By Jon Hanna, Sylvia Thyssen — 2000
In 1984, Terence’s enthusiastic preference for plants over synthetic drugs led him to challenge the safety of MDMA at an Esalen conference on psychedelics.
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Fueled by a diverse curiosity for the non-ordinary, Terence McKenna’s journey into the mystery was one of a kind. His books, lectures, and lifelong fascination with the “plants of the gods” made him an icon of psychedelic culture in the 1980s, 90s, and beyond.
Rick Doblin founded the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in 1986, as a “non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.”*.