“Serious study of magic mushrooms essentially ended when the compounds psilocybin and psylocin were listed as Schedule I drugs in 1971. However, people around the world have used magic mushrooms with the goals of expanding consciousness and achieving spiritual growth ever since it was popularized by the hippies in the the 1960s. Despite its illegal status, researchers have once again started studying the effects of psilocybin on humans. ReasonTV caught up with Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins University and Robin Carhart-Harris of Imperial College London at the Psychedelic Science 2013 conference to learn what’s happening at the cutting edge of psilocybin research.”
Related posts:
Obama calls out encryption in terror strategy speech
NYPD: Largest-ever gun seizure by an undercover cop was thanks to ‘stop and frisk’
With Every Call for Encryption Restrictions, Officials Make Its Own Case
Biohackers: The Next Computer Revolution, or Global Catastrophe?
3-D Printing Revolution: Printing Human Hearts
What the Passport Pitchmen Don't Tell You...
Mother, daughter sentenced for Internet scam targeting U.S. military supporters
Botnet formed of 25,000 malware-riddled surveillance cameras
International 'war' on illegal drugs is failing to curb supply
Swedish bank freezes customer’s account after she sells 5 bitcoins
Why Your Take Home Pay WILL DROP in 2013
Six States That Could Pass Marijuana Initiatives This Year
Senate Report Highlights Cars Vulnerable to DARPA-Funded Hackers
Obama Voluntarily Resigned as a Lawyer
Cities to Carpoolers: Sharing Your Car is Illegal, We Will Seize Your Car