Twelve Theses on WikiLeaks

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Thesis 0

"What
do I think of WikiLeaks? I think it would be a good idea!" (after Mahatma
Gandhi's famous quip on "Western Civilization")

Thesis 1

Disclosures
and leaks have been a feature of all eras, however never before has a non-state
or non-corporate affiliated group done anything on the scale of what WikiLeaks
has managed to do, first with the "collateral murder" video, then the
"Afghan War Logs", and now "Cablegate". It looks like we
have now reached the moment that the quantitative leap is morphing into a
qualitative one. When WikiLeaks hit the mainstream early in 2010, this was not
yet the case. In a sense, the "colossal" WikiLeaks disclosures can be
explained as the consequence of the dramatic spread of IT use, together with the
dramatic drop in its costs, including for the storage of millions of documents.
Another contributing factor is the fact that safekeeping state and corporate
secrets — never mind private ones — has become difficult in an age of instant
reproducibility and dissemination. WikiLeaks becomes symbolic for a
transformation in the "information society" at large, holding up a
mirror of things to come. So while one can look at WikiLeaks as a (political)
project and criticize it for its modus operandi, it can also be seen as the
"pilot" phase in an evolution towards a far more generalized culture
of anarchic exposure, beyond the traditional politics of openness and
transparency.

Thesis 2

For better
or for worse, WikiLeaks has skyrocketed itself into the realm of high-level international
politics. Out of the blue, WikiLeaks has become a full-blown player both on the
world scene as well as in the national spheres of some countries. Small player
as it is, WikiLeaks, by virtue of its disclosures, appears to be on a par with
governments or big corporations (its next target) — at least in the domain of
information gathering and publication. At same time, it is unclear whether this
is a permanent feature or a temporary, hype-induced phenomenon — WikiLeaks
appears to believe the former, and that looks more and more likely to be the
case. Despite being a puny non-state and non-corporate actor, in its fight
against the US government WikiLeaks does not believe it is punching above its
weight — and is starting to behave accordingly. One might call this the
"Talibanization" stage of the postmodern "Flat World"
theory, where scales, times and places are declared largely irrelevant. What
counts is celebrity momentum and the intense accumulation of media attention.
WikiLeaks manages to capture that attention by way of spectacular information
hacks, where other parties, especially civil society groups and human rights
organizations, are desperately struggling to get their message across. While
the latter tend to play by the rules and seek legitimacy from dominant
institutions, WikiLeaks' strategy is populist insofar that it taps into public
disaffection with mainstream politics. Political legitimacy, for WikiLeaks, is
no longer something graciously bestowed by the powers that be. WikiLeaks bypasses
this Old World structure of power and instead goes to the source of political
legitimacy in today's info-society: the rapturous banality of the spectacle.
WikiLeaks brilliantly puts to use the "escape velocity" of IT, using
IT to leave IT behind and rudely irrupt the realm of real-world politics.

Thesis 3

In the
ongoing saga called "The Decline of the US Empire", WikiLeaks enters
the stage as the slayer of a soft target. It would be difficult to imagine it
being able to inflict quite same damage to the Russian or Chinese governments,
or even to the Singaporean — not to mention their "corporate"
affiliates. In Russia or China, huge cultural and linguistic barriers are at
work, not to speak of purely power-related ones, which would need to be surmounted.
Vastly different constituencies are also factors there, even if we are speaking
about the narrower (and allegedly more global) cultures and agendas of hackers,
info-activists and investigative journalists. In that sense, WikiLeaks in its
present manifestation remains a typically "western" product and
cannot claim to be a truly universal or global undertaking.

Thesis 4

One of the
main difficulties with explaining WikiLeaks arises from the fact that it is
unclear (also to the WikiLeaks people themselves) whether it sees itself and
operates as a content provider or as a simple conduit for leaked data (the
impression is that it sees itself as either/or, depending on context and
circumstances). This, by the way, has been a common problem ever since media
went online en masse and publishing and communications became a service rather
than a product. Julian Assange cringes every time he is portrayed as the
editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks; yet WikiLeaks says it edits material before
publication and claims it checks documents for authenticity with the help of
hundreds of volunteer analysts. Content vs. carrier debates of this kind have
been going on for decades among media activists, with no clear outcome. Instead
of trying to resolve the inconsistency, it might be better to look for fresh
approaches and develop new critical concepts for what has become a hybrid
publishing practice involving actors far beyond the traditional domain of the
professional news media. This might be why Assange and his collaborators refuse
to be labelled in terms of "old categories" (journalists, hackers,
etc.) and claim to represent a new Gestalt
on the world information stage.

