FDA Makes False Claims About Marijuana
Last Friday, 24 members of Congress demanded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) account for its disingenuous April 20 statement claiming that “no sound scientific studies” support the medical use of marijuana.
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  • Why Entheology.org?
    Our simple and concise mission statement including information regarding submissions. We pay you for reprint rights on any research paper we'd like to include here at Edoto...just click for details.

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  • Plants of the Gods
    Absolute essential read for anyone interested in sacred entheogens. Includes detailed history and preparation of 97 psychoactive and/or sacred plants.

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  • Annual Causes of Death in America
    The REAL truth is the most sobering statistic.

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  • Annual Causes of Death in America
    The REAL truth is the most sobering statistic.

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  • Extracting Salvinorin from Salvia Divinorum
    This is a concise extraction method for educational purposes only.

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  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
    Extremely important information regarding MAOI's, complete with Diet Card.

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  • Traditional Quid Preparation
    Information regarding the traditional praparation of Salvia divinorum for divination by the Mazatecs.

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  • Pharmacology of Bufotenine
    Exhaustive case study regarding Bufotenine, 5-MEO-DMT, and related substances.

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  • Study on Calea Zacatechichi (Dream Herb)
    Calea zacatechichi is a plant of extensive popular medicinal use in Mexico. An infusion of the plant is has been reported to have psychotropic properties that have been clinically-proven to induce dreaming, and increase the frequency of dreams as well.

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  • In Depth Report Regarding DMT
    In this article I wish to draw attention to a strange property of DMT which sets it apart from other psychedelics, namely, it's ability to place users in touch with a realm that is apparently inhabited by discarnate entities of an intelligent nature.

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  • The Science of Ethnobotany
    Ethnobotanists share two decades of experience living with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.

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  • Entheogens and the Future of Religion
    The book should prove to be a welcome complement to other serious studies in mysticism (including those that take a fundamentally different tack).

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  • Tukanoans
    The Tukanoans are one of the most known cultures that utilize ayahuasca as their sacrament. They are one of about 70 tribes who share this practice.

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  • Ayahuasca, shamanism, and curanderismo in the Andes
    The term ayahuasca comes from the Quechua, meaning literally "the vine of souls," although it is also called "the visionary vine" or the "vine of death." The folk term refers to the botanical species of liana known as Banisteriopsis Caapi , which is also

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  • The Santo Daime Religion
    In this paper, the reader will be introduced to the sect of Santo Daime, a Brazilian religion which combines Christianity with the indigenous practice of using ayahuasca, a native entheogenic plant.

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  • Santo Daime Church Wins Court Case
    Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty - The Verdict

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  • Ayahuasca: Human Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature
    Anything with the name Ralph Metzner even remotely attached to it is a safe buy. An elder statesman responsible for dramatic shifts in consciousness within this nation and throughout the world...

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  • DMT: The Spirit Moecule
    Covering a groundbreaking psychedelic substance that is actually found in human cerebrospinal fluid, Rick Strassman tells a first-person story of his research on the profoundly mysterious substance dimethltryptamine (DMT).

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  • The World As You Dream It: Shamanic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
    John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.

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  • Shapeshifting: Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation
    John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.

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  • Canada to Decriminalize Cannabis
    The Liberal government is preparing to move ahead in the new year with legislation to decriminalize marijuana, Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said yesterday.

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  • Solubility of Active Components – Quick Guide
    Brief discussion on active components of plants and whether they were traditionally extracted into alcohol, water, or other solvents.

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  • Amanita Muscaria
    This mushroom could very well be human's oldest hallucinogen, as it has been identified as Soma of ancient India.

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  • Anadenanthera - Yopo, Cebil, Villca
    YOPO or PARICA (Anadenanthera peregrina or Piptadenia peregrina) is a South American tree of the bean family, Leguminosae. A potent hallucinogenic snuff is prepared from the seeds of this tree.

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  • Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
    Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds are perhaps one of the least understood of modern-day entheogens and exotic botanicals. There is much controversy in regards to its true place in Shamanic and traditional history outside of its native culture and home; India.

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  • Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
    Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds are perhaps one of the least understood of modern-day entheogens and exotic botanicals. There is much controversy in regards to its true place in Shamanic and traditional history outside of its native culture and home; India.

