Tagged with Psychedelics

Alternative historian Graham Hancock asks famed anti-mystic Richard Dawkins for his thoughts on the psychedelic experience. [VIDEO]  (more)

A nationwide crackdown on the synthetic drug industry, the lost tape of Tim Leary's visit with John and Yoko is rediscovered, and Oregon will vote on marijuana legalization in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A Singapore-based language and linguistics professor faces an investigation by a Singapore university for speaking well of psychedelics.  (more)

A Singapore professor is under investigation for linking psychedelics to creativity, negative views of the drug known as "bath salts" harm sales for actual bath salts, and British Columbia's chief provincial health officer declares pure ecstasy safe in this week's psychedelic news.  (more)

A software pioneer donates $10 million to MAPS and other drug policy organizations, the Philadelphia Daily News celebrates Philly's "psychedelic renaissance," and the media links a "zombie attack" to LSD and bath salts in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A New York State judge advocates for medical marijuana, Charles Shaw's "Exile Nation" examines the drug war in the prison system, and the Sydney Morning Herald hosts a public form on drug decriminalization in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A judge upholds a government plan to ban foreign tourists from Amsterdam coffee shops, authorities in New Jersey vow to up their synthetic marijuana raids, and Burning Man visits D.C.  lawmakers in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

The Times on psychedelics to ease end-of-life anxiety, "Mad Men" on LSD,  and Sony to release a PS3 game about a datura trip in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

Federal agents raid Oaksterdam University, the "Walmart of weed" opens its first store on the East Coast, and the wife of UK's Speaker of the House of Commons contemplates sampling  MXE in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A meta-analysis of past studies suggests that a single dose of LSD can help treat alcoholism, newly-released documents shed light on the San Francisco edition of the CIA's MK-ULTRA program, and Evangelical Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson speaks out in favor of marijuana legalization in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A dozen Latin American countries call for an alternative to the drug war, the "chemical genius" behind Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is profiled in the NYTimes, and a new first-person shooter game hunts for magic mushrooms in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

Psilocybin and ketamine show promise in the treatment of depression, the UK Home Affair's Select Committee kicks off its first evidence session on drug policy, and a Polish politician threatens to light up a joint in parliament in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

In this week's psychedelic news, 60 major public figures call for a debate on drug decriminalization, a survey reveals past-month marijuana use has outstripped cigarette smoking by high school seniors, and two psychedelics conferences convene on opposite sides of the globe. (more)

Deepak Chopra's psychedelic experiences inspire a new meditation video game, Bill Maher describes acid as safer than processed sugar, and brain scans reveal the "reality" of ayahuasca visions in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A Johns Hopkins study on the spiritual benefits of psilocybin, Apple's Steve Jobs on LSD, and an inquest into the murders of 14 Peruvian shamans make up this week's psychedelic news. (more)