Consciousness Cafe - Entheogens and Psychedelic Cultural Transmissions

Exciting news about Barney Frank's new marijuana decrim bill HR 5843:

• Barney Frank's bill to legalize 100 grams or less of pot gets some press on CNN
• Coverage by NORML
• Representative Frank's page about the bill
• GovTrack on 5843

Categories: psychedelic, marijuana, decriminalization

There is a fascinating piece on the California medical marijuana industry in today's (July 28, 2008) New Yorker. If you're interested in learning more, I also recommend watching Doug Benson's hilarious and informative documentary, Super High Me.

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"Dr. James Ketchum tested a potent form of synthetic marijuana on soldiers to develop a secret weapon in the '60s. Now he's telling the tale. "

Interesting tale about how Cold Warrior James Ketchum, after attempting to harness the military potential of psychedelics, became an advocate of legalization and their therapeutic use. Good references in this article to Burning Man, Sasha Shulgin, Edgewood Arsenal, Tod Mikuriya, Tim Scully, Orange Sunshine.

Categories: psychedelic, LSD,Ketchum,BurningMan,Shulgin

Great article by Charles Shaw on Alternet celebrating the renewed interest in LSD by medical researchers.

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Interesting article from the Rand Corporation, circa 1962.

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