“In Ecuador, article 71 of the 2008 Constitution states that nature “has the right to integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes. (1/n)

openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/when-a…

Say maybe to drugs

I guess it’s all relative. I’m in the top 4% of published authors, but it still feels like such a grind. Can’t imagine doing this for
a book I didn’t love with all my heart and soul.

A quite problematic bill that could become law here in Colorado. It would radically impact our ability to educate people online around substances. If you live in Colorado or have friends that do please make sure they see this one. leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-158

Magic time

Katherine MacLean It's so badass you're teaching middle school. Such a challenging and vitally important job. Thank you for your service 🙏

DPA's 'Beyond Zero Tolerance' booklet might be useful: unodc.org/documents/unga…

They also created a whole drug education curriculum: med.stanford.edu/halpern-felshe…

This is your annual 420 reminder that fines aren't necessarily a good alternative to marijuana criminalization. When people can't afford to pay, they're often arrested anyways.

Marijuana legalization policies must ensure that fines aren't a backdoor to continued criminalization.

I hardly ever agree to review articles anymore, but I enjoyed this one and found it very practical.

'Palliative care patients’ attitudes and openness towards psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for existential distress'

frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Join me next Monday at the Semel Institute … in-person limited to UCLA affiliates and zoom open to all.

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Informed by new evidence of systematic data fraud at MAPS PBC, we wrote a petition calling for the FDA to schedule an open advisory committee meeting on Lykos’ application for MDMA-assisted therapy that prioritizes contributions from all stakeholders: /1 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Ask yourself why some people are exiled from the larger psychedelic community. Hint: It’s not usually the abusive folks or charismatic leaders or VIPs with money. It might just be the whistleblowers.

Hey psychedelic enthusiasts, check it out and take heart.

PS. This isn’t only about psychedelic churches or retreat centers. Examine the big names and orgs that have bad press, lawsuits or cover ups. Ask yourself why the folks who got our say it’s a cult

ted.com/talks/sarah_ed…

Sun dog mystical monday mushroomiversary eclipse 🍄🧚🌞🐕

Not an empty seat in the house 🥹 #EveryoneWatchesWomensSports

Kind of funny that MAPS was planning to celebrate its birthday in Texas on the eclipse & I joked it should also be its funeral & now the storms come & nobody there even gets to see it. Fwiw it’s my 10-yr mushroomiversary on April 7-8. Sorry not sorry the spirit loves me. VT ftw

I mean, do we even have to say it? 🥴 NCAA March Madness

Everyone Watches Women’s Sports 🫶

Wonder if they knew about this:
susmangodfrey.com/wins/susman-go…

SPRAVATO is classified as an antidepressant by J&J and the FDA. Ketamine is classified as a dissociative by the WHO and DEA. It’s fascinating that anyone with lesser credentials than these institutions are calling it a ‘psychedelic’ because none of the real decision makers do