of collecting Bufo toad venom.... Read More
January 12, 2022
Can Western Medicine Include the Sacred in Psychedelic-Assis ...
It's time for psychotherapists to study the shamanic approach to plant medicine alongside their clinical applications and molecula... Read More
October 28, 2021
Psilocybin on the Psyche
Mycologist Paul Stamets and Professor Matthew Johnson in conversation about the therapeutic and scientific benefits of psychedelic... Read More
October 12, 2021
People who’ve tried psychedelics have lower risk of he ...
Some people who try psychedelics may make important lifestyle changes for the better.... Read More
July 29, 2021
Oregon State Board Says Psilocybin Is Effective At Treating ...
An Oregon review panel established under the state’s voter-approved therapeutic psilocybin legalization initiative has relea... Read More
March 17, 2021
Are magic mushrooms the cure to what ails MMA fighters’ ...
Current and former MMA fighters are using psilocybin to treat a variety of ailments. Could the drug move from popular fad to medic... Read More
April 17, 2024
Study finds microdosing LSD leads to longer sleep: Insights ...
A phase I trial to assess the effect of micro-dosing of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on the sleep.... Read More
February 08, 2024
Indigenous psilocybin mushroom practices: An annotated bibli ...
Abstract This annotated bibliography comprises 49 texts concerning psilocybin mushroom practices developed by Indigenous peoples. ... Read More
May 01, 2021
Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive D ...
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of psilocybin as an adjunct to psychotherapy and other treatments for major d... Read More
June 01, 2019
Introduction: Evidence for entheogen use in prehistory and w ...
This introduction to the special issue reviews research that supports the hypothesis that psychedelics, particularly psilocybin, w... Read More
June 01, 2019
The oldest archeological data evidencing the relationship of ...
Modern sophisticated archeometric instruments are increasingly capable of detecting the presence of psychoactive plant sources in ... Read More
October 08, 2024
Offshore Ibogaine Clinics In Mexico, Portugal, and Brazil
In part one of a series of articles on ibogaine clinics, researcher Leonard Pickard looks at the history and treatment protocols o... Read More
September 27, 2024
Colorado’s Approach to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A ...
Elizabeth Nielson, co-founder of Fluence, offers thoughts on the roll out of the 2025 psychedelic therapy program in Colorado and ... Read More
September 20, 2024
Mindstate Uses AI to Design “Next-Gen” Psychedel ...
Mindstate Design Labs has received approval for a Phase 1 clinical trial to investigate the use of its formulation of 5-MeO-MiPT w... Read More
August 12, 2024
The Psychedelic Underground’s Future Is in Consumer Pa ...
Let’s not kid ourselves: medical access is merely a stepping stone to legality.... Read More
May 08, 2024
The Church of the Eagle and the Condor Settles with Federal ...
Here, we explore the settlement as well as the potential repercussions for other religious groups that seek to use psychedelics as... Read More
April 12, 2024
Companies looking to fund psychedelic drug therapy for emplo ...
A growing number of companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic drug therapy for their employees as a cost-sav... Read More
January 21, 2024
APPA’s Stephen Xenakis Discusses the Future of Psyched ...
The executive director of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association shares his vision for the professionalization of psyc... Read More
October 27, 2023
First Shroom Cultivation License in New Zealand Granted to M ...
Research in New Zealand will uncover if psilocybin is useful in battling conditions like addiction.... Read More
September 19, 2023
Oregon Psilocybin Service Centers Set High Prices, Thousands ...
Three months of legal psilocybin service with EPIC Healing Eugene show that thousands of people are reaching out to participate.... Read More
June 21, 2023
Insight into the World of Psychedelic Therapies
Psychedelic-assisted therapies have attracted renewed attention in recent years as potentially more beneficial treatment options.... Read More
June 21, 2023
Breaking News: Toms Shoes Founder Pledges $100 million for P ...
Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, has pledged to give $100 million to support psychedelic research and access... Read More
June 15, 2023
Ibogaine’s Surge in Popularity Could Be a Huge Loss fo ...
Tricia Eastman and Dr. Joseph Barsuglia advocate for a nuanced appreciation of stewardship when it comes to the use and drug devel... Read More
June 13, 2023
Mushroom Shop Determined to Open in Montreal, Mayor Vows to ...
Edgar Gorbans, the owner of FunGuyz, says he‚Äôs ‚Äútrying to provide access to psilocybin that the government can't.‚Ä... Read More
June 09, 2023
Alkemist Labs advances psychoactive testing as interest in p ...
