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A few years ago, I witnessed the systematic silencing and shaming of Lily Kay Ross for having dared to call attention to severe abuses of power in the psychedelic space. Her extraordinary bravery in sharing her own experience with abuse was met with victim blaming and accusations of selfishness. Key
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Consent is really pretty simple but also apparently complicated, due to our inheritance of a messed up culture.
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The research team at UConn studying MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is now defunct.
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As new developments in sanctioned psychedelic research continue to drive increasingly positive mainstream publicity about psychedelic plants and compounds, governmental restrictions have relegated significant research efforts to the shadows of the criminalised underground.
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A conversation between two (white) activists to further the dialogue around inclusivity in the field of psychedelic research and culture.
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Today, we have a world where we can say: “I’m proud to be a woman” and “I’m proud to be gay.” But we can’t say: “I’m a drug-user.”