This Week in Psychedelics - 7.31.20

Cannabis

• Congress Planning Vote On Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill In September, Sources Say (Marijuana Moment)

• Congress Votes To Protect Legal Marijuana (NORML)

• Democratic Party Delegates Reject Marijuana Legalization Amendment To 2020 Policy Platform (Marijuana Moment)

• Prescribed CBD could help people quit cannabis (Drug Science)

• Louisiana: Medical Cannabis Expansion Laws Take Effect (NORML)

• New York Senate Votes To Expunge Marijuana Convictions For More People (Marijuana Moment)

• New Jersey: Supermajority Back Legalization Measure Ahead of November Vote (NORML)

• Biden Proposes Federal Aid To Help States Expunge Marijuana Records (Marijuana Moment)

• Use of medicines mixed with marijuana allowed in local health promotion hospitals (The Nation Thailand)

• MD Judge: Cops Can’t Search You Because They Smell Weed (Filter)

• THC Microdosing Provides Pain Relief without Psychoactive Effects (Legal Reader)

• Navy Bans Hemp Shampoo For Sailors And Marines As Part Of Broader CBD Prohibition (Marijuana Moment)

• Survey: Many Employees Acknowledge Using Marijuana Immediately Following Their Pre-Employment Drug Test (NORML)

• First woman in Scotland prescribed cannabis legally after years of chronic pain (The Scotsman)

• Women Who Use Marijuana More Often Have Better Sex, Study Says (Marijuana Moment)

• Hedonism and Weed Leads to Happiness (Drug WarRant)

• Cannabis cravings: A new study addresses why it happens (Chicago Tribune)

• Cannabis lowers self reported headaches by nearly 50 percent (Drew Reports News)

LSD

• LSD Chemist William Leonard Pickard to be Released From Prison (Psymposia)

• How LSD is Made (DoubleBlind)

• Was Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green an Acid Casualty? (Celeb Stoner)

Magic Mushrooms

• Man Accused of Selling Mushrooms Faces Up to Twenty Years (Westword)

• Mindset Pharma Announces Filing of Groundbreaking Psilocybin Synthesis Patent (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Palliative Canadians await August 4th decision on psilocybin mushroom approval – TheraPsil urges Health Minister to ‘do the right thing’ (TheraPsil)

• Are magic mushroom edibles Canada’s next drug trend? (The GrowthOp)

• Shroom Expert Duo Releases 2020's First Psilocybin-Focused Cookbook Through Green Candy Press (Newsfile)

Ayahuasca

• Is Ayahuasca Cultural Heritage of Brazil? (Chacruna)

Novel Psychoactive Substances

• MindMed Completes Dosing 18-MC Phase 1 Study (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Crystal Structures of Hydrofumarate Salts of DMT Analogues EPT and MALT Solved (Psychedelic Science Review)

• Solved: The Crystal Structure of the Iodide Salts of DMPT and DMALT (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ketamine

• Ketamine May Help Treat MS-related Fatigue, Small Pilot Trial Suggests (Multiple Sclerosis News Today)

• Aleafia Health Approved by Janssen Pharmaceuticals to Administer Antidepressant SPRAVATO® (Psilocybin Alpha)

Datura

• Family poisoned in France after mistaking Hell's bells for spinach (CTV News)

Miscellaneous

• DC Officials Count Enough Valid Signatures To Put Psychedelics Decriminalization On Ballot, Activists Say (Marijuana Moment)

• Psychedelic drugs can greatly reduce psychiatric symptoms among special forces veterans, study finds (PsyPost)

• The Business Of Drugs: What Happened To Alexander Shulgin After The DEA Raid (Screen Rant)

• RIP Arnold Trebach, Who Helped Make Opposition to the Drug War Respectable (Reason)

• Empower Clinics Announces the Revocation of Cease Trade Order (Psilocybin Alpha)

• How Set and Setting Shape Psychedelic Cultures (Chacruna)

• Better living through chemistry? The CEO of Dr. Bronner’s wants to turn America on to drugs (Medium)

• The Psychedelic Picture Trip (Maps of the Mind)

• Novamind Closes the Acquisition of Cedar Psychiatry, a Leading Psychedelic Therapy Organization in the U.S. (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Are there Disadvantages to Microdosing Psychedelics? (DoubleBlind)

• New Psychedelic Online Conferences and Safe Spaces for People of Color (Chacruna)

• Ease restrictions on medical psychedelics to aid research, experts say (The Guardian)

• US Psychiatry Clinics Gear Up For New Psychedelic Treatments (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Entheos Foundation: Amadeus Diamond brings New Zealand psychedelic charity to life (Newshub)

• What It’s Like to Have Sex on Different Kinds of Psychedelics (DoubleBlind)

• Empower Clinics Reports Fiscal 2019 Results (Psilocybin Alpha)

• The Technodelic Augmented Reality of SoundSelf: Interview with Robin Arnott (Psychedelic Times)

• GreenStar Biosciences Announces Filing of Third Provisional Patent Application by Eleusian Biosciences (Psilocybin Alpha)

• Psychedelic Therapy Offers a Synergy of Biological, Psychosocial Interventions (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network)

• Founders explain how microdosing on psychedelics has helped them spur new business ideas (Business Insider)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 6.26.20

Cannabis

• New Jersey: Assembly Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation (NORML)

• Montana Activists Submit 130,000 Signatures For Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Despite Coronavirus Setbacks (Marijuana Moment)

• Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients (NORML)

• Police Would Have To Prove ‘Actual Impairment’ In Medical Marijuana DUIs Under New Pennsylvania Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Iowa Lost Over a Third of Its Medical Marijuana Patients During COVID-19 Crisis (MERRY JANE)

• Marijuana Legalization Legend Dr. Lester Grinspoon Passes Away (CelebStoner)

• Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative Could Get New Chance At Ballot After Federal Court Ruling (Marijuana Moment)

• MedMen’s Failure Is Everything Wrong With Legal Cannabis (And Is Only The First Company To Implode) (Forbes)

• Gallup: Seven in Ten Americans Say That “Smoking Marijuana” Is Morally Acceptable (NORML)

• Georgia Lawmakers Include Marijuana Decriminalization In Policing Reform Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Police boss says UK should regulate cannabis and allow home grows (Health Europa)

• 7-Eleven Is Waging War on Medical Cannabis Businesses in Oklahoma (MERRY JANE)

• New Jersey Announces Waiver Allowing Medical Marijuana Deliveries Ahead Of Legalization Referendum (Marijuana Moment)

