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michelle lh࿊࿊q

@michellelhooq

drugs & raves journalist | Culture Editor @DoubleBlindMag | author 'WEED' (Random House) | subscribe to my newsletter Rave New World ⤵️

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Starting a new job this week reporting on psychedelic news and culture for DoubleBlind 🌈 first up: how the FDA advisory panel’s rejection of MDMA therapy earlier this week is a reality check for the psychedelic movement doubleblindmag.com/fda-rejects-md…

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wading into scooter braun's nova festival immersive experience discourse to say that the concept of trauma porn merch is so dark but they could have at least done psytrance lewks... instead it's giving justin bieber bucket hat with a shawl? (photos via Jeremy Loffredo)

wading into scooter braun's nova festival immersive experience discourse to say that the concept of trauma porn merch is so dark but they could have at least done psytrance lewks... instead it's giving justin bieber bucket hat with a shawl? (photos via <a href="/loffredojeremy/">Jeremy Loffredo</a>)
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i interviewed the chemist behind the viral ayahuasca gummies — she turned out to be a mom and former school teacher in Canada!!! ravenewworld.substack.com/p/ayahuasca-gu…

i interviewed the chemist behind the viral ayahuasca gummies — she turned out to be a mom and former school teacher in Canada!!! 

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Long Covid is one of the biggest healthcare challenges facing the post-pandemic world. But now there’s a movement to study whether psychedelics can treat long Covid is gaining momentum, thanks to a growing number of patients who can attest to their effectiveness in managing

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took a little dip into the history of meow wolf which is really the story of how a collective of outsider anarchist art-makers turned themselves into the kingpins of the psychedelic experience economy bag

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The 2024 World Drug Report highlighted that while there have been policy changes in the US, Australia, and Canada, there are no standardized scientific guidelines for the medical use of psychedelics. Combined with significant issues with clinical trials developing a reputable

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Snortable kanna?! It's a thing. DB's Culture Editor @michellelhooq sat down with Ryan from @kannaextract for an interview on Rave New World. He's shaking up the legal plant medicine space with high-potency kanna extracts that you can snort and vape. ravenewworld.substack.com/p/kanna-is-a-l…

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Giving a lecture on “post-cringe” rave spirituality at one of the biggest psytrance festivals O.Z.O.R.A. Festival next week!!! Grateful for this perfect setting in which to present my lil theories on how to make party culture less cheesy, hope I don’t offend any Hungarian hippies

Giving a lecture on “post-cringe” rave spirituality at one of the biggest psytrance festivals <a href="/OZORA_Festival/">O.Z.O.R.A. Festival</a> next week!!! Grateful for this perfect setting in which to present my lil theories on how to make party culture less cheesy, hope I don’t offend any Hungarian hippies
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wrote about my time at O.Z.O.R.A. Festival - a psychedelic tribal gathering in the Hungarian forest that Mycopreneur famously described as "Borat meets the Matrix" ravenewworld.substack.com/p/borat-meets-…

wrote about my time at <a href="/OZORA_Festival/">O.Z.O.R.A. Festival</a> - a psychedelic tribal gathering in the Hungarian forest that <a href="/mycopreneur/">Mycopreneur</a> famously described as "Borat meets the Matrix" 

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The iboga/ibogaine retreat industry is facing heightened scrutiny after multiple deaths, including a recent incident at Soul Centro, have come to light. @michellelhooq with the latest. doubleblindmag.com/iboga-death-at…

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interviewed my favorite countercultural scholar Erik Davis about some of the most insanely ICONIC acid tabs of all time — and the people who made them ravenewworld.substack.com/p/8-lsd-blotte…

interviewed my favorite countercultural scholar <a href="/erik_davis/">Erik Davis</a> about some of the most insanely ICONIC acid tabs of all time — and the people who made them 

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I love it when it all comes together. The great work of michelle lh࿊࿊q is mentioned by my old pal Mike Jay in his insightful op ed in todays NYT..nytimes.com/2024/12/23/opi…

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A BC chemist—who’s also a teacher—has turned ayahuasca into gummies. No purging, no shamans, just a chewable trip. Does it cross a line? @michellelhooq goes deep into the world of “pharmahuasca.” newsletter.doubleblindmag.com/p/meet-the-che…