


The Globalization of Ayahuasca: Public Policy Considerations
MAPS Bulletin Spring 2015 Vol. 25, No. 1 – Psychedelics and Policy Download this article. On February 21, 2006, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously affirmed three lower court decisions granting a judicial exemption from the Controlled Substances...
Scientists Are Finally Studying LSD Again
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first controlled LSD study in over 40 years was recently published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. The study consisted of 12 participants who suffer from “anxiety, depression, as well as unresolved family and...
Cabo Polonio is a Completely Off-Grid Village of Hippies, Fishermen and Star Gazers
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In Cabo Polonio, located on the eastern coast of Uruguay, sits the perfect beachfront getaway that is completely off the grid. The remote village dates back to the 1960s, where hippies, squatters, and fishermen have been building the establishment as...
Stone Age Humans Used Mushrooms: New Evidence Shows Our Ancient Link To Fungi
A recent study done using the tooth plaque of an 18,700-year-old woman’s remains found a variety of mushroom spores embedded in the prehistoric woman’s teeth. This discovery is definitive proof that mushrooms were a part of the human diet by this point in...
What Does Marijuana Do to Your Lungs?
It’s sometimes said that the most dangerous thing about marijuana is getting caught with it. And as an ever-increasing number of Americans comes around to the benefits of (at least) decriminalizing the drug, that sentiment rings truer and truer....
Ayahuasca and Human Destiny
by Dennis McKenna My good friend and colleague, Dr. Charles Grob, has extended a kind invitation to submit a contribution to this special edition of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, devoted to the topic of ayahuasca, for which he has been selected as guest editor....
What is a Dieta?
Dieta is a Spanish word that means – simply enough – “diet.” However, when used in Amazonian herbalist traditions that deal with the more powerful and often reality-altering and visionary varieties of plants known as plantas maestras or teacher-plants, the word comes...
45 Years Ago Today, Dock Ellis Pitched a No-hitter While High on LSD
June 12th 1970: One of the most important days in sports history, a day perhaps bigger than any Stanley Cup victory, any World Series, or any Superbowl. 45 years ago today, Dock Ellis pitched an eight-walk, 2-0, no hit-victory while high on LSD. Ellis, who pitched for...
DMT Is Doing More For Afterlife Beliefs Than Religion In Today’s Society
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As it turns out, experiences induced by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) may be doing better for the belief in an afterlife than conventional forms of religion have in recent decades. Many of the testimonials from individuals that have...
Why Consciousness Expanding Plants are Feared and Deemed Illegal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Catalysts for Change I remember a story once shared with me by a person who was a middle aged Russian man who had never had or even heard of psychedelic experiences or higher states of consciousness. He joined our conversation...
25 Reasons Why You MUST Go To Burning Man Once In Your Life
Burning Man is the biggest and most bizarre party in the world, comprised of 60,000 people camping in the desert of Nevada for a week. It’s utter insanity that will rock your world forever.
Here are 25 reasons why you won’t be able to stop yourself from going after reading this article…

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) – Humanity’s God Drug
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a potent psychedelic compound that is found within many plants and mammals, including humans. It is used as a recreational drug to induce near death, mystical, spiritual and other-worldly experiences. It...
Making Your Mark in the Psychedelic Renaissance
Psychedelics have recently reemerged in mainstream culture, with novel scientific research and major media outlets making a strong case for changes in the prohibitive policies currently impeding further progress in the field of psychedelic research. Researchers at...
Ayahuasca, A Psychedelic Tested for Depression
A psychedelic drink used for centuries in healing ceremonies is now attracting the attention of biomedical scientists as a possible treatment for depression. Researchers from Brazil last month published results from the first clinical test of a potential therapeutic...