• In Wake of Protests, Cannabis Reforms Gain Momentum (WeedWeek)

• Why 2021 Willl Be The Year For Marijuana Legalization (Benzinga)

• Little-Noticed Hemp Memo Clarifies Military’s Ban On Service Members Using CBD (Marijuana Moment)

• The Beneficial Effects of Cannabis on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Are Short Lived (Gilmore Health News)

LSD

• Navy Warns of Increase in Personnel Taking LSD (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Paul McCartney defends his right to take LSD, 1967 (Far Out Magazine)

Magic Mushrooms

• Iowa GOP Lawmaker’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Amendment Defeated In Floor Vote (Marijuana Moment)

• People are paying $10,000 to trip on magic mushrooms at a retreat in Jamaica. But past struggles with safety and staffing show the difficulty of taking psychedelics mainstream. (Insider)

• Psilocybin Doses Used in Clinical Research & Conversions to Magic Truffle Dosages (Maps of the Mind)

• Further Conversations With The Mushrooms On The Origin Of Everything (DMT Times)

MDMA

• Psychiatrist Explores Possible Benefits Of Treating PTSD With Ecstasy Or Cannabis (NPR)

DMT

• The Biosynthesis of DMT (Psychedelic Science Review)

Ayahuasca

• New trailer drops for documentary ‘The Medicine’ (HeyUGuys)

Iboga

• The Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Crisis Has a Plant Medicine Solution (Stockhouse)

Ketamine

• Cannabis And Ketamine: Is There A Risk Of Interaction? (The Fresh Toast)

Miscellaneous

• Survey: “Having Fun” Still the Biggest Reason for Drug Use During COVID Crisis (Filter)

• GOP Memo Rips Into Joe Biden’s Drug War Record (Marijuana Moment)

• What motivates people to use psychedelics: New criteria may help provide the answer (Medical Xpress)

• Federal Commission Pushes Expansion Of Marijuana And Psychedelics Research For Military Veterans (Marijuana Moment)

• Champignon Brands Issued Cease Trade Order By B.C. Securities Commission (The Dales Report)

• 'The Happy Chef' To Release New Psychedelics Cookbook (Yahoo! Finance)

• Guidelines for Inclusion of Indigenous People into Psychedelic Science Conferences (Chacruna)

• How Culture Can Influence a Psychedelic Experience (Sam Woolfe)

• New Bay Area Resilience Fund Provides Safety Net for Local Medicine Healers (Lucid News)

• Washington State Drug Decriminalization Activists Shift Focus From Ballot To Legislature (Marijuana Moment)

• Launch of the Medical Psychedelics Working Group (Drug Science)

• Champignon Announces Regulatory Review (Globe Newswire)

• Revive Therapeutics betting on psychedelics and potential COVID-19 treatment Bucillamine (Proactive Investors)

• 'People Should Have the Fundamental Right To Change Their Consciousness' (Reason)

• MindMed Developing IP For Personalized Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (PR Newswire)

• Seattle repeals drug loitering law that led to racist harassment and arrests (Leafly)

• Newton Energy Corporation Announces Letter of Intent with Field Trip Psychedelics Inc. (Globe Newswire)

• How Psychedelics Help with Gender Identity and Transition (DoubleBlind)

• Are NDEs caused by carbon dioxide overload? And what about psychedelics? (Patheos)

• ATAI launches IntroSpect Digital Therapeutics, appoints veteran software engineer David Keene as CEO (PR Newswire)

• iCan Founder Saul Kaye Joins Aurelius Data Advisory Board (Globe Newswire)

• Field Trip Psychedelics Announces New Podcast, Field Tripping: Epic Trips in Psychedelics (PR Newswire)

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This Week in Psychedelics - 11.16.18

Cannabis

• Will 2019 be the Year of Federal Marijuana Law Reform? (The Marijuana Times)

• Thai lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana (Associated Press)

• Study Finds CBD Alleviates Psychotic Disorder Symptoms (Psychedelic Times)

• Pot approved for research, medical use (Bangkok Post)

• Medical cannabis: Death sentence prompts Malaysia to re-think harsh laws (BBC)

• Why Women Support Legal Marijuana Less Than Men, According To A New Study (Marijuana Moment)

• The Complicated Relationship Between IP Law & Cannabis (IPWatchdog)

• Marijuana Use Doesn’t Affect Outcome Of Kidney Transplants, Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Will Michigan law push Indiana toward cannabis? (South Bend Tribune)

• Mitch McConnell Guarantees Industrial Hemp Legalization (Marijuana Moment)

• Why people love CBD — the cannabis product that won't get you high (CNBC)

• If Chris Christie Becomes Attorney General, Pot Advocacy Could be Set Ablaze (Reason)

• VA Will Explore Medical Marijuana, But Only If Federal Law Changes, Secretary Says (Marijuana Moment)

• A cannabis Coke and a smile? Colorado companies hoping to tap infused beverage craze (The Denver Post)

• Here’s Where The Next House Speaker Stands On Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)

• Canada: officials urge action to keep edible marijuana away from children (The Guardian)

• Legal Marijuana Would Generate Hundreds Of Millions For Illinois, New Analysis Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• Congress: New House Rules Chairman Pledges To Allow Floor Votes On Marijuana-Related Amendments (NORML)

• The Feds Want Researchers To Study ‘Minor’ Cannabinoids And Terpenes In Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)

• If This Bill Passes, Possessing Pot in Texas Will Be Treated Less Harshly Than Distributing Straws in San Francisco (Reason)

• Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Three Medical Marijuana Bills For Veterans (Marijuana Moment)

• Local Officials From Across US Call For Federal Marijuana Rescheduling (Marijuana Moment)

• Police drugs lead 'impressed' by cannabis clubs (BBC)

• The DEA Just Got Scolded Over Its Marijuana Eradication Program (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis and the brain: Recent studies shed new light (Medical News Today)

• The Feds Are Hiring Professional Marijuana Joint Rollers…Kind Of (Marijuana Moment)

• For a Buck and Sometimes a Buzz, Brewers Are Putting Cannabis Into Cans (The New York Times)

• Feds Seek New Growers To Produce Thousands Of Kilograms Of Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)

• Texas NORML: Midterm Elections and the 86th Texas Legislature (NORML)

• Indiana NORML: Midterm Elections Shakeup State Legislature (NORML)

• Here’s How Much Legal Marijuana Supporters And Opponents Spent Per Vote In Last Week’s Election (Marijuana Moment)

• Could Pot Help Solve The Opioid Crisis? (BuzzFeed News)

• Michelle Obama Talks Smoking Marijuana In New Memoir (Marijuana Moment)

