Cannabis and Legalization: A Practical Guide to Using Marijuana For Therapeutic Purposes
My roommate is a 61-year old man who has never smoked in his life—not even a puff of a cigarette—but recently he started using cannabis edibles. A runner all his life, Jack has always been against smoking or inhaling anything, but when marijuana was legalized last...
Ayahuasca Tourism: How a Psychedelic Therapist Can Help You Stay Safe When Traveling Abroad
My most intense sexual experience and most intense psychedelic experience happen to be one and the same. After an ayahuasca ceremony, my boyfriend and I were resting in our room. Despite warnings that sex after ayahuasca can cause strong emotional complications, we...
Three Ways College Campuses Are Influencing the Future of Psychedelics
Strolling through your university campus during your first month, you will likely be greeted by booths for several clubs and societies. The Entrepreneurs Network, Students for Environmental Action, Amateur Radio Club, and… Psychedelic Club? Because psychedelic use...
Way of the Frog Medicine: Interview with Master Kambo Practitioner Simon Scott
One of the great recurring themes one encounters when speaking with people whose lives have been changed by natural medicines such as ayahuasca, ibogaine, and kambo is that material success very rarely equates with true happiness. It seems absurd to the conventional...
A Healing Crisis to Make You Whole: Breaking Down the Benefits of Holotropic Breathwork
In 2008, holotropic breathwork facilitator Martin Boroson wrote an article for Inside Out trying to dispel some of the more controversial myths surrounding the decades-old breathing practice. Holotropic breathwork is best known as a technique to achieve...
Five Methods to Reduce Overall Risk When Taking Kambo
“I don’t want any scars,” my friend told me. “With proper care, the scars will fade,” I assured her. “And you can have the dots placed in a discreet location.” “But what if we just take it orally?” she insisted. We were talking about kambo, an Amazonian medicine that...
Ibogaine Aftercare and Integration: Interview with Justin Hoffman and Tishara Lee Cousino
The potent psychedelic ibogaine has gained a legendary reputation for being able to help many people recover from addiction, but it's no magic pill. Those who seek ibogaine treatment need to do so abroad in places like Mexico and Costa Rica where it is legal, and the...
Recovering From Addiction: Interview with Ibogaine Aftercare Provider Justin Hoffman
Once an opiate addiction has fully sunk its tendrils into someone and they realize they need professional help, people often find that while traditional 12-step rehab facilities do save lives, their overall success rate is fairly abysmal, leaving many in a constant...
How Microdosing Psilocybin May Keep Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) at Bay
Bleary-eyed, you stumble into the kitchen and push the button on your coffee machine. While your daily dose of caffeine is bubbling away, you reach into the drawer for your multi-vitamin and birth control, taking both pills together without a second thought. There are...
MDMA By Any Other Name: How Street Names Harm the Reputation of Psychedelic Therapy
The media currently seems to be filled with two types of stories about ecstasy. In some stories, ecstasy is described as a seductive drug that captivates youth dance culture and seduces innocent young people into dangerous situations. These stories tell about unaware...
