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Psychedelic Authoritarianism Harm Reduction: “QAnon Shaman” Edition
Jake Angeli’s tattoos provide a lens into how fascists and white supremacists have appropriated aspects of Pagan/Heathen culture and spirituality.
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Livestream #2: Team trip reports and experiential typewriters
Weeoo weeoo livestream alert for Thursday, December 17th at 8PM ET!!. Last time we popped bottles and jammed in the comments – come hang out with us again for some reflections on 2020.
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An Open Letter and Call to Action for MAPS Canada
The following is an open letter by two former co-leads of the MAPS Canada Diversity Committee. It was written in response to a variety of racist and prejudicial behaviours they experienced from MAPS Canada leadership and the organization at large during their eight-month tenure as unpaid volunteers,
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Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories in Psychedelia
Conspiracy theories are nothing new when it comes to psychedelia. But in the context of coronavirus, they’ve become significantly more harmful.
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A Response to “Early Reflections on Interviews with Palestinians and Israelis Drinking Ayahuasca Together”
As Israel prepares to annex settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley—with US support—what is the expected role of psychedelics in resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict?
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Forget Plant-Based Medicine, MDMA is Now Made From Crude Oil
MAPS claims the most sustainable way to produce commercial MDMA is through the use of petrochemical feedstocks.
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We Need to Talk About MAPS Supporting The Police, The Military, and Violent White Supremacism
For decades, MAPS and other proponents of psychedelic medicalization have justified their emphasis on treating police and soldiers as a political strategy in service to mainstreaming psychedelic drugs. This strategy perpetuates the logic of white supremacism, capitalism, and imperialism.
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Magical (Psychedelic) Thinking in the Era of Climate Change and COVID-19
Two of our biggest crises—COVID-19 and climate change—lay bare the magical thinking that pervades psychedelic discourse: that individual experiences of oneness will necessarily transform our society for the better.
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The George Floyd protests have reframed the debate around surveillance, encryption, and facial recognition
The current spotlight on toxic law enforcement culture has propelled conversations about facial recognition and biometric surveillance into mainstream politics. Banning facial recognition is necessary to avoid automating racism and further institutionalizing white supremacy.
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DARE to Resist White Supremacy and The Police
American policing is a white supremacist institution that has repeatedly demonstrated the degree to which it values property over human life. Our struggles against the police are inseparably entwined with similar struggles around the world, and they cannot be disconnected from larger struggles for h
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Decriminalization offers an ethical counterbalance to address sexual misconduct in psychedelic therapy
Sexual violence is already notoriously under-reported, and barriers— including distrust in police—are amplified when victims are also members of a criminalized subculture and were under the influence of illegal drugs when the violence occurred.
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MindMed’s CEO Jamon “JR” Rahn Wants Nothing To Do With Those Psychedelic Decrim People
“I want nothing to do with those kinds of folks who want to decriminalize psychedelics,” Rahn told Forbes.”