• The UK's Biggest Legal Weed Producer Has Ignited Fresh Criticism (VICE)

• Cali judge protects right to grow cannabis (The Leaf Online)

• Holiday Gift Guide 2018: The Ultimate Luxury List For Cannabis Connoisseurs (Forbes)

• American cannabis expert warns UK government ‘relax laws or be left behind’ (Metro)

• ‘Walking Dead’ Actor Raises Money For Kids Who Use Medical Marijuana (Marijuana Moment)

• Alfie Dingley: Mum's fresh medicinal cannabis campaign (BBC)

• Texas Lawmaker Files Marijuana Decriminalization Bill (Marijuana Moment)

• Is the stigma of cannabis preventing more seniors from using it? (WTVF)

• Mormon Church Faces Potential Lawsuit Over Medical Marijuana Opposition (Marijuana Moment)

• NORML Chapters Participate in Las Vegas’ First Business-to-Consumer Cannabis Conference (NORML)

• TV Stations Pulled Anti-Legalization Ads Ahead Of Midterm Marijuana Votes, Advocates Say (Marijuana Moment)

• Here's What Marijuana Stock Aurora Cannabis Is Saying About Its Future (The Motley Fool)

• Colorado Governor Touts Marijuana Legalization’s Benefits (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• Throwback Thursday: Understanding “South Pacific” With a Little Help from LSD (Dope Magazine)

• Man ‘gouged’ PCSO’s face while on LSD at Bexhill party (Bexhill-on-Sea Observer)

• Navy Sailors Dealing LSD in Nuclear Reactor Department of Aircraft Carrier (Citizen Truth)

• Drug with therapeutic effect: How LSD affects the brain (Infosurhoy)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

• Psilocybin Could Be Legal for Therapy by 2021 (Rolling Stone)

• FDA Gives Stamp of Approval for Clinical Psilocybin Trials (Psychedelic Times)

• Driver on psychedelic mushrooms crashed vehicle on Beltine, walked into traffic, police say (Channel 3000)

MDMA/Ecstasy

• How long will it be until we see the legalisation of MDMA? (The Student)

• Teenage boy with epilepsy died after secretly taking MDMA on night out (Metro)

• Girl, 18, died 'after taking "double-strength" ecstasy at Mutiny music festival' (Mirror)

• Woman, 29, died after taking heroin, ecstasy and cocaine in strip club (Metro)

Ayahuasca/DMT/5-MeO-DMT

• Can Toad Venom Unlock The Mystery Of Neurogenesis? New Insights on 5-MeO-DMT (Psychedelic Times)

• How I drank my way from the Amazon to the Himalayas (Condé Nast Traveller)

Peyote/San Pedro/Mescaline

• In The Only State Where Selling Peyote Is Legal, The Cactus Is Threatened And Still Controversial (Texas Public Radio)

Iboga/Ibogaine

• Holy War – A Tale of Bwiti Iboga Initiation, Part 2 (Psychedelic Times)

Synthetic Cannabinoids/Psychoactive Research Chemicals

• ‘Testing prisoners for cannabis led to the Spice epidemic,’ says former government adviser (talkRADIO)

Dissociatives

• Hospital Injected Intoxicated Woman with Ketamine, Enrolled Her in Clinical Trial Without Consent, Lawsuit Says (Newsweek)

• ‘It’s the PCP’: Man wearing only a towel arrested at shopping center (FOX2Now.com)

• Ketamine For Depression (Healthy Magazine)

• Man accused of causing deadly crash was high on PCP, officials say (KOCO)

• Judge rules woman accused of setting fatal Springfield fire was too high on PCP to confess (MassLive.com)

Opiates/Opioids

• As if heroin weren’t dangerous enough, it may come with lead poisoning (Ars Technica)

• 'Dozens' of underground heroin-injection sites operating now in King County (KIRO)

• Some pharmacies fail to offer easy access to naloxone, or to stock it, despite anti-opioid initiatives (STAT)

• The Hell of Getting Methadone When You’re Away from Home (Tonic)

• Philly may require all pharmacies to stock overdose-reversal drug naloxone (WHYY)

• Growing concern for 'pink death' drug and pure fentanyl (KMSP)

• Why Some Pharmacies Still Fail To Carry Naloxone (The Fix)

• Life After Heroin Is Beautiful and Boring (VICE)

• Find Out the Rate of Opioid-Related Overdoses in Your Town (NBC Chicago)

• Toronto man sounds alarm about 'drastic need' for naloxone training to battle opioid overdoses (CBC)

• Viewpoint: Big Pharma didn't drive up the cost of naloxone, 'opportunity has' (Becker's Hospital Review)

Kratom

• Kratom herbal supplement may cause withdrawal symptoms in newborns (MyNDNow.com)

• HHS recommended that the DEA make kratom a Schedule I drug, like LSD or heroin (STAT)

• The U.S. May Ban Kratom. But Are its Effects Deadly or Lifesaving? (Discover Magazine)

• A ruling is imminent on the legality of a controversial drug that's used to treat addiction — but some have called it a 'dangerous opioid' (Business Insider)

• Kratom for Fitness, Pre-Workout & Bodybuilding (Kratom Guides)

• Kratom Plants & Kratom Seeds for Sale Online (Kratom Guides)

Kava

• Vanuatu continues push for quality standard for kava (Radio New Zealand)

• The New Criterion: say 'bula' to the world's first listed kava producer (Livewire Markets)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

• The DEA and ICE are hiding surveillance cameras in streetlights (Quartz)

• Egypt MP Proposes Law to Decriminalise All Drug Use (Talking Drugs)

• Teenagers boil sanitary pads to get high (The Jakarta Post)

• My Relationships With Drugs Vary Wildly: We Must Recognize Spectrums (Filter)

• Drug-Law Violations Account for Over a Quarter of Women Incarcerated in the US (Filter)

• Greece Health Ministry Plans Drug Consumption Rooms (Talking Drugs)

• Secret CIA Document Shows Plan to Test Drugs on Prisoners (ACLU)

• Psychedelic Ethics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Psymposia)

• Is Psychedelic Science Reaching A Breaking Point? (The Third Wave)

• Microdosers Are More Creative With Happier Emotions, Study Finds (VICE)

• The Psychedelic Renaissance Will Be Decided By Access (Chacruna)

• Get Up, Stand Up, Speak Up (Psymposia)

• What It's Like to Run the Biggest Drug Encyclopedia in the World (VICE)

• A New Documentary Shows How Vets Are Using Weed and Ayahuasca to Treat PTSD (Tonic)

