by BRENT LAMBERT Experts are now convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that the active ingredient in Jesus’s anointing oil was cannabis. Arguably the most healing natural oil known to man, cannabis’s relationship with civilization goes all the way back to the Egyptians. “When...

Alzimar Coelho, left, prayed after the ritual. The program for inmates is part of an effort to rehabilitate them and reduce pressure on the prison system. Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times   JI-PARANÁ, Brazil — As the night sky enveloped this outpost in Brazil’s Amazon...

Jennifer Logan of Saskatoon is shown in a family handout photo. Relatives of a Canadian woman say they are hoping test results will reveal why she died at a rainforest retreat in Peru. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO-Takumi Furuichi   Avid traveller Jennifer Logan had finished a job...

A coalition of former international leaders gathered in New York City on Tuesday to discuss the release of their new report calling for a complete overhaul of drug policies around the world, including legalization of psychoactive substances like marijuana.

It turns out that psychedelics aren’t just good for turning into an elf and jousting a car. Psychiatrists, psychologists and specialists in addiction and recovery from traumatic experiences have been investigating the use of hallucinogens in treatment programs, and the results...

Not long after Rush returned home, he gave up smoking for good. “I had quit before, but this time was different,” he says. “It’s like I have no memory of smoking. I don’t have any tactile memory in my hands. That was a year and a half ago, and I...

Ayahuasca explained in a very comprehensive way, starting from the history, going through natural composition of the brew and finally describing developments of the latest centuries in application and utilization.

“Through use of this ‘vine of the soul’ the paye (shaman) believes he can diagnose and treat illnesses…he is thought to regulate birth and death; …hunting and fishing; the weather; travel on the rivers and [bodiless] trips through th...

Anxiety disorders top the list of America’s mental illnesses, affecting 18 percent of the U.S. population. Yet, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, only a third of its sufferers receive treatment for it. Meanwhile, the association reports that 3 to 5...

When it comes to taking herbs as a form of treatment for illness, it seems the mainstream belief is that they are not as effective and not worth taking. While effectiveness of each herb and their use has not been studied deeply to determine how effective it can be across the...

In the years after World War II, hallucinogen-aided therapy was a rapidly growing field. What happened than? ... a very interesting article.

A very balanced article about Ayahuasca on the main stream… source www.bbc.com! British student Henry Miller, 19, died in Colombia after apparently consuming the traditional hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca, or yage. Emma Thelwell, who took the drug herself, explains why it...