Thesis 5

The steady
decline of investigative journalism caused by diminishing funding is an
undeniable fact. Journalism these days amounts to little more than outsourced
PR remixing. The continuous acceleration and over-crowding of the so-called
attention economy ensures there is no longer enough room for complicated
stories. The corporate owners of mass circulation media are increasingly
disinclined to see the workings and the politics of the global neoliberal
economy discussed at length. The shift from information to infotainment has
been embraced by journalists themselves, making it difficult to publish complex
stories. WikiLeaks enters this state of affairs as an outsider, enveloped by
the steamy ambiance of "citizen journalism", DIY news reporting in
the blogosphere and even faster social media like Twitter. What WikiLeaks
anticipates, but so far has been unable to organize, is the "crowd
sourcing" of the interpretation of its leaked documents. That work, oddly,
is left to the few remaining staff journalists of selected "quality"
news media. Later, academics pick up the scraps and spin the stories behind the
closed gates of publishing stables. But where is networked critical
commentariat? Certainly, we are all busy with our minor critiques; but it
remains the case that WikiLeaks generates its capacity to inspire irritation at
the big end of town precisely because of the transversal and symbiotic relation
it holds with establishment media institutions. There's a lesson here for the
multitudes – get out of the ghetto and connect with the Oedipal other. Therein
lies the conflictual terrain of the political.

Traditional investigative journalism used to consist of three phases:
unearthing facts, crosschecking these and backgrounding them into an
understandable discourse. WikiLeaks does the first, claims to do the second,
but omits the third completely. This is symptomatic of a particular brand of
open access ideology, where content production itself is externalized to
unknown entities "out there". The crisis in investigative journalism
is neither understood nor recognized. How productive entities are supposed to
sustain themselves materially is left in the dark: it is simply presumed that
analysis and interpretation will be taken up by the traditional news media. But
this is not happening automatically. The saga of the Afghan War Logs and
Cablegate demonstrate that WikiLeaks has to approach and negotiate with
well-established traditional media to secure sufficient credibility. At the
same time, these media outlets prove unable to fully process the material,
inevitably filtering the documents according to their own editorial policies.

Thesis 6

WikiLeaks
is a typical SPO (Single Person Organization, or "UPO": Unique
Personality Organization). This means that the initiative taking,
decision-making and execution is largely concentrated in the hands of a single
individual. Like small and medium-sized businesses, the founder cannot be voted
out, and, unlike many collectives, leadership does not rotate. This is not an
uncommon feature within organizations, irrespective of whether they operate in
the realm of politics, culture or the "civil society" sector. SPOs
are recognizable, exciting, inspiring, and easy to feature in the media. Their
sustainability, however, is largely dependent on the actions of their
charismatic leader, and their functioning is difficult to reconcile with
democratic values. This is also why they are difficult to replicate and do not
scale up easily. Sovereign hacker Julian Assange is the identifying figurehead
of WikiLeaks, the organization's notoriety and reputation merging with
Assange's own. What WikiLeaks does and stands for becomes difficult to
distinguish from Assange's rather agitated private life and his somewhat
unpolished political opinions.

Thesis 7

WikiLeaks
raises the question as to what hackers have in common with secret services,
since an elective affinity between the two is unmistakable. The love-hate
relationship goes back to the very beginning of computing. One does not have to
be a fan of German media theorist Friedrich Kittler or, for that matter,
conspiracy theories, to acknowledge that the computer was born out of the
military-industrial complex. From Alan Turing's deciphering of the Nazi Enigma
code up to the role played by the first computers in the invention of the
atomic bomb, from the cybernetics movement up to the Pentagon's involvement in
the creation of the Internet — the articulation between computational
information and the military-industrial complex is well established. Computer
scientists and programmers have shaped the information revolution and the
culture of openness; but at the same time they have also developed encryption
("crypto"), closing access to data for the non-initiated. What some
see as "citizen journalism" others call "info war".