• Ayahuasca for PTSD: Interview with "From Shock to Awe" Producer Janine Sagert (Reality Sandwich)

• This comedian tried to explain what drugs feel like and it went strangely (Rooster Magazine)

• Competitive Psychedelic Users Are Chasing 'Ego Death' and Losing Their Sense of Self (VICE)

• The Global Drug Survey wants to have an honest conversation about your drug habits (Time Out)

• Can Psychedelics “Cure” Gay People? (Chacruna)

• The Life and High Times of Psychedelic Bard, Terence McKenna (Kahpi)

• Oiling the Hinges of the Doors of Perception – Microdosing with Psychedelics (Beckley Foundation)

• Service workers say supervised injection facilities could cut restroom overdoses (Business Insider)

• The Island: Recovering Self, Culture and Place through Plant Medicine (Chacruna)

• Personal drug use should be decriminalized, addictions expert says (CBC)

• Chris Selley: On safe injection sites, why can't conservatives just let people not die? (National Post)

• Confirmation Bias And Misreporting Plague Psychedelic Research (The Ticker)

Disclaimer: "This Week in Psychedelics" does not censor or analyze the news links presented here. The purpose of this column is solely to catalogue how psychedelics are presented by the mass media, which includes everything from the latest scientific research to misinformation.

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This Week in Psychedelics - 10.19.18

Cannabis

• Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational marijuana (BBC)

• Congressman Issues ‘Blueprint To Legalize Marijuana’ For Democratic House In 2019 (Forbes)

• Democrats And Republicans Clash Over Which Party Will Lead On Marijuana In 2019 (Marijuana Moment)

• Still More Evidence That All Weed Is the Same (Motherboard)

• Marijuana Research Is Exploding In The Age Of Legalization, New Study Finds (Marijuana Moment)

• As Canada Legalizes Marijuana, It Moves to Pardon Pot Possession (TIME)

• Cannabis May Be Worse for Teen Brains Than Alcohol (Healthline)

• Thousands Respond To FDA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Comment Request (Marijuana Moment)

• Canada Has Legalized Marijuana. Here's What That Means For American Travelers (TIME)

• Marijuana and the midterms (The Hill)

• Cannabis Legalization in Canada Is a Giant, Imperfect Leap Forward (Filter)

• High-end marijuana retailer MedMen just spent $682 million on the largest US cannabis acquisition in history (Business Insider)

• DECRIM, an Inference from a Year of Data in Atlanta – Most Cops Don’t Care (NORML)

• CEO Predicts Cannabis Industry Can Bank Legally By Christmas (Forbes)

• Cannabis health products are everywhere – but do they live up to the hype? (The Guardian)

• Doctors Who Use Weed Off-Duty Are Getting Their Licenses Suspended (Tonic)

• Why Big Tobacco Entering The Cannabis Space Makes Sense (Forbes)

• Trump Administration Has Calm Response To Canadian Marijuana Legalization (Marijuana Moment)

• Review: Thousands Of Peer-Reviewed Studies Specific To Medical Cannabis Have Been Published Over Past Decade (NORML)

• Legalizing cannabis is the best way to protect kids from its harmful effects (CNN)

• Is the Midwest Ready for Recreational Marijuana? (Governing)

• Michigan Officials: Legal Marijuana Will Create Even More Revenue Than Activists Predicted (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis could disrupt a $500 billion market, says CEO of top marijuana maker after deal with DEA (CNBC)

• Marijuana And Tobacco Appear In Almost Half Of Popular Music Videos, Study Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• Canada cannabis legalisation: ‘We know the world is watching’ (BBC)

• Marijuana Ingredient Reduces Anxiety During Public Speaking, Study Shows (Marijuana Moment)

• MS sufferer avoids jail for importing cannabis-based drug (BBC)

• Zzz Natural: The Cannabis Brand Aiming To Solve America's $400 Billion Sleeping Problem (Forbes)

• SXSW Goes Big On Marijuana Panels For 2019 (Marijuana Moment)

• Banking Lobby Surveys Members On Problems Serving Marijuana Businesses (Forbes)

• GOP Congressman Visits Marijuana Dispensary With Bus Full Of Senior Citizens (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis edibles will soon be a $4 billion business (Yahoo! Finance)

• Marijuana Legalization in Canada Has Companies Chasing a Green Rush (The New York Times)

• Man Sends Marijuana Samples To Feds… To Make A Legal Point (Marijuana Moment)

• Cannabis and coffee: the hippie speedball has been perfected (Rooster Magazine)

• North Dakota’s Marijuana Legalization Supporters Outraised By Opponents, Filings Show (Marijuana Moment)

• Voters in One Wisconsin Town Face 7 Marijuana Ballot Questions (Reason)

• Watch: 80-Year Old Michigan Marijuana Patient Recounts Possession Arrest In New Documentary (Marijuana Moment)

• Melissa Etheridge Talks Art, Culture and Marijuana Advocacy In The Legalization Era (Marijuana Moment)

LSD

• How LSD influenced Western culture (BBC)

• LSD turns 75 as scientists again consider medical benefits (Sky News)

• Russian Faces 10 Years in Prison for LSD Mail Order From Britain (The Moscow Times)

Psilocybin/Magic Mushrooms

• Different cognitive effects of dextromethorphan and psilocybin observed in new study (PsyPost)

• Beyond Psilocybin: Mushrooms Have Lots of Cool Compounds Scientists Should Study (Discover Magazine)

• Magic Mushroom Drug Evolved to Mess with Insect Brains (Scientific American)

• Far-Out Facts About Psychedelic Mushrooms (Maxim)

MDMA/Ecstasy

• We’re Too Excited About MDMA’s Potential for Treating PTSD (Slate)

• Sheffield student's MDMA death: Dealers are jailed (BBC)

• Chilling moment laughing men spike drink with MDMA before forcing woman to down it and sexually assaulting her (The Sun)

• 'Like a hug from everyone who loves you' — how MDMA could help patients with trauma (The Pharmaceutical Journal)

• Octopuses on MDMA (University Observer)

• Ecstacy warning issued by judge as man admits to offering the drug to people in Stealth (Nottinghamshire Live)

Ayahuasca/DMT/5-MeO-DMT

• No charges after death investigation at ayahuasca church (WFTV)

• Rythmia Review: My Week At a Legal Luxury Plant Medicine Retreat Center in Costa Rica (High Existence)

• Multiple (and Subtle) Bodies: Entheogenic Incorporation in the Santo Daime Tradition (Part 2) (Reality Sandwich)

