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The War on Weed Isn’t Over

Peter Grinspoon / Prometheus Books Apr 20, 2023 In 2019, more than 500,000 Americans were arrested for cannabis-related charges, the vast majority for simple possession. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Part II: Who’s Researching the Researchers?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Mar 23, 2023 This is the concluding feature story in the multi-part Dig series, “The Ecstasy of Agony,” investigating the politics of psychedelic research and its commercialization, with a focus on the historic and present-day links between psychedelia and the military. The first feature explored how veterans were deployed by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies' (MAPS) as public relations mascots to gain public sympathy for psychedelic pharmaceutical agendas. This piece delves deeper into the lived experiences of veterans recruited by MAPS and explores allegations of manipulation tactics on the part of MAPS and its researchers — allegations that raise serious questions about MAPS' methods and relationships with veterans over the last decade. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Americas

After Murders in Matamoros, the Gulf Cartel Spins an Apology

Philip Luke Johnson / NACLA Mar 22, 2023 Narco-messages are fairly common, and just as often, not sincere. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Power Tripping: The Psychedelic Industry Has a Consent Problem

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 27, 2022 There is evidence of a serious lack of understanding of consent in the psychedelics industry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Military

Ready, Set, Reset

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 7, 2022 The notion of psychedelic treatment as a “reset” for the brain has become exceedingly popular, but the expectations instilled by this type of language can be harmful to patients. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

The Few, the Proud…the Microdosed?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 6, 2022 A Marine lieutenant colonel uses bad science to advocate for daily LSD supplements for active-duty troops. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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MAPS advances its agenda to treat active-duty soldiers with psychedelics

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Nov 10, 2022 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Part I: A Long Strange Loop

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 The emergence of veterans and active duty soldiers as the face of psychedelic research is the result of a controversial political strategy. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Baba Ram Dass, Spiritual Guru and LSD Pioneer, Dies at 88

The Associated Press Dec 23, 2019 The 1960s counterculture spiritual leader and early LSD proponent is best known for the 1971 bestseller, "Be Here Now." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Battle Brewing Between Progressives and Pelosi Over Drug Pricing

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Dec 10, 2019 An expected standoff between Democrats over a drug pricing bill provides a possible preview of larger ideological battles ahead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Opioid Crisis’ Chief Culprit Has No Defense

David Armstrong and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica Sep 10, 2019 Purdue Pharma maintains it was a minor player in the U.S. market for OxyContin. A new analysis of government data suggests otherwise. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Oklahoma Judge Finds Johnson & Johnson Fueled Opioid Crisis

SEAN MURPHY / The Associated Press Aug 26, 2019 In a case likely to affect others, the corporate giant is told to pay $572 million after state says it misstated drug's effects out of greed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )