Slowly but surely, we may be reaching success in a determined and long-time legal effort to unleash the curative powers of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a tremendous need for alternative approaches to the existing models of drugs and therapy. Tens of thousands of soldiers have returned from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with symptoms of PTSD. Many alcoholics and drug addicts fail to find success in 12-step programs. Research shows that psychedelics have the potential to help many of them, as well as the victims of rape, molestation and family violence. Read more »
In the summer of 1951, the residents of a quiet town in southern France were racked with mysterious hallucinations that the authorities blamed on mouldy bread. But now, an American journalist claims that the villagers were the unwitting participants in a secret CIA experiment to discover the mind control potential of psychedelic drugs.
At least five people died, more than 30 were hospitalised and almost 300 taken ill in the unexplained outbreak in Pont-Saint-Esprit, a town in the Gard, south-east France.
On 17 August 1951, local doctors' surgeries were filled with people complaining of sudden nausea, diarrhea and insomnia. Hours later, many of them were in the grip of terrifying and often violent hallucinations.
The home affairs select committee (HASC) yesterday published its report on the cocaine trade, and what a woeful job they have done. It is hard to believe that this committee was the same one that in 2002 called for the government to initiate talks at the UN level to discuss "alternatives ways – including the possibility of legalisation and regulation – to tackle the global drugs dilemma". The current report lacks evidence, contradicts current expert thinking and, frankly, panders to a "tough on drugs" stance that by their own admission does not work.
MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, has announced its international conference on psychedelic research will take place April 15-18 in San Jose, California. The conference will bring together international experts on psychedelic substances and will be the largest such conference to take place in the United States in 17 years.
The Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century conference is open to the general public and registration information is available at www.maps.org/conference.
Some of the studies to be presented at the conference will examine: MDMA in treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, psilocybin (the psychedelic compound in psychedelic mushrooms) in treating anxiety associated with life-threatening illnesses, LSD-assisted psychotherapy in patients with anxiety associated with life-threatening illnesses, and the recreational, spiritual and cultural uses of psychedelics.
Carolyn Gregoire
Sept. 29, 2009
The McGill Tribune
After nearly 25 years of suffering from debilitating cluster headaches - commonly referred to as "suicide headaches" because of their length and intensity - Bob Wold was faced with a difficult - and unusual - decision: get brain surgery or take a tab of LSD.
Six years ago, his clusters became nearly unbearable. Wold was scheduled for several surgeries when he learned that acid, though controversial, was a known cure for clusters. After a year of research, he decided to give LSD a try, and took a small dose - roughly a quarter of what is used for recreational purposes. Read more »
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Slowly but surely, we may be reaching success in a determined and long-time legal effort to unleash the curative powers of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a tremendous need for alternative approaches to the existing models of drugs and therapy. Tens of thousands of soldiers have returned from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with symptoms of PTSD. Many alcoholics and drug addicts fail to find success in 12-step programs. Research shows that psychedelics have the potential to help many of them, as well as the victims of rape, molestation and family violence. 
By. RFI
The new parliamentary report on the cocaine trade lacks evidence and contradicts current expert thinking on the drug
By. High Times