• Ayahuasca ceremonies: Meet the Irish people who've tried the 'key to the universe' (Independent.ie)

Peyote/San Pedro/Mescaline

• The Peyote People: Interview with Mario Gómez Mayorga on Huichol Plant Medicine Traditions (Psychedelic Times)

Dissociatives

• Ketamine could be legal as an NHS depression treatment in 18 months (Metro)

• Can ketamine for pain replace opioids in emergency care? (Medical News Bulletin)

• Springfield man, arrested after firing a gun on Maple Street, found to be in possession of PCP and cocaine, police say (MassLive)

Opiates/Opioids

• Injection site client's fatal OD raises concerns of new naloxone-resistant drugs (Ottawa Citizen)

• Miami police say they’ll offer opioid addicts rehab instead of arresting them (Miami Herald)

• Southeast Asia swapping opium with coffee (Geographical)

• Congress Needs an Opioid Intervention (Reason)

Absinthe

• Lawrenceville Distilling looks to lift spirits by producing absinthe drink (TribLIVE)

• Drinking Absinthe With Rupert Everett (And Talking About Oscar Wilde) (Forbes)

Kratom

• Ohio Plans to Ban Kratom—And the DEA May Be Close Behind (Filter)

• PurKratom Vendor Reviews: Strains, Pricing, Coupons (Kratom Guides)

Kava

• Fiji Kava to become the first kava listing on any global stock exchange (Pacific Islands News Association)

• This Ancient Kava Tea Ceremony May Reduce Your Modern Anxiety (Organic Authority)

Khat

• Depression, anxiety, and stress and their association with khat use: a cross-sectional study among Jazan University students, Saudi Arabia (Dove Medical Press)

Miscellaneous Psychedelics/Psychoactives/Drug Policy

• How meditation and psychedelic drugs could fix tribalism (Vox)

• Historian Explains How Women Have been Excluded from the Field of Psychedelic Science (Chacruna)

• Here Comes the Legal Case for Medicinal Psychedelics (VICE)

• FDA Calls Out Vaping Company for Putting Erectile Dysfunction Drugs in Its Products (TIME)

• High court orders thousands more drug cases dismissed (Cape Cod Times)

• On Treading Lightly Through the Lion’s Den: The Path to Psychedelic Legitimacy (Chacruna)

• The Hidden Victims of Britain's Ecstasy Deaths (VICE)

• Psychedelic moral enhancement (ResearchGate)

• Recreational drug use in Australia is now ‘mainstream’ and how it’s dealt is changing rapidly (news.com.au)

• Trump Slams ‘Very Unfair’ Drug Sentences (Reason)

• The bid to ban 'poppers': public health necessity or an act of discrimination? (The Sydney Morning Herald)

• The UK should emulate Canada and legalise cannabis – it makes sense from an economic and moral perspective (The Independent)

• Ohio Will Vote on a Sentencing Reform Bill in November (Reason)

• An enlightened approach to “illegal” drugs will revolutionise medicine and science (ScienceNordic)

• California Makes a Fool of VP Mike Pence (Drug WarRant)

• How MDMA, magic mushrooms and LSD help cancer patients cope, and cure addictions (South China Morning Post)

• Having a ‘Good Trip’ with comedian Shane Mauss (City Pulse)

• Acid test – Are hallucinogenics finally shaking off their taboo? (Irish Medical Times)

Disclaimer: "This Week in Psychedelics" does not censor or analyze the news links presented here. The purpose of this column is solely to catalogue how psychedelics are presented by the mass media, which includes everything from the latest scientific research to misinformation.

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The Best Psychedelic Blogs and Publications in 2020

Art by nanobotz

Last updated: July 28th, 2020

It doesn't matter if you're new to the psychedelic community or an experienced psychonaut with hundreds of trips under your belt—finding blogs and publications that cover the news about psychedelics is tough.

But since I’ve been reporting psychedelic news for more than five years, I’ve accumulated a long list of potential news sources that I regularly scan for interesting stuff to share on this blog and my YouTube channel. So I figured I’d use my expertise to put together this resource guide to help my fellow psychonauts find the best psychedelic blogs and publications on the Internet.

The blogs and publications on this list are all different. Some focus exclusively on one particular plant medicine, like cannabis or ayahuasca. Others cover news about a variety of different psychoactive drugs. All of them have at least a few pieces related to psychedelics, and the collection features such a broad range of editorial styles that I can guarantee you’ll find at least a few that you’ll want to start reading on the reg.

The list is sorted alphabetically. Without further ado, here they are:

Adventures Through the Mind

Adventures Through the Mind is a blog focusing on psychedelic culture. The content is produced by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso, who is the author of Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom and The True Light Of Darkness, both about his experiences exploring the potentials of psychedelics.

Beckley Foundation

The Beckley Foundation is a UK-based think-tank and NGO founded and directed by Amanda Feilding. Its purpose is to pioneer psychedelic research and drive evidence-based drug policy reform.

Big Think

Big Think is where top experts explore big ideas and core skills that define the 21st century, including articles like Can Psychedelics Help You Expand Your Mind? and Can Psychedelics Make Us More Moral?

Botanical Dimensions

Botanical Dimensions is a non-profit ethnobotanical preserve founded on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1985 by Kathleen Harrison and the late Terence McKenna. Its mission is to collect, protect, propagate, and understand plants of ethno-medical significance, including their lore. The organization attempts to appreciate, study, and educate others about plants and mushrooms that are significant to cultural integrity and spiritual well-being. The blog focuses on topics like plants, fungi, culture, food, native knowledge, healing, and shamanism. 

Chacruna

Chacruna is a collective of intellectuals and creatives that love to redefine common knowledge about psychedelic plant medicines. Its contributors include leading anthropologists, psychologists, journalists, neuroscientists, philosophers, therapists, and wordsmiths with deep or new knowledge about psychedelic plant medicines.

The Daily Psychedelic Video

The Daily Psychedelic Video is the biggest collection of curated psychedelic videos on the web. The site is run by a team of psychedelic video aficionados dedicated to finding the best psychedelic videos out there. It has been active daily since April 2010, and includes more than 3,000 psychedelic videos.

Dedicated to the exploration of psychedelic aesthetics in cinema, TV, commercials and web videos, the DPV was created so that any person in the midst of a mind blowing psychedelic experience can have easy access to high-quality psychedelic material.

DMT Times

DMT Times was launched for several reasons. It is a hub and information point for users of DMT and ayahuasca: a place for those interested to find out about the latest news and events, conduct research, and discuss all aspects of their experiences with likeminded people.