Alkemist Labs - an independent lab specializing in botanical screening for the dietary supplement industry - has developed and val... Read More
June 03, 2023
TDR’s Top 5 Psychedelic Developments For The Week Of M ...
A Kentucky administrative commission is preparing to potentially distribute at least $42 million in funding for psychedelic ibogai... Read More
May 17, 2023
Pushing Back on the Term “Therapy” in OregonR ...
As the legislation which created a regulated network for supervised adult psilocybin usage rolls out, conversations on the costs o... Read More
May 02, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: AMA Moves Toward Psychedelic Therapy Reimbursemen ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) is expected to issue the first code for psychedelic therapy reimbursement, following the ap... Read More
April 29, 2023
TDR’s Top 5 Psychedelic Developments For The Week Of A ...
The Colorado Senate has passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelic drugs under a voter-approved ... Read More
April 19, 2023
Oregon Approves Nation’s First Psilocybin Facilitator ...
Oregon regulators announced on Tuesday that they have approved the nation’s first state-licensed psilocybin facilitators to ... Read More
January 10, 2023
Legal LSD is Being Sold? Yup – It’s Called 1P-LS ...
What is 1P-LSD -- the Legal LSD? 1P-LSD is a derivative and functional analogue of LSD. It differs in structure by the addition of... Read More
October 01, 2024
Marijuana Enhances Enjoyment Of Music, New Study Finds, Conf ...
Underscoring an anecdotal observation common among cannabis consumers, a group of researchers in Canada have released a new study ... Read More
September 24, 2024
The Healing Power of Psilocybin: Sam Altman’s Retreat
How Sam Altman's Mexico psilocybin retreat, made him experienced profound emotional breakthroughs and changed his life.... Read More
August 25, 2023
NHL’s Kyle Quincey To Open Psilocybin Retreat
Kyle Quincey of the Colorado Avalanche is opening Do Good Ranch to provide psilocybin-assisted therapy.... Read More
August 02, 2023
Chrissy Teigen Said Taking Ketamine Inspired An Art Installa ...
“I came home, and I was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be so amazing if we had two beautiful butterfly wings that were holdi... Read More
July 20, 2023
Wiz Khalifa Says He Tossed First Pitch At MLB Game While ...
The rapper took in some boomers and baseball this week.... Read More
June 30, 2023
We’re Getting Equity Wrong
A journalist’s plea for entrepreneurs, brands, and regulators to look beyond retail licenses and nonprofit donations.... Read More
June 29, 2023
Elon Musk “Takes Ketamine to Manage Depression,” ...
Elon Musk takes ketamine in small doses to treat depression and uses higher doses of the drug at social occasions, according to Th... Read More
June 23, 2023
NFL star Aaron Rodgers credits psychedelics for improving hi ...
Aaron Rodgers has continued to advocate for the legalization of psychedelics, this week claiming that they helped to improve his p... Read More
June 14, 2023
California Psychedelic Conference puts community first
Produced by Oakland Hyphae, the California Psychedelic Conference is a melting pot of the entheogenic community with a focus on in... Read More
June 09, 2023
Psychedelic Conversations at Madame ZuZu’s Emporium
Once a month, an eclectic bunch of medical practitioners hang out and talk all things psychedelic at Madame ZuZu’s, a tea em... Read More
June 09, 2023
Oprah Features Pioneer Psychedelics Scientist Dr. Roland Gri ...
The conversation on psychedelics has made its way to Oprah Winfrey’s daily show, where the beloved host invited Dr. Roland G... Read More
June 08, 2023
Dr. Roland Griffiths Dies of Colon Cancer at 77 Years
During one of his last public appearances this past June, Dr. Griffiths sat down with Oprah to discuss the power of psilocybin, or... Read More
June 08, 2023
Why We Need Mystical Experiences in Psychedelic Medicine
What is a mystical experience and why is it an important aspect of psychedelic medicine? Skipping the “psychedelic trip,‚Ã... Read More
May 26, 2023
Psychedelic Ego Death: What is the Loss of “Self” ...
What is ego death? We decipher the mysteries of ego dissolution and what benefits the loss of self may have... Read More
May 14, 2023
The Sonoran Desert toad can alter your mind‚ – it ...
