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Hey Psychedelic Science Community, We Need to Talk About Consent
Consent is really pretty simple but also apparently complicated, due to our inheritance of a messed up culture.
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Intentionally-diverse MDMA research at University of Connecticut Cut Short
The research team at UConn studying MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is now defunct.
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We now call ‘bad trips’ ‘challenging experiences’. Here’s why that’s misguided.
Renaming adverse effects of psychedelic drugs as “challenging experiences” minimizes, almost trivializes, their negative effects.
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Cocaine Tourism in Colombia
Medellín attracts the attention of tourists seeking a new kind of experience: doing cocaine in the city of Pablo Escobar.
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Maine Gov vetoes (admittedly flawed) legal cannabis bill, leaving future sales uncertain
On Friday, November 3, 2017, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) vetoed legislation to regulate cannabis sales in the state.
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How Psychedelic Science Privileges Some, Neglects Others, and Limits Us All
There is an urgent need for cultural humility in psychedelic science in order to prevent it from falling into the same limiting, and often unethical, traps that we see in Western science and medicine.
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How Will History Remember the Psychedelic Renaissance?
Social movements are remembered in history for the things they do and the actions they take, not for what they inadvertently hope will happen.
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Psychedelics and Social Justice
For the movement toward psychedelic consciousness to be as transformative as it can possibly be, it is our obligation as a psychedelic community to be aware of our shortcomings and to challenge them head-on.
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Psychedelic Inclusivity: Hopes and Challenges
When stubborn drives for inclusion and connection in the present betray a racially divided past, psychonauts may be able to attend to histories of exclusion, separation and disconnection in order to deepen our understanding and engagement in the present.
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Privilege and Safety in the Psychedelic Community
I feel safe openly advocating for the beneficial use of illicit substances because I have never been stopped by police without legitimate cause.
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Why the Psychedelic Community is so White
The War on Drugs is inherently anti-black. Most psychedelic users that I’ve encountered are hesitant to take a stance on the racial aspects of the drug war.
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The Psychedelic Community Needs More Diversity
Let’s Talk About That.