There are many resources on the site, from movies and documentaries to books, articles, artwork and of course insights from the authors, John and Caroline. These will continue to grow over time, and soon there will also be interviews with authorities in the field, podcasts, local events and discussions, and more.

DoubleBlind

DoubleBlind is a biannual print magazine and media company covering timely, untold stories about the expansion of psychedelics around the globe. It isn’t speaking to the veteran tripper nor evangelizing to the anti-drug square. DoubleBlind is for everyone who is curious about psychedelics. This publication features fresh perspectives on some of the most important issues of our time: the depression epidemic, the corporatization of medicine, and the aching that people around the globe feel for spirituality or some other collective sense of meaning. Dive deep below the surface of the daily news cycle through long-form reported features, poetry, visual art, and provocative photo essays offered both online and in print.

Drug Policy Alliance

The Drug Policy Alliance envisions a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights, in which people are no longer punished for what they put into their own bodies but only for crimes committed against others, and in which the fears, prejudices, and punitive prohibitions of today are no more. Their mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.

Drug WarRant

As the art of blogging evolves, few have utilized this tool as effectively for anti-marijuana-prohibition advocacy as Pete Guither. Check him out at DrugWarRant.com and enter the Drug War Rant community. Both of these outlets were the result of Pete’s anger at the continued prohibition of cannabis. What started out as research and writing primarily for his own edification has blossomed into a powerful online forum and community of drug-policy reformers that provides a valuable service by supplying activists with news and information on the latest scientific, legal and political developments.

Filter

Filter launched in September 2018 and is based in New York City. Its mission is to advocate through journalism for rational and compassionate approaches to drug use, drug policy and human rights.

The Fix

The Fix is the world's premier website about addiction and recovery, featuring a daily mix of breaking news, exclusive interviews, investigative reports, essays, and blogs on sober living, lifestyle, and cultural resources, as well as knowledge and wisdom from expert counsel.

Freedom and Fulfilment

Writer Aaron Simon started his blog Freedom and Fulfilment to write about his experience and share ideas on self improvement, spirituality, and how we can create the best lives for ourselves and others. He has published several posts about psychedelics, including Mystical Experience & Psychedelics: Meaningful, Measurable, Life Changing and Can We Derive Values From Psychedelic Experience?

Heffter Research Institute

The Heffter Research Institute was incorporated in New Mexico in 1993 as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) scientific organization. Since its inception, Heffter has been helping to design, review, and fund the leading studies on psilocybin at prominent research institutions in the US and Europe. Their research has explored psilocybin for the treatment of cancer-related distress and addiction, for understanding the relationship between the psychedelic experience and spirituality, and for basic science research into the physiology of brain activity, cognition, and behavior. The Heffter Institute believes that psychedelics have great, unexplored potential that requires independently funded scientific research to find their best uses in medical treatment.
Hester is not an endowed foundation, and so there is a continuous need for funding to support this critical research.

Herb

Herb is not the couch-locked stoner caricature sketched by politicians with a hidden agenda and a lack of imagination. Its writers are diverse. They are free thinkers. They are achievers. And they are not here to scare your parents. They believe that cannabis is more than just a plant. Above all, Herb believes that cannabis is a catalyst to experience, to curiosity, to culture, to community, and to health. It’s not about the plant. It’s about what you choose to do with it.

Herb exists to empower our users to use cannabis to transform their bodies, minds and souls. They want you to do one thing: Grow.

HighExistence Magazine

HighExistence Magazine is for the young movers and shakers who want to put a dent in the world. For the up-and-coming artists, creative types, and entrepreneurs. This magazine will take you by the hand and show you how to live a Higher Existence. Every single article in HighExistence Magazine has a section at the end that explains how the article applies to your life and provides simple, practical steps to follow to implement the teachings.

High Times

High Times is the definitive resource for all things cannabis. From cultivation and legalization, to entertainment and culture, to hard-hitting news exposing the War on Drugs, High Times has been the preeminent source for cannabis information since 1974.

The Institute for the Advancement of Psychedelic Christianity

The IAPC is an organizational body whose purpose is to advance the cause of psychedelic Christianity by informing the public of the existence of this way of thinking about Christianity. It is not a church. The organization encourages people to join whatever church they believe tells the most truth and does not endorse any political parties, candidates, or positions. It encourages people to lighten up about politics, to treat them more like a sport and less like a religion, on the grounds that worldly politics will never lead to the kingdom of heaven.

Kahpi: The Ayahuasca Hub

Kahpi is the result of a large collective energy of people with long-term engagement with the realities of ayahuasca culture, science, and experiences. The site features a powerful series of ayahuasca video courses taught by 10 carefully-selected world-renowned teachers. As a charity organization, Kahpi is grateful to receive generous donations from around the world. These donations enable them to offer the Kahpi courses free to access.

Note: I am a contributor at Kahpi. If you would like to check out my work there, you can visit my author page.

Ladybud

Ladybud is the #1 women’s lifestyle publication with a focus on activism specific to drug war reform and other socially progressive issues. This publication fills a void in both mainstream and drug policy reform media. Traditional marijuana media focuses on young men and features content about cultivation and party culture. While Ladybud respects these roots, they are doing something very different. Their writers are mostly women in their 20s-60s who cover a wide variety of topics: marijuana activism, culture, beauty, sex, and food. They identify as the average modern woman who also believes the drug war is one of the greatest social and civil rights issues facing our nation and the world today.

Leafly

Leafly is the world’s largest cannabis information resource. They make the process of finding the right strains and products for you fast, simple, and comfortable. The Leafly "News" page features the latest cannabis news, including what's new in politics and pop culture, information, lifestyle tips, and more. Whether you’re new to cannabis, a medical marijuana patient, or a seasoned consumer, Leafly is the perfect destination for you!

LIMINAL

LIMINAL is a magazine for strange times. It covers a wide range of topics: the planet, the human body, arts, and science, just to name a few. This publication provides trusted context and framing for a new cultural paradigm, one that embraces inner experience – the realm of the psyche – as well as material, ecological, and political necessities.

Lucid News

Lucid News provides informed, honest, and transparent journalism that covers the growing integration of psychedelics into society and their broad implications for human wellness. Founded by longtime participants of psychedelic communities who bring discernment and a healthy skepticism to their work, this publication offers news and opinions from a wide range of perspectives to help readers navigate this pivotal moment of innovation and transformation.