WikiLeaks is also an organization deeply shaped by 1980s hacker culture,
combined with the political values of techno-libertarianism that emerged in the
1990s. The fact that WikiLeaks was founded — and to a large extent is still run
— by hard-core geeks is essential to understanding its values and moves. Unfortunately,
this comes together with a good dose of the less savoury aspects of hacker
culture. Not that idealism, the desire to contribute to making the world a
better place, could be denied to WikiLeaks: on the contrary. But this brand of
idealism (or, if you prefer, anarchism) is paired with a preference for
conspiracies, an elitist attitude and a cult of secrecy (never mind
condescension). This is not conducive to collaboration with like-minded people
and groups, who are relegated to being the simple consumers of WikiLeaks
output. The missionary zeal to enlighten the idiotic masses and
"expose" the lies of government, the military and corporations is
reminiscent of the well-known (or infamous) media-culture paradigm from the
1950s.

Thesis 8

Lack of commonality
with congenial, "another world is possible" movements drives
WikiLeaks to seek public attention by way of increasingly spectacular and risky
disclosures, thereby gathering a constituency of often wildly enthusiastic, but
generally passive supporters. Assange himself has stated that WikiLeaks has
deliberately moved away from the "egocentric" blogosphere and
assorted social media and nowadays collaborates only with professional
journalists and human rights activists. Yet following the nature and quantity
of WikiLeaks exposures from its inception up to the present day is eerily
reminiscent of watching a firework display, and that includes a "grand
finale" in the form of the doomsday-machine pitched, yet-to-be-unleashed
"insurance" document (".aes256"). This raises serious
doubts about the long-term sustainability of WikiLeaks itself, and possibly
also of the WikiLeaks model. WikiLeaks operates with ridiculously small staff —
probably no more than a dozen of people form the core of its operation. While
the extent and savviness of WikiLeaks' tech support is proved by its very
existence, WikiLeaks' claim to several hundreds of volunteer analysts and
experts is unverifiable and, to be frank, barely credible. This is clearly
WikiLeaks Achilles' heel, not only from a risk and/or sustainability
standpoint, but politically as well – which is what matters to us here.

Thesis 9

WikiLeaks
displays a stunning lack of transparency in its internal organization. Its
excuse that "WikiLeaks needs to be completely opaque in order to force
others to be totally transparent" amounts, in our opinion, to little more
than Mad magazine's famous Spy vs.
Spy cartoons. You beat the opposition but in a way that makes you
indistinguishable from it. Claiming the moral high ground afterwards is not
helpful — Tony Blair too excelled in that exercise. As WikiLeaks is neither a
political collective nor an NGO in the legal sense, and nor, for that matter, a
company or part of social movement, we need to discuss what type of
organization it is that we are dealing with. Is WikiLeaks a virtual project?
After all, it does exist as a (hosted) website with a domain name, which is the
bottom line. But does it have a goal beyond the personal ambition of its
founder(s)? Is WikiLeaks reproducible? Will we see the rise of national or
local chapters that keep the name? What rules of the game will they observe?
Should we rather see it as a concept that travels from context to context and
that, like a meme, transforms itself in time and space?

Thesis 10

Maybe
WikiLeaks will organize itself around its own version of the Internet
Engineering Task Force's slogan "rough consensus and running code"?
Projects like Wikipedia and Indymedia have both resolved this issue in their
own ways, but not without crises, conflicts and splits. A critique such as the
one voiced here is not intended to force WikiLeaks into a traditional format;
on the contrary, it is to explore whether WikiLeaks (and its future clones,
associates, avatars and congenial family members) might stand as a model for
new forms of organization and collaboration. The term "organized
network" has been coined as a possible term for these formats. Another
term has been "tactical media". Still others have used the generic
term "internet activism". Perhaps WikiLeaks has other ideas about the
direction it wants to take. But where? It is up to WikiLeaks to decide for
itself. Up to now, however, we have seen very little by way of an answer,
leaving others to raise questions, for example about the legality of WikiLeaks'
financial arrangements (Wall Street
Journal
).

