People have always used drugs, especially the creative types like artists and musicians.  Ancient people often combined psychedelic drugs and tribal drumming as part of religious rituals.  In 1830 Hector Berlioz wrote his odyssey “Symphonie Fantastique,” sonically detailing the...

Psychedelics have unique effects on the brain compared to other psychoactive drugs. In the effort to demonize mind-altering drugs, critics have overlooked some very real benefits. The main reason for this difference is that, the vast majority of psychedelic drugs...

A drug called kratom is being sold legally in bars in Florida and other states, where some people are reportedly using it to wean themselves off their heroin addiction. Kratom is a psychoactive drug derived from the leaves of the kratom...

“Under the influence of DMT, the world becomes an Arabian labyrinth, a palace, a more than possible Martian jewel, vast with motifs that flood the gaping mind with complex and wordless awe.” – Terence McKenna Ask someone about what their...

In 1967, psychologist and psychedelics proponent Timothy Leary told a crowd in Golden Gate Park to “turn on, tune in, drop out.” It was a turning point in how the public viewed psychedelics and, in particular, how lysergic acid...