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  • Banisteriopsis caapi - Ayahuasca
    Used in the western half of the Amazon Valley and by isolated tribes on the Pacific slopes of the Columbian and Ecuadorian Andes.

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  • Brugmansia aurea - Golden Angel's Trumpet
    Golden Angel’s Trumpet is native to the highland areas around the Andes mountain range in South America. It is very well known throughout southern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. It has also been transplanted throughout Mexico and Central America, and it is f

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  • Brugmansia sanguinea - Blood-Red Angel's Trumpet
    Bloodred Angel’s Trumpet is native to the midland and lowland areas around the Andes mountain range in South America. It grows wildly throughout Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has also been found growing at sea level in Chile. The plant’s

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  • Brunfelsia grandiflora - Brunfelsia
    Brunfelsia Grandiflora is a tree-like shrub indigenous to the tropical regions of South America, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia and it is especially abundant in Brazil and on the Caribbean Islands.The plant’s psychoactive compounds are found in the lea

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  • Caesalpinia sepiaria - Yun Shih
    This plant was reputedly used in China as hallucinogen, this is nearly all we know about this plant.

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  • Calea zacatechichi - Dream Herb
    Calea zacatechichi is a plant used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming.

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  • Cannabis sativa - Marijuana
    The original home of Cannabis is thought to be central Asia, but it has spread around the globe with the exception of Arctic regions and areas of wet tropical forests.

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  • Areca catechu - Betel Nut
    Betel nuts have been used as a drug for thousands of years. The practiced is thought to have started in south-east Asia and there is archaeological evidence to support this view.

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  • Claviceps purpurea - Ergot Alkaloid
    Ergot: A Fungus Disease Of Rye That Contains LSD

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  • Links Related to Freedom of Religion
    A short list of useful links to information regarding fredom of speech and freedom of religion in the United States.

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  • Indonesian Forests on Borrowed Time
    Conservationists say the rate at which Indonesia is losing its forests has doubled since the 1980s. They say the lowland forests, the richest in the country, will not survive for long on some of the biggest islands. They blame corruption for driving "an e

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  • Dalai Lama Says Envoys May Return to China Soon
    The Dalai Lama said on Thursday his special envoys could return to China within months to continue building contacts with Beijing but he said a political solution to the Tibet question was still far off.

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  • Vatican Combats Threat of 'Alternative' Religions
    Catholics from more than 25 countries are in Rome this week to hammer out a strategy for combating the threat posed to Christianity by "New Age" religions and fads.

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  • Vatican Combats Threat of 'Alternative' Religions
    Catholics from more than 25 countries are in Rome this week to hammer out a strategy for combating the threat posed to Christianity by "New Age" religions and fads.

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  • Utah High Court OKs Non-Indian Peyote Use
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that non-American Indian members of the Native American Church can use peyote in religious ceremonies.

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  • Utah High Court OKs Non-Indian Peyote Use
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that non-American Indian members of the Native American Church can use peyote in religious ceremonies.

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  • New Attack on Raves and Live Music
    Last year there was an outrageous abuse of power in Racine, Wisconsin, where hundreds of music fans were ticketed for being in a crowded nightclub where a few people used drugs. Those ticketed had no drugs on them. The police didn’t even have any evidence

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  • UDV Wins Ayahuasca Case
    At 1:44 pm Eastern Standard Time today, December 10th 2004, the entire Supreme Court of The United States convened and determined to deny the Department of Justice’s request for that Court’s further intervention in the UDV’s legal case.

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  • UDV Wins Ayahuasca Case
    At 1:44 pm Eastern Standard Time today, December 10th 2004, the entire Supreme Court of The United States convened and determined to deny the Department of Justice’s request for that Court’s further intervention in the UDV’s legal case.

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  • The Supremes Debate Medical Marijuana
    It's California pot patients' second effort to break the legal yoke that the federal Controlled Substances Act holds around state laws that let sick people use cannabis if they have a valid recommendation for it from their doctor. In the first case, U.S.

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  • The Supremes Debate Medical Marijuana
    It's California pot patients' second effort to break the legal yoke that the federal Controlled Substances Act holds around state laws that let sick people use cannabis if they have a valid recommendation for it from their doctor. In the first case, U.S.

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  • Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on Hallucinogenic Tea
    The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether the federal government must allow the U.S. branch of a Brazilian-based religion to import a hallucinogenic tea for use as a sacrament.