We cannot flee the challenge of experimenting with post-representational
networks. As ur-blogger Dave Winer wrote about the Apple developers, "it's
not that they're ill-intentioned, they're just ill-prepared. More than their
users, they live in a Reality Distortion Field, and the people who make the
Computer For the Rest of Us have no clue who the rest of us are and what we are
doing. But that's okay, there's a solution. Do some research, ask some questions,
and listen."

Thesis 11

The widely
shared critique of the self-inflicted celebrity cult of Julian Assange invites
the formulation of alternatives. Wouldn't it be better to run WikiLeaks as an
anonymous collective or "organized network"? Some have expressed the
wish to see many websites doing the same work. One group around Daniel
Domscheit-Berg, who parted company with Assange in September, is already known
to be working on a WikiLeaks clone. What is overlooked in this call for a
proliferation of WikiLeaks is the amount of expert knowledge required to run a
leak site successfully. Where is the ABC tool-kit of WikiLeaks? There is,
perhaps paradoxically, much secrecy involved in this way of
making-things-public. Simply downloading a WikiLeaks software kit and getting
going is not a realistic option. WikiLeaks is not a plug 'n' play blog
application like WordPress, and the word "Wiki" in its name is really
misleading, as Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has been at pains to stress. Contrary to
the collaboration philosophy of Wikipedia, WikiLeaks is a closed shop run with
the help of an unknown number of faceless volunteers. One is forced to
acknowledge that the know-how necessary to run a facility like WikiLeaks is
pretty arcane. Documents not only need to be received anonymously, but also to
be further anonymized before they are released online. They also need to be
"edited" before being dispatched to the servers of international news
organizations and trusted, influential "papers of record".

WikiLeaks has built up a lot of trust and confidence over the years. Newcomers
will need to go through that same, time-consuming process. The principle of
WikiLeaks is not to "hack" (into state or corporate networks) but to
facilitate insiders based in these large organisations to copy sensitive,
confidential data and pass it on to the public domain — while remaining
anonymous. If you are aspiring to become a leak node, you'd better start to get
acquainted with processes like OPSEC or operations security, a step-by-step
plan which "identifies critical information to determine if friendly
actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if
information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them,
and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary
exploitation of friendly critical information" (Wikipedia). The WikiLeaks
slogan says: "courage is contagious". According to experts, people
who intend to run a WikiLeaks-type operation need nerves of steel. So before we
call for one, ten, many WikiLeaks, let's be clear that those involved run
risks. Whistleblower protection is paramount. Another issue is the protection
of people mentioned in the leaks. The Afghan Warlogs showed that leaks can also
cause "collateral damage". Editing (and eliding) is crucial. Not only
OPSEC, also OPETHICS. If publishing is not carried out in a way that is
absolutely secure for all concerned, there is a definite risk that the
"revolution in journalism" — and politics — unleashed by WikiLeaks
will be stopped in its tracks.

Thesis 12

We do not
think that taking a stand for or against WikiLeaks is what matters most.
WikiLeaks is here to stay, until it either scuttles itself or is destroyed by
opposing forces. Our point is rather to (try to) assess and ascertain what
WikiLeaks can, could — and maybe even should — do, and to help formulate how
"we" could relate to and interact with WikiLeaks. Despite all its
drawbacks, and against all odds, WikiLeaks has rendered a sterling service to
the cause of transparency, democracy and openness. As the French would say, if
something like it did not exist, it would have to be invented. The quantitative
— and what looks soon to become the qualitative — turn of information overload
is a fact of contemporary life. The glut of disclosable information can only be
expected to continue grow – and exponentially so. To organize and interpret
this Himalaya of data is a collective challenge that is clearly out there,
whether we give it the name "WikiLeaks" or not.

This is an extended version of an article
first published on the nettime mailing list and
elsewhere in August 2010

Image by mermadon 1967, courtesy of Creative Commons license.