MAPS Bulletin

MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) publishes the MAPS Bulletin three times a year. The print edition is is mailed to members who donate $50 or more per year ($60 international) to support the organization’s research and educational initiatives, and the MAPS Bulletin Archive contains free electronic versions of each issue, stretching all the way back to 1988! MAPS also distributes the Bulletin as an educational tool for scientists, researchers, government officials, drug war prisoners, and educators. The MAPS Bulletin began as a one-page newsletter in 1988. In 1995, after growing successively longer with each issue, the newsletter became the MAPS Bulletin. Two out of three issues a year feature full-color thematic artwork on the covers.

Maps of the Mind

Blogger John Andrew created Maps of the Mind to share his experiences, pass on ideas and resources, and to inspire others. Through his experiences he has come to believe that the most powerful tool for transformation is the mind, so a lot of what he writes is based around three related areas: psychedelics, travel, and meditation.

To John, these three areas have an interesting crossover—there is a reason why psychedelic experiences are called “trips” and in the same way he believes that travel and meditation can be psychedelic inasmuch as they can be mind-opening and lead to a greater understanding and appreciation of self and the world. They have all been hugely influential in shaping who he is and his work aims to shape his readers as well.

Marijuana Moment

If you need up-to-the-minute news on the politics, business, and culture of cannabis, you’re in the right place. Edited by Tom Angell, a 15+ year veteran of the legalization movement, Marijuana Moment helps activists, industry professionals, consumers, policymakers, and the public understand developments and trends affecting cannabis.

Merry Jane

MERRY JANE is a new generation's definitive resource for news, culture, and video covering cannabis and beyond. Through exclusive content and engaging perspectives, MERRY JANE brings together the most important information and entertainment for today's audience while also offering vital, interactive tools to explore the new frontier of cannabis products, dispensaries, events, and community. Roll with MERRY JANE!

NeuroticBuddha

There are many pitfalls along the path. Misinformation, quackery, and sometimes just plain lunacy make it difficult for the skeptical yet interested individual to see the real value of the spiritual path through the fog. NeuroticBuddha is for these very people. Written by Michael Stone, this project is for sound minded individuals who are cautious to walk the path and wish to approach it rationally but also with a wondrous curiosity that there is something more profound to be discovered about life. Michael's aim is to thoughtfully explore the wisdom in Buddhism, meditation, psychedelic use, and other spiritual pursuits in order to, even just slightly, silence that neurotic voice within.

New Moon Musings

New Moon Musings is an up-and-coming blog written by Maia Snow, a psybass DJ and PHD student researching gender and psychedelic/visionary culture and mixing it all together to create original commentary about the psychedelic community.

NORML

NORML's mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high quality marijuana that is safe, convenient, and affordable.

The Oak Tree Review

The intent of The Oak Tree Review is to investigate the many branches of psychedelic culture throughout history. Special interest is taken in its manifestations in art and literature.

Psilocybin Alpha

Psilocybin Alpha provides information, research, news and interviews from the emergent psychedelic industry so you can cut through the “shroom stock” noise and make sound decisions when choosing psychedelic companies to invest in.

Psychedelics Daily

Psychedelics Daily was started by Hash C Borgir, a Bhang Sadhu (Cannabis Shaman) from Punjab who was raised by his Shaman grandmother and trained in the Arcane Techniques of Ecstasy since the age of three. Hash has traveled the world looking to study the nature of the Sacrality of Manifested Experience from the Masters of Primacy, the Technicians of the Sacred, and the scientists of Ecstasy. Currently residing in the USA, Hash C Borgir has created Psychedelics Daily as a sub-project of The Stoned Apes Non-Profit, spreading psychedelic awareness to decondition the mind, one day at a time.

Psychedelic Frontier

The aim of Psychedelic Frontier is to:

• Encourage the responsible exploration of non-ordinary mental states.

• Provide information that enables people to gain better control over their own minds, both in transcendental states and in everyday life.

• Share stories about the writer's transcendental experiences. These are not your average trip reports.

• Spread reliable information and ideas on a topic that is fraught with misinformation and controversy.

• Oppose the dogma, elitism, and pseudoscience that often plague discussions about psychedelics.

Psychedelic Press UK

Psychedelic Press UK was established in 2008 as a blog dedicated to the literature of psychedelic substances. In 2012 it launched a printed house journal, which now comes out 4 times a year, and a new publisher was established to manage both the journal and various other print publications.

As a result, PsypressUK.com is now focused on being an extensive database of book reviews dealing exclusively with drug-related literature. A free web resource for academics and the psychoactively-curious, it aims at providing an extensive introduction to the culture, science, and history of psychedelics.

Psychedelic Science Review

Psychedelic Science Review discusses scientific research and knowledge about psychedelics, from chemistry to psychology. Science writers break down complex topics, offering context and connecting important concepts in the literature to familiar examples. This publication also offers background information about psychedelic compounds, an ever-changing history of events surrounding psychedelics, and the organizations and people involved in progressing this resurgent field.

Psychedelic Science Review provides an exclusively scientific perspective on psychedelics. Its writers are not proponents or opponents of political or social change, nor do they offer moral commentary. While there is a place for those voices, this publication’s goal is to offer factual information on the basis of scientific relevance.

The Psychedelic Scientist

The Psychedelic Scientist is a blog dedicated to sharing the highlights of worldwide psychedelic research. It is a resource for interested scientists, psychonauts or laypeople who want to learn more about research into psychedelics, and how they can enhance our lives.

The Psychedelic Society

The Psychedelic Society advocates the careful use of psychedelics as a tool for personal and spiritual development. The profound experiences of unity and interconnectedness reliably brought about by strong psychedelic trips can help people to live lives of greater love, compassion, and joy.

Psychedelic.Support

Psychedelic.Support is committed to bring individual and global transformation through sharing of knowledge and connection to resources.

The organization saw a need for better connection to therapeutic care related to use of psychedelics and set out to use its skills, connections, and the Internet to give greater visibility to practices and programs of professionals working in this field. This global web-based platform is a guidepost for trusted care and evidence-based information.

Psychedelic Times

The mission at Psychedelic Times is to share the latest news, research, and happenings around the study of psychedelics as tools of healing, recovery, and therapy. They are passionate about the incredible potential that psychoactive substances such as marijuana, ayahuasca, MDMA, LSD, iboga, psilocybin, and DMT present to humanity, and are excited to share that passion with you.

Note: I am a contributor at Psychedelic Times. If you would like to check out my work there, you can visit my author page.

Psychedelics Today

Psychedelics Today is dedicated to exploring and discussing the important academic/scientific and other research in the field of psychedelics. They are interested in how psychedelics and other non-ordinary states of consciousness relate to the human potential as well as the healing potential that they can foster.