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  • Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on Hallucinogenic Tea
    The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether the federal government must allow the U.S. branch of a Brazilian-based religion to import a hallucinogenic tea for use as a sacrament.

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  • NOT SO DOPEY
    The active ingredient of cannabis may protect against heart disease and strokes. In fact, marijuana's ability to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and AIDS, among other diseases, is pretty well agreed by patients, if not by the medical establis

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  • NOT SO DOPEY
    The active ingredient of cannabis may protect against heart disease and strokes. In fact, marijuana's ability to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and AIDS, among other diseases, is pretty well agreed by patients, if not by the medical establis

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  • NOT SO DOPEY
    The active ingredient of cannabis may protect against heart disease and strokes. In fact, marijuana's ability to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and AIDS, among other diseases, is pretty well agreed by patients, if not by the medical establis

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  • Should 'Sally D' Be Made Illegal?
    There are plenty of herbal plants, such as Saint-John's-wort or morning glory, that contain emotion-altering compounds. But Salvia divinorum, known in the streets as Sally D, is making bigger legal waves on account of its short-term side effects, which so

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  • Should 'Sally D' Be Made Illegal?
    There are plenty of herbal plants, such as Saint-John's-wort or morning glory, that contain emotion-altering compounds. But Salvia divinorum, known in the streets as Sally D, is making bigger legal waves on account of its short-term side effects, which so

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  • Prince Charles Hopeful of End to Kava Ban
    PRINCE Charles is hopeful that the export ban on Fiji's traditional drink will be lifted in the near future. This was relayed by Foreign Affairs Minister Kaliopate Tavola after a brief conversation with the Prince of Wales on Thursday.

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  • Prince Charles Hopeful of End to Kava Ban
    PRINCE Charles is hopeful that the export ban on Fiji's traditional drink will be lifted in the near future. This was relayed by Foreign Affairs Minister Kaliopate Tavola after a brief conversation with the Prince of Wales on Thursday.

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  • Anti-Drug Gains in Colombia Don't Reduce Flow to U.S.
    Five years and $3 billion into the most aggressive counternarcotics operation ever here, American and Colombian officials say they have eradicated a record-breaking million acres of coca plants, yet cocaine remains as available as ever on American streets

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  • Anti-Drug Gains in Colombia Don't Reduce Flow to U.S.
    Five years and $3 billion into the most aggressive counternarcotics operation ever here, American and Colombian officials say they have eradicated a record-breaking million acres of coca plants, yet cocaine remains as available as ever on American streets

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  • Canada Approves Cannabis Spray
    Canada became the first nation Tuesday to approve a pharmaceutical prescription spray derived from the cannabis plant, a move that could shift the medical marijuana debate in the U.S.

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  • Canada Approves Cannabis Spray
    Canada became the first nation Tuesday to approve a pharmaceutical prescription spray derived from the cannabis plant, a move that could shift the medical marijuana debate in the U.S.

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  • 63% Believe Bible Literally True
    Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans believe the Bible is literally true and the Word of God. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 24% disagree and say it is not.

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  • Liberal Bible-Thumping
    Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.

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  • Liberal Bible-Thumping
    Even aside from his arguments that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that St. Paul was a self-hating gay, the new book by a former Episcopal bishop of Newark is explosive.

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  • Liberation?: Afghanistan’s 2nd Largest Heroin Crop Ever
    The department's annual drug-trafficking report, released in March, warned that Afghanistan was "on the verge of becoming a narcotics state." This year's heroin crop will likely be the 2nd largest ever in Afganistan's history, notedly HIGHER than when th

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  • Liberation?: Afghanistan’s 2nd Largest Heroin Crop Ever
    The department's annual drug-trafficking report, released in March, warned that Afghanistan was "on the verge of becoming a narcotics state." This year's heroin crop will likely be the 2nd largest ever in Afganistan's history, notedly HIGHER than when th

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  • LOUISIANA CRIMINALIZES MANY BOTANICALS
    The penalty for possession is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $5,000. The penalty for manufacture or distribution is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than 2 y

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  • LOUISIANA CRIMINALIZES MANY BOTANICALS
    The penalty for possession is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $5,000. The penalty for manufacture or distribution is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than 2 y

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  • Missouri Bans Salvia Divinorum & Salvinorin A
    Missouri becomes first state in the U.S. to specifically schedule Salvia divinorum and its active chemical.