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How Much Does LSD Cost? When shopping around for that magical psychedelic substance, there can be many uncertainties when new to buying LSD. You may be wondering how much does LSD cost? In this article, we will discuss what to expect when purchasing LSD on the black market, what forms LSD is sold in, and the standard breakdown of buying LSD in quantity.   Navy Use of LSD on the Dark Web The dark web is increasingly popular for purchasing illegal substances. The US Navy has now noticed this trend with their staff. Read to learn more.   Having Sex on LSD: What You Need to Know Can you have sex on LSD? Read our guide to learn everything about sex on acid, from lowered inhibitions to LSD users quotes on sex while tripping.   A Drug That Switches off an LSD Trip A pharmaceutical company is developing an “off-switch” drug for an LSD trip, in the case that a bad trip can happen. Some would say there is no such thing.   Queen of Hearts: An Interview with Liz Elliot on Tim Leary and LSD The history of psychedelia, particularly the British experience, has been almost totally written by men. Of the women involved, especially those who were in the thick of it, little has been written either by or about them. A notable exception is Liz Elliot.   LSD Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety LSD, Lysergic acid diethylamide, or just acid is one of the most important psychedelics ever discovered. What did history teach us?   Microdosing LSD & Common Dosage Explained Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing LSD.   LSD Resources Curious to learn more about LSD? This guide includes comprehensive LSD resources containing books, studies and more.   LSD as a Spiritual Aid There is common consent that the evolution of mankind is paralleled by the increase and expansion of consciousness. From the described process of how consciousness originates and develops, it becomes evident that its growth depends on its faculty of perception. Therefore every means of improving this faculty should be used.   Legendary LSD Blotter Art: A Hidden Craftsmanship Have you ever heard of LSD blotter art? Explore the trippy world of LSD art and some of the top artists of LSD blotter art.   LSD and Exercise: Does it Work? LSD and exercise? Learn why high-performing athletes are taking hits of LSD to improve their overall potential.   Jan Bastiaans Treated Holocaust Survivors with LSD Dutch psychiatrist, Jan Bastiaans administered LSD-assisted therapy to survivors of the Holocaust. A true war hero and pioneer of psychedelic-therapy.   LSD and Spiritual Awakening I give thanks for LSD, which provided the opening that led me to India in 1971 and brought me to Neem Karoli Baba, known as Maharajji. Maharajji is described by the Indians as a “knower of hearts.”   How LSD is Made: Everything You Need to Know Ever wonder how to make LSD? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how LSD is made.   How to Store LSD: Best Practices Learn the best way to store LSD, including the proper temperature and conditions to maximize how long LSD lasts when stored.   Bicycle Day: The Discovery of LSD Every year on April 19th, psychonauts join forces to celebrate Bicycle Day. Learn about the famous day when Albert Hoffman first discovered the effects of LSD.   Cary Grant: A Hollywood Legend On LSD Cary Grant was a famous actor during the 1930’s-60’s But did you know Grant experimented with LSD? Read our guide to learn more.   Albert Hofmann: LSD — My Problem Child Learn about Albert Hofmann and his discovery of LSD, along with the story of Bicycle Day and why it marks a historic milestone.   Babies are High: What Does LSD Do To Your Brain What do LSD and babies have in common? Researchers at the Imperial College in London discover that an adult’s brain on LSD looks like a baby’s brain.   1P LSD: Effects, Benefits, Safety Explained 1P LSD is an analogue of LSD and homologue of ALD-25. Here is everything you want to know about 1P LSD and how it compares to LSD.   Francis Crick, DNA & LSD Type ‘Francis Crick LSD’ into Google, and the result will be 30,000 links. Many sites claim that Crick (one of the two men responsible for discovering the structure of DNA), was either under the influence of LSD at the time of his revelation or used the drug to help with his thought processes during his research. Is this true?   What Happens If You Overdose on LSD? A recent article presented three individuals who overdosed on LSD. Though the experience was unpleasant, the outcomes were remarkably positive.

The Ayahuasca Experience
Ayahuasca is both a medicine and a visionary aid. You can employ ayahuasca for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual repair, and you can engage with the power of ayahuasca for deeper insight and realization. If you consider attainment of knowledge in the broadest perspective, you can say that at all times, ayahuasca heals.

 

Trippy Talk: Meet Ayahuasca with Sitaramaya Sita and PlantTeachers
Sitaramaya Sita is a spiritual herbalist, pusangera, and plant wisdom practitioner formally trained in the Shipibo ayahuasca tradition.