Psymposia

Since being founded in 2014, Psymposia has become a leading educational media and events group for rethinking drugs, in person and online. They bring students, researchers, and diverse voices together from around the world to share fresh perspectives, ask new questions, push boundaries, and shine a spotlight on how emerging psychedelic science and drug policy reform can transform society, law, and medicine. Through investigative journalism, personal stories, and deep conversation series, Psymposia illuminates how emerging trends shape society, law, and medicine.

PsyPost

The mission at PsyPost is to spread objective information about psychology and neuroscience research. By reporting on a wide variety of important, interesting, and overlooked studies, PsyPost provides the general public, mental health professionals, and academics with free updates on new research — providing everyone with a glimpse into the latest knowledge being uncovered by scientists.

The publication covers the latest discoveries in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, sociology and similar fields.

Reality Sandwich

Reality Sandwich is a magazine of ideas for the transformational community. They cover subjects like shamanism, non-local consciousness, visionary art, alternative economics, psychedelics, permaculture, transformational festivals, meditation, democratic engagement, near death experiences, and tantra, to name but a few. Together these topics are the heart of a vibrant new transformational culture that’s addressing the social, spiritual, and ecological crises of our time.

Note: I have previously contributed to Reality Sandwich. If you would like to check out my work there, you can visit my author page.

Reset.me

Reset.me provides journalism on natural therapies and medicines to enhance the mind, body, and spirit. Reset.me strives to help expand consciousness and spread more love around the world. The team behind Reset.me endeavors to build a community that connects like-minded individuals worldwide to promote the sharing of knowledge and experiences. Reset your mind. Reset your life.

Rick Strassman MD

Rick Strassman is a medical doctor specialized in psychiatry with a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research. He has held a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research at the University of California San Diego and was Professor of Psychiatry for eleven years at the University of New Mexico. After twenty years of intermission, Strassman was the first person in the United States to undertake human research with psychedelic, hallucinogenic, or entheogenic substances with his research on DMT. He is also the author of the well known book DMT: The Spirit Molecule which summarizes his academic research into DMT and includes his own reflections and conclusions based on this research.

Rooster

It's a mindset. It's a release. It's a magazine that allows you to relax and fully engross yourself in a humorous and provocative editorial journey that won't drain, but enlighten and excite. The team at Rooster gives you hope that not all journalism comes from the same source or homogenous mentality to make another dollar with repurposed content. They give you an escape from the inevitable and burdensome troubles of life. 

Sam Woolfe

Sam Woolfe is a freelance writer and blogger currently based in London, UK. He created his blog more than seven years ago with the aim of sharing a range of interesting ideas and his thoughts on them, as well as to generate healthy debate and discussion. Sam strives to write in a balanced, curious, and thought-provoking way and enjoy creating well-researched content that readers find insightful and useful.

As a writer, his specialist areas include mental health, current affairs, self-development, careers, and travel. His blog delves into many topics of interest, including (but not limited to):

• Spirituality

• Buddhism

• Psychology

• Psychedelics

• Moral philosophy

• Applied ethics

• Evolutionary theory

• Culture and society

• The human condition

Sapiensoup Blog

If you want answers to tough questions you could probably find them easily at the touch of a button. However, in today’s world we find ourselves flooded by vast amounts of information. And that’s where Sapiensoup Blog comes in. The two bloggers that run the site love science and numbers, and they question everything. Nadine is a research scientist, and Marlene is a marketing manager. Together, they sift through the fog of information to provide their readers with the opportunity to make informed decisions.

Spirit Pharmacist

Benjamin Malcolm teaches psychopharmacology and clinical psychiatric pharmacy, practices as a clinical specialist in psychiatric pharmacy, and performs clinical research on psychoactive drugs. He also run a blog on his website, Spirit Pharmacist, which offers up unique analysis about psychedelics that often focuses on the dangers of combining them with other drugs.

Stop The Drug War

StoptheDrugWar.org publishes the publication Stop The Drug War and the Drug War Chronicle newsletter, a widely-read publication that is a staple tool of organizations and advocates worldwide and a venue in which their work is highlighted to others. Their current advocacy focus is international drug policy. They organized sign-on letters and statements during the lead-up to the April 2016 "UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem" (UNGASS), and continue to promote a broad policy reform agenda for the UN and the US Congress and administration.

Techgnosis

Techgnosis is a website run by Erik Davis, an author, award-winning journalist, independent scholar, and lecturer based in San Francisco. His blog covers a wide variety of topics and includes many psychedelic-related posts.

The Third Wave

The First Wave was indigenous use of psychedelics for thousands of years. The Second Wave was the use of psychedelics during the counter-culture of the 60s and 70s. The Third Wave is upon us now. Brought about by recent developments in cannabis legalization and psychedelic research—and it will change the way mainstream culture perceives psychedelic use. The Third Wave provides well-researched, high-quality information specific to the classic psychedelics—and how they can be used to help people like you live more vibrant lives.

Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D.

Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D. is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Northern Illinois University, DeKaIb, Illinois, where he has taught courses on transpersonal, mind-body, psychedelic, and consciousness topics. He is also the author of the book The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Value. His Academia.edu profile features papers, talks, teaching documents, and many more resources that he has created.

The Trip Report

If you’re looking for intelligent analysis of the blossoming psychedelic industry with a uniquely humorous spin, then look no further than Zach Hainey’s The Trip Report. It’s a weekly newsletter for the builders of the emerging psychedelic ecosystem that covers the business, policy, and impact of psychedelics. In addition to Wednesday’s free-for-all-dispatch, paid subscribers get additional The Trip Report Pro updates every Monday and Friday with more in-depth news and analysis from the land of psychedelia.

VICE

VICE is a magazine focused on arts, culture, and news topics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the magazine's founders later launched Vice Media, which consists of divisions including the magazine as well as a website, broadcast news unit, a film production company, a record label, and a publishing imprint. VICE regularly publishes articles about psychedelics and drug culture.

Westword

More than 1.6 million active users read Westword each month to find stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who’ve won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. Four decades after its founding, Westword remains the voice of Denver for faithful readers who appreciate hard-hitting journalism. And better beer.

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That concludes the list. Hopefully you learned about a few more psychedelic blogs and publications that you'd like to read. I plan to keep this blog post updated as old blogs die and new ones are born, so if you notice that there are any that I missed or if others have gone defunct, please contact me and let me know. And don't forget to share this post with your network so we can funnel more traffic to these websites and spread the love!

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