U.S. Renews Bid to Destroy Opium in Afghanistan
After the biggest opium harvest in Afghanistan’s history, American officials have renewed efforts to persuade the government here to begin spraying herbicide on opium poppies, and they have found some...
View ArticleGood Drugs, Bad Drugs: Psychotropics as a Gateway to Enlightenment
Timothy Leary. Alexander Shulgin. Terrence McKenna. Albert Hoffman. Ram Dass. These are only a few of the pioneers of esoteric researchers who either catalyzed, formulated or experimented with...
View ArticleMaking Pot Legal: We Can Do It – Here’s How
For several decades, various organizations have pushed for the establishment of a legal and regulated market for adult cannabis use in the United States. Yet, despite extensive educational efforts and...
View ArticleDebunking the Hemp Conspiracy
Scratch a pothead and ask them why marijuana is outlawed, and there's a good chance you'll get some version of the "hemp conspiracy" theory. Federal pot prohibition, the story goes, resulted from a...
View Article1 in 100 Jailed
For the first time in the nation's history, more than one in 100 American adults are behind bars, according to a new report. Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to...
View ArticleStates Must Tackle Medical-Marijuana Issue
State legislatures around the nation have avoided approving medical marijuana laws — mostly out of fear they would be labeled as soft on crime. Yet it's pretty clear the public has sympathy for those...
View ArticleOutrageous Anti-Pot Lies: Media Uses Cancer Scare Tactics
On Tuesday, January 29 -- three days prior to the publication of a forthcoming study assessing marijuana use and cancer -- Reuters News Wire published a story under the headline: "Cannabis Bigger...
View ArticleLSD, Ketamine & Cannabis Could Treat Headaches to Diabetes
Could Ecstasy, LSD and magic mushrooms one day be legitimate prescription medicines? It sounds unlikely, but doctors and researchers in the US and across Europe believe it is possible and that new...
View ArticleSelf-Experimenters: Psychedelic Chemist Explores the Surreality of Inner...
Alexander Shulgin is the world's foremost "psychonaut." The 82-year-old chemist has not only created more of the 300 known consciousness-altering (or psychoactive) compounds than anyone living or dead,...
View ArticleMassachusetts Aims For Marijuana Decriminalization in November
Eleven states have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, leaving those busted to face only tickets and fines instead of a criminal record and possible jail time. But most of them...
View ArticleWhat Herbs May Help People With Anxiety
Frequently, patients ask me about various herbal remedies and supplements for treating anxiety. It's no secret that these remedies are popular in this country. But do they work? The post What Herbs May...
View ArticleAbsinthe – Green Fairy
In celebration of the lifting of the almost 100-year ban on absinthe, what follows is an overview of the elixir’s history. We will share recipes with you, as well as the best places we have found to...
View ArticleMarijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
The findings were published in the April 2009 issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation. The study showed, conclusively, that THC (the active alkaloid in Cannabis) caused brain cancer cells to...
View ArticlePawlenty Vetoes Medical Marijuana, Supporters Vow to Push Amendment
Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill to legalize marijuana for terminally ill patients late Friday evening, saying he sides with law enforcement opposition to the bill. Bill proponents say they will...
View ArticleAnnual Causes of Death in America
One look at the leading causes of death in America should alert any thinking being to the idea that something truly is amiss with drug laws worldwide. These statistics show us what the real health...
View ArticleGlobal War on Drugs a Failure, High-Level Panel Says
A high-level international commission declared the global "war on drugs" a failure and urged nations to consider legalizing cannabis and other drugs to undermine organized crime and protect their...
View ArticleMAOI Dietary Restrictions
When consuming pharmaceutical Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors or plants which contain alkaloids that act as MAOIs, it is important to observe a strict diet in order to avoid health issues. In particular,...
View ArticleAlkaloid Groups – A Brief Overview
Alkaloids are particularly important to the study of entheogens because many of them have pharmacological effects and may be used as medicines, recreational drugs or spiritual catalysts. In fact, in...
View ArticleFirst LSD Study In 35 Years Treats Last Subject
According to MAPS, on May 26, 2011, the last subject was treated in a study of LSD-assisted psychotherapy for anxiety due to life-threatening illness. This study is the first clinical LSD study to take...
View ArticleThe Value and Use of Absolute Oils
Chances are, you are already familiar with the concept of Essential Oils. These are concentrated liquids containing the volatile aroma compounds extracted from plants which are usually created through...
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