Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the clinical application of classic psychedelics in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Researchers of the University of Zurich have now shown that mindfulness meditation can enhance the positive long-term effects of a single dose of…
By John Vibes Studies in recent years have shown that psychedelic compounds can be used to treat a variety of different conditions, and current research suggests that they could even be used to bring a person back from a vegetative state. Neuroscientist Adrian Owen has…
By John Vibes Dr. Bronner’s, the organic soap company famous for its charitable efforts, has recently announced a massive donation to an organization in Oregon that is working to legalize psychedelic mushroom-assisted therapy. CEO David Bronner made the announcement at an event in Portland last…
By John Vibes Johns Hopkins University recently announced the opening of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, a facility within John Hopkins Medicine that will be dedicated to studying psychedelics and their potential to be used medicinally. This research center is the first of…
By Matt Agorist In every single state in the country, most psychedelic drugs, including ones found to be extreme safe, will get you kidnapped, caged, or killed. For decades, the government has violently and outright disgracefully sought to throw people in cages for possessing these…
By Matt Agorist For years, the Free Thought Project has been reporting on the beneficial effects of psilocybin mushrooms ranging from treating PTSD to addiction and depression. In the land of the free, however, in all places except for Oakland and Denver, cops will kidnap and…
By Elias Marat As the country increasingly sheds its prohibitionist stereotypes and misconceptions about psychedelic drugs, scientists and psychiatrists are increasingly embracing their potent qualities as “game-changers” in the fight to treat mental health disorders. The new trend unfolding across the U.S. has converted drugs…
By Amanda Froelich Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” continues to show promise as a natural treatment for anxiety and depression. In fact, in a recently-published study, reduced symptoms were recorded weeks after depressed patients supplemented the fungi. Furthermore, before and after brain scans…
By John Vibes Over the last ten years, there has been a new surge of scientific research into psychedelics. Scientists are now finally getting a chance to gather information about how psychedelics affect our bodies and minds after many decades of finding themselves limited and…
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring DMT, an increasingly popular hallucinogen In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca retreats. Their goal: to partake…
By Amanda Froelich According to researchers from the world’s first psychedelic research center, Centre for Psychedelic Research at London’s Imperial College, psilocybin—or “magic mushrooms”—could replace prescribed antidepressants within five years. The assertion follows similar research from John Hopkins University, which suggests victims of emotional trauma…
By Elias Marat Mere days after Denver’s voters passed a measure to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, the City of Oakland—California’s eighth-largest city—has scheduled a hearing to consider decriminalizing the psychedelic mushroom while also calling for an end to the repression and incarceration of those in possession…
By Mike Maharrey DENVER, Colo. (May 9, 2019) – On Tuesday, Denver residents voted to decriminalize psilocybin despite federal prohibition. Passage of the ordinance takes a first step toward nullifying federal prohibition in practice and effect. Initiative 301 initiates changes to Denver city ordinances that…
By Jeanae White With the growing popularity of ayahuasca, misinformation is unfortunately quite prevalent. Here we have listed 9 of the most common misconceptions regarding the ancient visionary plant. If you would like to know more about ayahuasca or retreats please visit New Life Ayahuasca….
By Amanda Froelich If you’ve tried holistic and allopathic treatments to remedy your depression, but still feel as if you’re at the end of your rope… psychedelic toad milk could be the answer. According to a new study published in the journal Psychopharmacology, smoking the…
By Martin Williams, Monash University and Stephen Bright, Edith Cowan University An estimated one in ten Australians were taking antidepressants in 2015. That’s double the number using them in 2000, and the second-highest rate of antidepressant use among all OECD countries. Yet some studies have…
By John Vibes As previously reported by The Mind Unleashed, activists in Denver have been making an unprecedented push for the decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms. Activists proposed a legal measure that would do away with felony charges for people caught in possession of mushrooms; and…
By Matt Agorist An incredibly profound observation of the effects of methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on octopuses was just published this week in Current Biology. The findings of the study titled, “A Conserved Role for Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Mediating Social Behavior in Octopus,” suggest incredible implications for how…
By John Vibes This week, it was announced that a startup called Compass Pathways has received approval from The Food and Drug Administration to develop treatments for depression, and possibly even pharmaceuticals, with psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic “magic mushrooms.” Compass Pathways launched in…
By Luís Fernando Tófoli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Dráulio Barros de Araújo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), and Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) “Leon” is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps…
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