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  • Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal
    Mexican lawmakers passed a sweeping new drug law early Friday that would crack down on small-time dealers, legalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and mandate treatment for addicts.

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  • Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal
    Mexican lawmakers passed a sweeping new drug law early Friday that would crack down on small-time dealers, legalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and mandate treatment for addicts.

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  • Cannabis Use Not Linked with Psychosocial Harm
    Various reports indicate that young people who use cannabis tend to experience psychological and social problems. However, there is no evidence that marijuana use is directly linked with such problems, according to the results of a study published in The

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  • Cannabis Use Not Linked with Psychosocial Harm
    Various reports indicate that young people who use cannabis tend to experience psychological and social problems. However, there is no evidence that marijuana use is directly linked with such problems, according to the results of a study published in The

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  • Supreme Court Sides With Church in Ayahuasca Case
    In a UNANIMOUS RULING Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided that O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal (UDV), a religious congregation based in New Mexico, can use ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea, in its ceremonies.

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  • Supreme Court Sides With Church in Ayahuasca Case
    In a UNANIMOUS RULING Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided that O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal (UDV), a religious congregation based in New Mexico, can use ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea, in its ceremonies.

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  • The WTO - The Stoner's New Best Friend
    In the United States, possession and distribution of marijuana is nominally illegal. But you don't have to be Tommy Chong to know that pot's legal status is cloudy and confused.

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  • The WTO - The Stoner's New Best Friend
    In the United States, possession and distribution of marijuana is nominally illegal. But you don't have to be Tommy Chong to know that pot's legal status is cloudy and confused.

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  • Amazonian Tribe Suddenly Leaves Jungle Home
    Recently, and rather mysteriously, a group of nearly 80 wandered out of the wilderness, half-naked, a gaggle of children and pet monkeys in tow, and declared themselves ready to join the modern world.

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  • MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
    The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w

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  • MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
    The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w

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  • MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
    The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w

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  • Major Win for Medical Marijuana
    A San Diego Superior Court this week handed a critical victory to medical marijuana patients nationwide, affirming the ability of states to exempt qualified patients from criminal penalties, despite federal policy that prohibits all marijuana use.

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  • Major Win for Medical Marijuana
    A San Diego Superior Court this week handed a critical victory to medical marijuana patients nationwide, affirming the ability of states to exempt qualified patients from criminal penalties, despite federal policy that prohibits all marijuana use.

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  • In the Land of the Lotus Eaters
    Tourists threaten natural habitats in Hawaii, where kava and lotus are sacred plants revered for ages.

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  • In the Land of the Lotus Eaters
    Tourists threaten natural habitats in Hawaii, where kava and lotus are sacred plants revered for ages.

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  • Fasting Fakir Flummoxes Physicians
    Prahlad Jani, a holy man, or fakir, who is over 70 years old, has just spent 10 days under constant observation in Sterling Hospital, and during that time, he did not consume anything and "neither did he pass urine or stool", according to the hospital's d

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  • Fasting Fakir Flummoxes Physicians
    Prahlad Jani, a holy man, or fakir, who is over 70 years old, has just spent 10 days under constant observation in Sterling Hospital, and during that time, he did not consume anything and "neither did he pass urine or stool", according to the hospital's d

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  • DEA Targets Landlords to Shut Down Dispensaries
    The Drug Enforcement Administration's six-month-old surge against medical marijuana in California continues to ramp up with new threats to northern California dispensaries.

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  • Ayahuasca: A Strange Brew
    A comprehensive article on therapeutic experimentation with Ayahuasca, a psychotropic plant common to South America.

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  • Ayahuasca: A Strange Brew
    A comprehensive article on therapeutic experimentation with Ayahuasca, a psychotropic plant common to South America.

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  • Breaking the Drug Taboo: Group of Traumatized Veterans Get Ecstasy Treatment
    Clinical trials study the therapeutic benefits of the use of MDMA in the treatment of military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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  • Breaking the Drug Taboo: Group of Traumatized Veterans Get Ecstasy Treatment
    Clinical trials study the therapeutic benefits of the use of MDMA in the treatment of military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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  • Good Drugs, Bad Drugs: Psychotropics as a Gateway to Enlightenment
    An historical overview of the politicizing and criminalization of spiritual psychotropic substances.

