The psychedelic renaissance just got a whole lot weirder: ‘Experience the somatic release of DMT within the secure embrace of shibari.’

BP returned to Iraq in 2009 after a 35-year absence and was awarded a significant interest in the country’s largest oil field near British-occupied Basra.

Since then it has extracted Iraqi oil worth £15 billion.

Read on:
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Twenty years after the world first saw photos of detainees tortured while in US custody at Abu Ghraib, one of the thousands of men who were abused there is at long last set to testify in a US federal court.

My latest, and first for Guardian US.

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How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Rose Cartwright was told 'the root cause of mental illnesses are biological abnormalities in the brain' but realised this was not true and not helpful theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

I interviewed figures from across the psychedelic community about an upcoming conference in Israel for Filter | harm reduction journalism after several planned speakers quietly cancelled and a leading organisation pulled out over the destruction of Gaza

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2020. Biden on Trump - 'As the walls close in on this man, I'm worried that he's going to get us to war in Iran.'

Psychedelic Community Divided Over Upcoming Conference in Israel

The July event's topics will include “Psychedelics, War and Conflict.” A number of organizations and individuals will boycott; other prominent figures will attend. Mattha Louis Busby reports:

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Terrible shame what is happening at Goldsmiths, where I completed my history degree and did my journalism masters. So many of us wouldn't be where we are today without this unique university

DEA announces hearing on obscure hallucinogenic compounds; Petitioning the FDA for a public meeting on Lykos and MDMA; Psychedelic church sues for defamation themicrodose.substack.com/p/dea-announce…

Grateful to be included in this article about 'cali sober'
(using #cannabis to transition off of more dangerous substances such as alcohol or opioids).

#addiction #marijuana
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The terms ‘holding space’ and ‘spaceholding’ are frequently used throughout the psychedelic landscape. But what does spaceholding mean, really? 🤔 Journalist Mattha Louis Busby explores these concepts in our latest article.

📚️ Read more: psychedelicstoday.com/2024/04/11/wha…

My latest for Al Jazeera English: One Mexican beach town's fight against unsustainable tourism.

It's near/dear to me having lived in Puerto Escondido for much of the last decade and having seen many changes bad/good - and having perhaps contributed to both.

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Useful that National Geographic have highlighted how commonly withdrawal effects from antidepressants are mistaken for a relapse, concealing the scale of the problem from the system (paywall) bit.ly/3xyIw7v

‘Sebastian Podzamczer, 28, attributed his survival, at least in part, to a huge rush of energy and clarity he experienced while using MDMA. The drug’s influence, he said, gave him what he believes was the strength to carry his girlfriend, who had been paralyzed by fear.’

British Columbia legislators are drafting rules on where hospital patients are permitted to use illegal drugs on state healthcare premises. Another step towards formalising the end of the drug war

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Corporate offices will one day replace coffee machines with nootropic pill dispensers and adaptogenic, lower caffeine beverages

economist.com/business/2024/…

About time this mob got called out.
WHO slammed after claiming vaping can cause seizures within 24 hours dailymail.co.uk/health/article…