Tag Archives: LSD

A brief history of LSD

The elves of Erowid have just sent out another issue of their monthly newsletter. And include a link to a short graphic history of the discovery of LSD. Chemical Salvation? by Jack C. Trick (PDF) It is supposed to be a … Continue reading

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Jason Silva on psychedelics, new technology and the singularity

Visionary motor-mouth Jason Silva is fast becoming the spokesperson for the singularity movement; those techno-optimists who think advances will follow the current exponential curve ever onward right up into digital heaven. They might right and it might be nice. In … Continue reading

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Cognitive liberty examines the pharma hypocrisy: Prozac vs LSD

    The Cognitive Liberty blog has a very detailed and illuminating post on psychiatric and pharmaceutical double-standards. Both LSD and Prozac have been researched for their benefits in treating depression. If you look at the outcomes and weigh up … Continue reading

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Drug Quote #017 – Doc Ellis throws a no hitter on LSD

The following is an excerpt from a great article about elite athletes using psychedelic drugs, found in the May issue of the MAPS bulletin. I know as much about baseball as the average American knows about cricket but this seems … Continue reading

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Dogs on acid

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Drug Quote #011 – Ann Shulgin is introduced to psychedelic research

In the midst of her first psychedelic experience, taking mescaline with a psychiatrist friend, Ann Shulgin suddenly felt the wonder disappearing and a void and emptiness filling her instead. She was in a science museum at the time, surrounded by … Continue reading

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There is no hiding with LSD

A fascinating Guardian article from the writer and broadcaster Sue Blackmore about her experiences with LSD. If only more people were willing to write so openly and honestly about this in such a high profile public forum: Of course the … Continue reading

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What is it like to take 30 hits of LSD?

After an accident with a hippe, this guy can tell you. That doesn’t sound too bad to me via BlameitontheVoices http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2011/04/taking-30-hits-of-lsd.html Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading

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Drug Quote #009: Casey Hardison is fighting back

Entheogenic activist Casey Hardison makes Howard Marks look like a stoner.  He is currently serving 20 years in the British prison system for manufacturing LSD, DMT and 2C-P. He contests his conviction on human rights grounds. As he told the … Continue reading

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It’s National Drugs Fact week

Q. Why is this puppy sad? A. Because you take drugs! Over in America it is National Drugs Fact week. It is an event organised by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who reside at the wonderful web address of http://drugabuse.gov/. … Continue reading

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