An Introduction to Shamans of the Global Village
Shamans of the Global Village is an independently produced web documentary series focusing on indigenous psychoactive medicines and the Western shamanic resurgence. The following is a conversation between the show’s director, artist & filmmaker Niles...
New UK Study Treats Alcoholism with MDMA Therapy
The world’s first scientific study into the efficacy of treating alcoholism with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is set to begin later this year at Imperial College London. Once known mostly as a party drug, MDMA’s therapeutic benefits are now taking center stage...
Congress Wants More Power To Ban Drugs—Kratom Could Be Next
The Controlled Substances Act of 1971 might be getting a facelift—and the outcome is not looking good for kratom and psychedelic advocates. Meet the SITSA Act, or Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017, introduced to Congress...
Celebrating Craft Cannabis at Northern Nights: Interview with Andrew Blap
Cannabis has played a central role in festival celebrations for thousands of years, from bhang lassi at the Holi festival in India to joint-passing at Woodstock and Coachella, but in the United States both cannabis growers and consumers have had to stay in the...
Burning Man and Ayahuasca: Interview with Random Rab
In the 60’s and 70’s it was Orange Sunshine LSD and rock concerts. Youth all over America were having their worldviews expanded and their realities exploded by tuning in, turning on, and dropping out with thousands of others at Woodstock, Grateful Dead shows, and...
Rethinking Substance Use: 5 Truths that Will Blow Your Mind
As the immense failure and true origins of the war on drugs become more apparent, it’s time to rethink all that we know about mind-altering substances. With prescription painkillers being a driving force behind the deadly opioid epidemic, and marijuana and...
Exploring the Formless Edge: A Conversation with Random Rab
The act of making music, just as the act of taking mind-altering substances, is as ancient as humanity itself. The voice, the drum, the instrument, and the synthesizer have all been essential tools for the expression of human creativity and conveying of emotion across...
New History Channel Series Unveils Dirty Secrets of America’s War on Drugs
This week marks the debut of a new History Channel miniseries that many are calling a landmark cultural event in terms of popular discourse about the failed and disastrous drug war. “America’s War on Drugs” takes viewers on a 50 year journey that chronicles...
How Medical Marijuana Can Help Solve the Opioid Epidemic
Cannabis, a plant that was long vilified as a dangerous and addictive drug by U.S. authorities, may end up playing an important role in reducing addiction rates and deaths related to prescription and illegal opioids. While medical marijuana has seen widespread...
The Furthur Bus and New Merry Pranksters: Interview with Alexander Polinsky
Alexander Polinsky is what you would call a second generation psychedelic American and creative renaissance man. As the son of a hippy dad who became a successful businessman, actor, and acting coach, Alex was inspired from a very young age by tales of San...
