By Ed Prideaux — 2021
The growing legitimacy of psychedelics as therapies promises to transform how we view the extraordinary, writes Ed Prideaux.
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Our normal waking consciousness . . . is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.
As someone who’s been fighting for reform for over 20 years, I know a regulated market and a deeper understanding of substances would go a long way towards mitigating the risks.
Jamaica has now not only decriminalised cannabis, eliminating previous convictions for possession, but has also fully acknowledged the religious rights of the Rastafarians, thus becoming the first state to properly recognise the religious use of cannabis.
This is an exciting time to be involved in psychedelic research. Medical researchers are rediscovering the possible benefits of responsible use of psychedelics in therapeutic settings.
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The late chemist Albert Hofmann discussed his psychedelic research on LSD in the July, 1976 issue of High Times.
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What exactly is a moral person?