Their psychedelic and other potentially mind-bending compounds didn't evolve to give people a trip.... Read More
May 03, 2023
NBA Clarifies Players Won’t Be Able To Promote Marijua ...
National Basketball Association (NBA) players will not be able to promote marijuana companies under a new collective bargaining ag... Read More
May 02, 2023
2C-B, Understanding the “Love Child” of Alexande ...
Why isn’t 2C-B more well-known? And what can this fascinating compound teach us about the future of psychedelics?... Read More
April 29, 2023
The Former Pro Athletes Turning to Magic Mushrooms for Relie ...
The use of psychedelic mushrooms is gaining traction in the United States. Many researchers predict FDA approval of a psychedelic ... Read More
March 23, 2023
‘”Poisoner-in-Chief”: Mind Control & ...
At the height of the Cold War in 1953, a little-known branch of the Central Intelligence Agency known as MKULTRA kicked off an ext... Read More
March 22, 2023
Talking DMT and “Entities” with Dr. Rick Strassm ...
Join psychedelic science writer Nick Hilden and leading DMT researcher Dr. Rick Strassman for a weird, wonderful, and informative ... Read More
July 08, 2024
Could Psychedelics Help Patients in Therapy? | Benjamin Lewi ...
It's time to make psychiatry more psychedelic, says psychiatrist Benjamin Lewis. Sharing results from his clinical trial on psyche... Read More
March 12, 2024
Flora, Fauna, Funga | Documentary | National Geographic Soci ...
This short film follows Chilean mycologist Giuliana Furciâ search for new mushrooms in far southern Chile, on the main island of ... Read More
February 19, 2024
Try psychedelics. Access transcendence. | James Fadiman
Expert James Fadiman explains how psychedelics have the power to expand consciousness, enhance creativity, and deepen our connecti... Read More
February 07, 2024
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Bridging Science and Spiritual ...
NOTE FROM TED: Please consult a mental health professional and do not look to this talk for medical advice. The use of psychedelic... Read More
December 20, 2023
Through the glass darkly — psychedelics for mental health ...
NOTE FROM TED: Please consult a mental health professional and do not look to this talk for medical advice. The use of psychedelic... Read More
November 29, 2023
What Is Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) & What Are Its Eff ...
Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the chemical and structural similarities between psilocybin and serotonin, their effects on the brai... Read More
November 28, 2023
Why Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) Causes Visual Hallucination ...
Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the high concentration of serotonin 2A receptors in the brain's neocortex, particularly the prefront... Read More
November 25, 2023
Muscimol & Psilocybin: Why Are Some Magic Mushrooms Leg ...
An introduction to the disjointed drug policy around psychoactive mushrooms.... Read More
November 20, 2023
Moudou Baqui: Visionary Plants in Africa
Renowned cultural researcher and mushroom advocate Moudou Baqui describes the traditional relationship of African tribes to vision... Read More
August 14, 2023
Pastor alleges seeing God from mushrooms
"Mushroom Church" founder Pastor Dave Hodges discusses the usage of hallucinogenic mushrooms in his church on "Jesse Watters Prime... Read More
August 07, 2023
2-Minute Neuroscience: DMT
DMT is naturally produced in a variety of plants and animals (including humans) and is also a potent psychoactive drug known for i... Read More
April 07, 2023
The Secret Psychedelic Drug Lab Inside a Volcano | HAMILTON& ...
In 2015, Hamilton visited the abandoned underground lab of a legendary psychonaut, situated in the core of a volcano. All sorts of... Read More
March 03, 2023
Microdosing Psychedelics: Small is Big | JOSEPH ROOTMAN | TE ...
NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk represents the speaker's personal research appr... Read More
February 24, 2023
The 6 Levels of DMT | Psychedelics Described
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February 16, 2023
Sacred Mushroom Archives of the Mazatec People
The Mazatec Mushroom Archives... Read More
February 07, 2023
Ketamine Positive Content with Better U
A Man quiets his default mode network with the help of ketamine and bananas - this improv satire piece was shot in collaboration w... Read More
January 04, 2023
Psychedelics and Esalen
"Psychedelics, early on, from the very first beginnings of Esalen in 1962, there it was," shares co-founder Michael Murphy. "I was... Read More
December 28, 2022
Oregon Psilocybin Act Final Rules
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December 21, 2022
The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to ...
How a "heroic dose" of psychedelics can be therapeutic, explained by a Johns Hopkins professor.... Read More
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Haunted by his past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct... Read More
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