Discussion of MAPS’ mission, psychedelic psychoterhapy and the progress towards medical approval of MDMA and psychedelics.
Category: psychedelic medicine
April 24, 2011
March 24, 2011
Cannabis Cures Cancers
Very informative 2 minute video about cannabis’ ability to cure certain forms of cancer:
And for a much more in-depth look at this topic, I recommend the recent documentary, “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?”
This film, narrated by Peter Coyote, would make a eye-opening gift to friends and family who are skeptical about cannabis’ medical and anti-carcinogenic properties.
Purchase from Amazon or download the torrent.
Here’s the trailer:
March 11, 2011
Clare S. Wilkins: Data & Observations from Four-Hundred Ibogaine Sessions
Clare S. Wilkins, an ibogaine therapist and researcher, gives a phenomenal presentation about the dynamics, causes and treatments of addiction, at the 2010 NYC conference, Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics. A must-see for anyone interested in addiction or ibogaine.
“Four-Hundred Ibogaine Sessions: Data on Detoxification, Recidivism, and Quality of Life.”
February 26, 2011
Cultivating A Cure
Cultivating A Cure is a documentary in production and currently fundraising for completion. It is about the wealth of medicinal plants in the Amazonian rainforest and their impending threat of eradication. It includes interviews with native healers and research scientists such as Dennis McKenna.
Please the watch the trailer for what looks like a beautiful and immensely important project: CultivatingACure.com
February 15, 2011
O on E (and Addiction says MDMA doesn't make you stupid)
Oprah’s O Magazine has published a lengthy article about MDMA and it’s therapuetic applications based on a year’s worth of the author’s research.
and this is coming out at the same time that the journal Addiction published a paper about a $1.8 million, 5-year, NIDA-funded study by John Halpern of the neurocognitive consequences of Ecstasy use that “Shows Ecstasy Not Associated with Cognitive Decline.”
February 7, 2011
Interview With a Ketamine Chemist
Fascinating interview conducted by Hamilton Morris of Vice Magazine of a clandestine synthetic chemist specializing in arylcyclohexylamines (ketamine analogues).
With the 3-methoxys there is such incredible laughter and boundless sexual energy. [...] I laughed until I had tears rolling down to my thighs! The arylcyclohexylamines have a tremendous therapeutic potential, but they have a great abuse potential as well.
One methoxetamine user reported a dissociative-identity-disorder-esque psychotic episode. He impulsively fondled a stranger’s breasts, as if controlled by an external force. A nearly identical breast-fondling automatism was reported by John Lilly under the influence of ketamine. Perhaps the suppression of a breast-honking impulse is mediated by the NMDA receptor.
There’s a scientific study for you! We still have much to learn about the human brain.
Read the rest at Vice Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH A KETAMINE CHEMIST – Or to Be More Precise, an Arylcyclohexylamine Chemist – Vice Magazine
February 4, 2011
Promo for Ayahuasca TV Show in Development
Here is a 7 minute promo for what appears to be a mainstream adventure/documentary television program in development about Ayahuasca healing in the Amazon.
Bringing valuable information to spiritually starving masses sounds pretty good but it’s also possible to trivialize entheogenic practices with pop-culture antics or feed the still unstable aspects of ayahuasca tourism. We’ll see what happens.
February 4, 2011
Cured: A Cannabis Story
Short film about cancer and cannabis by David Triplett that should be shared.
January 19, 2011
Trailer: Stepping Into The Fire
This seems to point toward how high-end psychedelic documentaries are going to become:
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January 16, 2011
Videos from 2010 Bioethics Forum Online
The videos for 9th Annual International Bioethics Forum are online. This year’s topic was on neurocognitive psychedelic science and included presentations from
Dennis McKenna Ph.D.
David E. Nichols Ph.D.
Roland Griffiths Ph.D.
Franz Vollenweider M.D.
Charles S. Grob M.D.
and more:
