Magic Mushrooms Found To Help Humans
The controversial study, conducted by Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, looked at whether a pill containing psilocybin, derived from the psilocybe mushroom, would induce mystical experiences among 36 healthy adult study participants. All had religious backgrounds, and all were also given the active drug ingredient in the attention-deficit disorder drug, Ritalin, at a separate time as a comparison.
Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer
People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests. While a clear increase in cancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in the study, no such association was seen for regular cannabis users. Even very heavy, long-term marijuana users who had smoked more than 22,000 joints over a lifetime seemed to have no greater risk than infrequent marijuana users or nonusers.
Amazonian Tribe Suddenly Leaves Jungle Home
When asked if the Nukak were concerned about the future, Belisario, the only one in the group who had been to the outside world before and spoke Spanish, seemed perplexed, less by the word than by the concept. “The future,” he said, “what’s that?” He serves as a interpreter for the others. One of perhaps a few dozen indigenous communities living in relative seclusion in the Amazon basin, the Nukak have, in dribs and drabs, gone beyond the borders of their jungle world only since 1988, just as the world has intermittently found them.
FDA Makes False Claims About Marijuana
The FDA’s claim, of course, is patently false. Numerous credible scientific studies document marijuana’s medical benefits, most notably a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissioned by the White House drug czar’s office. The IOM concluded, “Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana.”
Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal
Mexican lawmakers passed a sweeping new drug law early Friday that would crack down on small-time dealers, legalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and mandate treatment for addicts.
Supreme Court Sides With Church in Ayahuasca Case
The church, which blends Christian and indigenous South American religious practices, uses ayahuasca, a tea brewed from plants that grow in the Amazon, as part of its worship. Like ritual peyote usage among some North American Indians, ayahuasca has been a component of indigenous South American religious practices since pre-Columbian times.
Hallucinogens and Creativity
Hallucinogens such as LSD, peyote, MDMA, DMT, psilocybin, morning glory seeds, and many others are thought to be mind-expanding drugs able to increase one’s creativity. Psychedelic, mind-altering drugs have been used for thousands of years and have left their mark in almost every population around the globe (Devereux, 1997).
Missouri Bans Salvia Divinorum & Salvinorin A
On August 28th, 2005, Missouri became the first state in the Union to list Salvia divinorum as a Schedule I substance under House Bill 633. The Schedule I listing classified Salvia divinorum and its active constituent salvinorin A as an illegal drug with no medical value and a high potential for abuse and addiction.
Amazonian Shamanism Conference
The Church, “Soga del Alma” – “Vine of the Soul” – organizes a Conference for those interested in Amazonian shamanism and ceremonies managed by authentic Amazonian curandero(a)s will also be made available. People who drink Ayahuasca all over the world are most often isolated, drink at home and try to pursue their path by learning from more experienced people they most often meet on the Internet, or by reading books
Louisiana Criminalizes Many Botanicals
On June 28, 2005 Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco signed into law House Bill 20. The new law, called Act No. 159, goes into effect on August 15, 2005. Beginning on that date, it will be illegal to possess, manufacture, or distribute Salvia divinorum in Louisiana. The law applies to the plant material itself, as well as mixtures that contain it and preparations made from it. The penalty for possession is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $5,000. The penalty for manufacture or distribution is imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than 2 years nor more than 10 years and, in addition, a possible fine of up to $20,000.
Our Judeo-Christain Heritage
Western culture is inextricably linked with the doctrines and practices that have come down to us today in the form of our Judaic-Christian heritage. Every person in the West, regardless of their social and cultural background, has in some way or another been touched, and therefore influenced by this pervasive religious-philosophical system of thought. Yet most of us live day by day, oblivious to all the ways in which our past and heritage effect some of the most crucial issues of our time– and how we (and others) will respond to these.
Preserving Tribal Cultures
For the past 25 years I have traveled all over the globe to meet the last few tribes that are still living on the fringe of the modern world. This long ‘tribal journey’ has taken me to some of the most remote places on Earth. It is there of course that are found the last strongholds of the real first world, the world of the origins, the last survivors of our distant past.
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