 

The Therapeutic Value of Ayahuasca
My best description of the impact of ayahuasca is that it’s a rocket boost to psychospiritual growth and unfolding, my professional specialty during my thirty-five years of private practice.

 

Microdosing Ayahuasca: Common Dosage Explained
What is ayahuasca made of and what is considered a microdose? Explore insights with an experienced Peruvian brewmaster and learn more about this practice.

 

Ayahuasca Makes Neuron Babies in Your Brain
Researchers from Beckley/Sant Pau Research Program have shared the latest findings in their study on the effects of ayahuasca on neurogenesis.

 

The Fatimiya Sufi Order and Ayahuasca
In this interview, the founder of the Fatimiya Sufi Order,  N. Wahid Azal, discusses the history and uses of plant medicines in Islamic and pre-Islamic mystery schools.

 

Consideration Ayahuasca for Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research indicates that ayahuasca mimics mechanisms of currently accepted treatments for PTSD. In order to understand the implications of ayahuasca treatment, we need to understand how PTSD develops.

 

Brainwaves on Ayahuasca: A Waking Dream State
In a study researchers shared discoveries showing ingredients found in Ayahuasca impact the brainwaves causing a “waking dream” state.

 

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a pro cannabis Peruvian Shaman.

 

Ayahuasca Retreat 101: Everything You Need to Know to Brave the Brew
Ayahuasca has been known to be a powerful medicinal substance for millennia. However, until recently, it was only found in the jungle. Word of its deeply healing and cleansing properties has begun to spread across the world as many modern, Western individuals are seeking spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being. More ayahuasca retreat centers are emerging in the Amazon and worldwide to meet the demand.

 

Ayahuasca Helps with Grief
A new study published in psychopharmacology found that ayahuasca helped those suffering from the loss of a loved one up to a year after treatment.

 

Ayahuasca Benefits: Clinical Improvements for Six Months
Ayahuasca benefits can last six months according to studies. Read here to learn about the clinical improvements from drinking the brew.

 

Ayahuasca Culture: Indigenous, Western, And The Future
Ayahuasca has been use for generations in the Amazon. With the rise of retreats and the brew leaving the rainforest how is ayahuasca culture changing?

 

Ayahuasca Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
The Amazonian brew, Ayahuasca has a long history and wide use. Read our guide to learn all about the tea from its beginnings up to modern-day interest.

 

Ayahuasca and the Godhead: An Interview with Wahid Azal of the Fatimiya Sufi Order
Wahid Azal, a Sufi mystic of The Fatimiya Sufi Order and an Islamic scholar, talks about entheogens, Sufism, mythology, and metaphysics.

 

Ayahuasca and the Feminine: Women’s Roles, Healing, Retreats, and More
Ayahuasca is lovingly called “grandmother” or “mother” by many. Just how feminine is the brew? Read to learn all about women and ayahuasca.

What Is the Standard of Care for Ketamine Treatments?
Ketamine therapy is on the rise in light of its powerful results for treatment-resistant depression. But, what is the current standard of care for ketamine? Read to find out.

What Is Dissociation and How Does Ketamine Create It?
Dissociation can take on multiple forms. So, what is dissociation like and how does ketamine create it? Read to find out.

Having Sex on Ketamine: Getting Physical on a Dissociative
Curious about what it could feel like to have sex on a dissociate? Find out all the answers in our guide to sex on ketamine.

Special K: The Party Drug
Special K refers to Ketamine when used recreationally. Learn the trends as well as safety information around this substance.

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

Ketamine vs. Esketamine: 3 Important Differences Explained
Ketamine and esketamine are used to treat depression. But what’s the difference between them? Read to learn which one is right for you: ketamine vs. esketamine.

Guide to Ketamine Treatments: Understanding the New Approach
Ketamine is becoming more popular as more people are seeing its benefits. Is ketamine a fit? Read our guide for all you need to know about ketamine treatments.

Ketamine Treatment for Eating Disorders
Ketamine is becoming a promising treatment for various mental health conditions. Read to learn how individuals can use ketamine treatment for eating disorders.

Ketamine Resources, Studies, and Trusted Information
Curious to learn more about ketamine? This guide includes comprehensive ketamine resources containing books, studies and more.

