Psilocybin Shown to Heal and Repair Brain Cells, May Be Promising New PTSD Treatment
In a 1961 address to the UN General Assembly, President John F. Kennedy said, "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." These words still hold poignancy today, even beyond the battlefield. Coming home from war, a six-month deployment on a...
What is the Meaning of Psychedelic? Different Terms for Entheogens and What They Mean
Hallucinogen. Entheogen. Psychedelic. These words are used to describe a class of uniquely powerful consciousness-shifting substances, and while they are very similar, they do have some important and illuminating distinctions. Each of these terms describes the effects...
Are Psychedelics Legal? Why Drug Prohibition Fails and What it Says About Our Culture
Are psychedelics legal? The answer to that question is yes, no, sometimes, depending, and maybe. Their legal status is ever-evolving around the world, and, so far, there’s no global consensus about how these visionary substances should be legally treated. While one...
Is Mary Jane the New Rosie the Riveter? Why More Women Are Turning to the Marijuana Industry
“Stoners” have gotten a bad rap throughout the years, parodied in comedies and stereotyped in sitcoms as that one guy in your friend group who could never quite get it together to hold down a job. You’d be hard-pressed to find a woman cast in the stoner...
What are Psychedelics? A Look at Psychedelic Chemistry and Humanity’s Use of Mind-Altering Substances
Psychedelics are a classification of plant-based and synthetic substances that are known for producing non-ordinary states of consciousness that are so powerful and unique that they are most often compared to near-death experiences or states of religious ecstasy. When...
How to Change Your Personality: Research Shows that Psilocybin Can Improve Your Outlook on Life
In his 1890 publication The Principles of Psychology, American psychologist William James wrote, “In most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.” Henry James wasn’t exactly noted for his optimism, but a lot of...
Why We Need Cannabidiol Research: How CBD Oil Treats Seizures in Children with Epilepsy
Childhood is a time of exploration when an unknown world jumps out of every hole and from behind every tree. It’s these unknowns that also can make childhood so scary. You don’t know why the sky is thundering, why your mom is so dark-eyed and angry today, or why you...
Powerful Plant Medicine: Alex Good on Integrating Ayahuasca Healing with Other Medicinal Plants
Alex Good is the owner, founder, and head shaman at The Way Inn, an ayahuasca retreat center located in Peru. While Alex has had extensive training with native ayahuasqueros in the region, his center takes a somewhat unique approach by featuring non-native shamans as...
Bringing Ayahuasca to Westerners: Alex Good on Becoming a Shaman and the Power of Visionary Plants
Alex Good is the owner, founder, and head shaman at The Way Inn, an ayahuasca retreat center in Peru. While Alex has had extensive training with native ayahuasqueros in the region, his center takes a somewhat unique approach as they feature non-native shamans as the...
Too Young to Smoke: Why We Need Better Marijuana Education for Teenagers
The sudden swing over the last few years in national attitude about marijuana can be whiplash-inducing for anyone, to say the least. But even though the changes in legal status and public perception surrounding cannabis can leave anyone’s head reeling, nowhere...
