Psychedelics

Netflix’s CEO Suggests Hallucinogenic Drugs Could Replace TV and Movies

With the recent rise of consumer virtual reality platforms, major hints a big things to come in the realm of augmented reality, and the ever-evolving gaming landscape, it's clear the future of entertainment is going to be spectacular, thanks to technology. The CEO of...

The Science Of Treating Depression With Ketamine

Ketamine or “K” is a dissociative anaesthetic drug used in a variety of clinical settings, from veterinary clinics to the battlefield and hospital emergency rooms. It is on the World Health Organization’s Essential drug list and highly safe for clinical use because it anaesthetizes...

How CBD Oil can be used – CBD Hemp Oil Benefits

Cannabidiol oil has always provided a multitude of beneficial uses. But, where there is a positive, there is also a negative. Society has chosen to weigh in on one of the less enhancing cannabinoids, THC, throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Recent laws...

6 Plants Other Than Cannabis That are High in Healing Cannabinoids

To expand our understanding of cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system, scientists and botanists are exploring the prevalence of cannabinoids in many plants used in natural remedies, other than just cannabis. Below are six plants found to either contain healing cannabinoids or affect the endocannabinoid system, and...

Research On Cannabis To Treat PTSD Moves Forward

Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans is one of the most visible domestic consequences of America’s wars abroad. Many of the nation’s soldiers return home and find themselves unable to function in society anymore after their experiences on the battlefield, susceptible to overwhelming anxiety,...

Dictyonema huaorani – New species of psychedelic lichen discovered

25 February 2015 — This article has been updated to better reflect the limitations of the study. A new species of lichen has been discovered in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, according to a recent paper published in The Bryologist. Researchers led by lead author Michaela Schmull have...

International Ayahuasca Research – Under The Microscope

Ten years ago, Mark Pischea, then a 42-year-old political consultant and father of five from Williamston, Michigan, was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pain. Pischea was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause extreme abdominal discomfort, weight loss, fatigue...

BBC Asks: Can Cannabis Cure Cancer?

For years, many caregivers and patients have been using cannabis extracts to directly treat cancer and dramatically reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. Despite the steady increase in remarkable success stories, the mainstream media has generally been reluctant to discuss this. Some rare exceptions...