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  • Good Drugs, Bad Drugs: Psychotropics as a Gateway to Enlightenment
    An historical overview of the politicizing and criminalization of spiritual psychotropic substances.

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  • College Students Less Religious & More Spiritual
    Students are becoming more open-minded in their beliefs, leaving organized religions, but growing more spiritual in their search for meaning in the world around them.

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  • College Students Less Religious & More Spiritual
    Students are becoming more open-minded in their beliefs, leaving organized religions, but growing more spiritual in their search for meaning in the world around them.

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  • Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy
    Pot isn't illegal because the paper industry is afraid of competing with hemp -- it's because of racism and the culture wars.

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  • Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy
    Pot isn't illegal because the paper industry is afraid of competing with hemp -- it's because of racism and the culture wars.

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  • Moses High On Drugs: Isreali Researcher
    New study examines the possible use of psychoactive plants by Moses on Mt. Sanai, and in the religious rites of biblical times.

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  • Moses High On Drugs: Isreali Researcher
    New study examines the possible use of psychoactive plants by Moses on Mt. Sanai, and in the religious rites of biblical times.

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  • Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
    In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.

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  • Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
    In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.

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  • Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
    A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.

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  • Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
    A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.

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  • Ancient Shamanic Solutions
    Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.

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  • Ancient Shamanic Solutions
    Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.

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  • Self-Experimenters: Psychedelic Chemist Explores the Surreality of Inner Space, One Drug at a Time
    Alexander Shulgin endured a government crackdown and hallucinations of his bones melting in pursuit of new mind-bending compounds.

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  • Research On Psychedelics Moves Into The Mainstream
    In-depth article on the new, emerging studies of the psychotherapeutic uses of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, MDMA and Psilocybin.

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  • Autism, ADD, ADHD and Marijuana Therapy
    Medical Marijuana research over the last six years demonstrates a link to marijuana use and alleviating symptoms of ADD, ADHD, depression, pain and other chronic conditions.

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  • Psst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30
    May 10th marked the 30th anniversary of a little-known federal government program - referred to as a Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program - which supplies medical marijuana to only a handful of patients.

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  • Could an Acid Trip Cure Your OCD?
    Research intensifies into the use of psychedelics in the treatment of psychological conditions such as depression, PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety. Patients undergoing treatment for life-threatening diseases such as cancer are finding answ

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  • Khat Out of the Bag
    A Somali national residing in London was caught with 10 kilogrammes of khat at the Malta International Airport (MIA) last week. This was the second time that the drug was discovered by the authorities in Malta. But it is well known in other parts of the w

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  • The Shroom Tragedy
    Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.

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  • The Shroom Tragedy
    Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.

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  • Blood is Thicker Than Friends
    Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama describes his experience with a Vanuatu kava session.

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  • Incense May Relieve Depression and Anxiety Naturally
    Researchers find psychoactive link between burning frankincense incense and relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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  • Will Harvard Drop Acid Again?
    Dr. John Halpern of Harvard University conducts research through human clinical trials into the medicinal value and applications of LSD and psilocybin. Joining forces with Halpern is Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedeli

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  • Low-Dose Psilocybin Brings Relief To Cluster-Headache Sufferers
    Anecdotal evidence and comprehensive, scientific case studies point to successful treatment of cluster headaches with psilocybin mushrooms.

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  • What Herbs May Help People With Anxiety
    Dr. Michael W. Kahn, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses alternative herbal therapies for treating anxiety.

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  • How the Internet Fuels the Global Psychedelic Community
    This year and the next, the United Nations will evaluate the War on Drugs. Since its official start in 1998 we have been bombed with official statistics on drug use, drug addiction, drug trafficking, street prices, courtcases and all the like. But what do

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  • Absinthe - Green Fairy - Wormwood
    Now that the ban on absinthe has been lifted in the United States, as well as around the rest of the world, all of us now are able to enjoy The Green Fairy again in all her psychoactive and sometimes psychedelic glory that inspired many great artists.

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  • Turbina corymbosa - Ololiuqui
    Ololiuqui is the Aztec name for the seeds of certain convolvulaceous plants which have been used since prehispanic times by the Aztecs and related tribes, just as the sacred mushrooms and the cactus peyote have been used in their religious ceremonies for

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  • The Land of the Lotus Smokers
    Metaphor and drug use from Homer's the Illiad and he Odyssey, and modern day use of the lotus flower in extracts and herbal blends.

