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Reflections on 2025
Reflections on 2025

We achieved so much in 2025 – here are a few highlights.

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Psychedelics & Religious experiences: A BOOK REVIEW
Psychedelics & Religious experiences: A BOOK REVIEW

Bill Richards’ Sacred Knowledge is not a manifesto, a hype-driven endorsement of psychedelics, or a rebellion against religion. It is something far rarer: a careful, morally grounded account of what decades of responsible psychedelic research have revealed about human consciousness, healing, and meaning.

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🎄 Five Reasons to Let Go of Drug War Stigma This Christmas 🎄
🎄 Five Reasons to Let Go of Drug War Stigma This Christmas 🎄

The War on Drugs was built on moral panic, racialized fear, and political expediency. It was not built on evidence-based public health (Alexander, 2010). Decades later, stigma still shapes how we respond to suffering, replacing discernment with reflexive judgment. Can Christmas inspire moral reflection, rather than inherited fear?

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View fullsize We ain’t playin in 2026! • First Hollers & Horizons coming up on January 26th! • National Psychedelic Landscape Assessment (NPLA) was the primary reference for the report. _ #appalachia #appalachian #appalachiastrong
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View fullsize Full timeline will be released in a larger graphic at our first Town Hall on Jan 26th. • Sign up in bio!
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View fullsize Finished Bill Richards classic book on my birthday… Full review up on our website blog. • The book is a morally grounded account of decades of responsible research. It is neither a rebellion against religion or a hyped integration workb
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View fullsize On Wednesday, the Ohio State Legislature announced the formation of the Ibogaine Treatment Study Committee, which will make recommendations about ibogaine’s treatment potential for opioid addiction to the next General Assembly. Committee Chair
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View fullsize #westvirginia has its first Psychedelic Studies Program. The fireside chat on December 11th is a free virtual event aimed at exploring what the program is and including community feedback. Link in bio.
View fullsize Happy Thanksgiving Y’all! #psychedelicmemes #thanksgivingmemes #appalachiastrong