Ketamine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to ketamine has everything you need to know about this “dissociative anesthetic” and how it is being studied for depression treatment.

Ketamine for Depression: A Mental Health Breakthrough
While antidepressants work for some, many others find no relief. Read to learn about the therapeutic uses of ketamine for depression.

Ketamine for Addiction: Treatments Offering Hope
New treatments are offering hope to individuals suffering from addiction diseases. Read to learn how ketamine for addiction is providing breakthrough results.

Microdosing Ketamine & Common Dosages Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing ketamine.

How to Ease a Ketamine Comedown
Knowing what to expect when you come down from ketamine can help integrate the experience to gain as much value as possible.

How to Store Ketamine: Best Practices
Learn the best ways how to store ketamine, including the proper temperature and conditions to maximize how long ketamine lasts when stored.

How To Buy Ketamine: Is There Legal Ketamine Online?
Learn exactly where it’s legal to buy ketamine, and if it’s possible to purchase legal ketamine on the internet.

How Long Does Ketamine Stay in Your System?
How long does ketamine stay in your system? Are there lasting effects on your body? Read to discover the answers!

How Ketamine is Made: Everything You Need to Know
Ever wonder how to make Ketamine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how Ketamine is made.

Colorado on Ketamine: First Responders Waiver Programs
Fallout continues after Elijah McClain. Despite opposing recommendations from some city council, Colorado State Health panel recommends the continued use of ketamine by medics for those demonstrating “excited delirium” or “extreme agitation”.

Types of Ketamine: Learn the Differences & Uses for Each
Learn about the different types of ketamine and what they are used for—and what type might be right for you. Read now to find out!

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

MDMA & Ecstasy Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to MDMA has everything you want to know about Ecstasy from how it was developed in 1912 to why it’s being studied today.

How To Get the Most out of Taking MDMA as a Couple
Taking MDMA as a couple can lead to exciting experiences. Read here to learn how to get the most of of this love drug in your relationship.

Common MDMA Dosage & Microdosing Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing MDMA.

Having Sex on MDMA: What You Need to Know
MDMA is known as the love drug… Read our guide to learn all about sex on MDMA and why it is beginning to makes its way into couple’s therapy.

How MDMA is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make MDMA? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how MDMA is made.

Hippie Flipping: When Shrooms and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Explore the mechanics of hippie flipping and how to safely experiment.

How Cocaine is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make cocaine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how cocaine is made.

A Christmas Sweater with Santa and Cocaine
This week, Walmart came under fire for a “Let it Snow” Christmas sweater depicting Santa with lines of cocaine. Columbia is not merry about it.

Ultimate Cocaine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
This guide covers what you need to know about Cocaine, including common effects and uses, legality, safety precautions and top trends today.

NEWS: An FDA-Approved Cocaine Nasal Spray
The FDA approved a cocaine nasal spray called Numbrino, which has raised suspicions that the pharmaceutical company, Lannett Company Inc., paid off the FDA..

The Ultimate Guide to Cannabis Bioavailability
What is bioavailability and how can it affect the overall efficacy of a psychedelic substance? Read to learn more.

Cannabis Research Explains Sociability Behaviors
New research by Dr. Giovanni Marsicano shows social behavioral changes occur as a result of less energy available to the neurons. Read here to learn more.

The Cannabis Shaman
If recreational and medical use of marijuana is becoming accepted, can the spiritual use as well? Experiential journalist Rak Razam interviews Hamilton Souther, founder of the 420 Cannabis Shamanism movement…

Cannabis Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to Cannabis has everything you want to know about this popular substances that has psychedelic properties.

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a procannabis Peruvian Shaman.

CBD-Rich Cannabis Versus Single-Molecule CBD
A ground-breaking study has documented the superior therapeutic properties of whole plant Cannabis extract as compared to synthetic cannabidiol (CBD), challenging the medical-industrial complex’s notion that “crude” botanical preparations are less effective than single-molecule compounds.

Cannabis Has Always Been a Medicine
Modern science has already confirmed the efficacy of cannabis for most uses described in the ancient medical texts, but prohibitionists still claim that medical cannabis is “just a ruse.”

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