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  • Theobroma cacao
    Cacao truly is a "Food of the Gods", especially now that it's been clinically-proven to be extraordinaily good for our bodies. Yes, chocolate is indeed derived from cacao and has extraordinary nutritional properties, as well as psychoactive and aphrodisi

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  • Might the Gods be Alkaloids?
    The question related in the title of our presentation addresses the role and use of psychoactive plants, throughout the process of human evolution, as inducers of altered states of consciousness.

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  • Healing and Regenerative Effects of Ayahuasca
    One writer's personal journey into healing and self-awareness at Camp Ayahuasca.

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  • Russia Bans Blue Lotus Smoking Blends
    Light drugs are still available in free sale in Russia despite the official decree issued by Surgeon General Gennady Onischenko. One can purchase a blend of dry herbs in specialized shops. Dope sellers assure their customers that their products are absolu

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  • Russia Bans Blue Lotus Smoking Blends
    Light drugs are still available in free sale in Russia despite the official decree issued by Surgeon General Gennady Onischenko. One can purchase a blend of dry herbs in specialized shops. Dope sellers assure their customers that their products are absolu

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  • Ancient Psychoactive Incense and Preparations
    Psychoactive incense has been known about and used for thousands of years; Over time and after many trials mankind has discovered that a potent hallucinogenic incense could be made by combining several different plants, resins, bark and roots.Although the

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  • Ancient Psychoactive Incense and Preparations
    Psychoactive incense has been known about and used for thousands of years; Over time and after many trials mankind has discovered that a potent hallucinogenic incense could be made by combining several different plants, resins, bark and roots.Although the

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  • Empathogenic Effects of Sceletium tortuosum
    As far as being a potentiator of cannabis, there is no doubt that sceletium has this effect. Much more was gotten from much less when sceletium was added. Overall, it is my opinion that the pleasant effects of this substance, when used in moderation far o

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  • History of Sceletium tortuosum (Kanna)
    Other reports confirm that kougoed induces feelings of euphoria and deep meditative tranquility. Subjects report that the relaxation induced by kougoed enables one to focus on inner thoughts and feelings, and enables one to intensely concentrate on the be

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  • The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry And Mysticism
    Barbara Bradley Hagerty discusses the latest in brain research and the use of entheogens to induce spiritual states of mind in the laboratory. Topics covered include: Peyote ceremonies, lessons learned from scientific studies of LSD's effect on the brain,

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  • Melissa officinalis - Lemon Balm
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Last Friday, 24 members of Congress demanded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) account for its disingenuous April 20 statement claiming that “no sound scientific studies” support the medical use of marijuana.

In a letter co-authored by U.S. Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Ron Paul (R-TX) and signed by 22 other members of Congress, the legislators accuse the FDA of basing its statement on politics, not science.

The FDA’s claim, of course, is patently false. Numerous credible scientific studies document marijuana’s medical benefits, most notably a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissioned by the White House drug czar’s office. The IOM concluded, “Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana.” But as Dr. John Benson, one of the three authors of the IOM report, told The New York Times on April 21, the federal government “loves to ignore our report. ... They would rather it never happened.”

The FDA’s statement — which was issued in response to pressure from notorious prohibitionist U.S. Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN), who has demanded that the FDA’s acting commissioner denounce medical marijuana — contained no mention of new research or analysis that led to the agency’s pronouncement. Rather, the statement was simply a rehash of the federal government’s long-standing position.

But in a sign that MPP and our allies’ work to educate the public and the media is paying off, the nakedly political document has been nearly universally derided in the media. Even Congressman Souder’s hometown paper printed an editorial criticizing Souder and the FDA, calling the statement “just the latest disgraceful effort to maintain an unconvincing position that has long been rejected by most Americans.”

MPP staffers were quoted in stories in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Los Angeles Times, as well as in Associated Press, Reuters, and Scripps Howard News Service stories that were reprinted in hundreds of local newspapers. In addition, MPP staffers appeared on CNBC, NBC’s “The Today Show,” and dozens of local TV news broadcasts ... and co-authored an op-ed in The San Diego Union-Tribune. (Read news coverage of the FDA’s bogus statement here.)

If you’d like to help MPP continue our aggressive work to get the truth about marijuana into the news, please make a financial contribution to our work today.
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