Features Desolation Center (1985): a desert-dazing frenzy laced with LSD and experimentation by Luka Simonetti Desolation Center was the 1985 desert festival that punched authority in the teeth, taking art-rock and LSD-laced sound experimentation to the next level. Picture this:…
Drugs News Science LSD works just as well as morphine at reducing pain, study finds by Caitlin Hely Scientists have discovered that microdoses of LSD can significantly improve mood and increase pain tolerance in patients, minus the mind-altering side effects. Scientists from the…
Drugs News Candy flipping for science: a world-first MDMA and LSD combination trial is going ahead by Mary Ali A pharmaceutical company has just announced that they will commence clinical trials of MDMA and LSD combinations to assess their benefits in therapy. Researchers have…
Drugs Health News If this company gets their way, anxiety patients will be dropping LSD by Emily Elvish Following new reports that the majority of the American public supports psychedelic legalisation to some degree, a leading pharmaceutical company has approached the FDA for…
Features LSD and 24-hour jazz: the story of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ by Luke Saunders Curiouser and curiouser. Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit was famously the first pop song focused on the experience of hallucinogens that scored major air time on mainstream…
Drugs News Repairman working on a 1960s synth accidentally got super high on LSD by Rianna Manuel When working on a standard clean and restore project, you don’t expect to accidentally get super high on 50-year-old LSD. But that’s exactly what happened for…
Drugs News Science World-first LSD microdosing study to go ahead at Auckland University by Sam Bowden The “only take half” rule, normally reserved for Splendour In The Grass first-timers, may be getting clinical trials with the University of Auckland receiving final…
Lists Listen to 5 scientifically-approved playlists for psychedelic therapy by Sophie Lamberts While Australia has been pretty slow on the uptake due to social stigma and academic conservatism, psychedelic therapy involving magic mushrooms, LSD, or MDMA to…
News A Reddit user surveyed 650 psychedelic drug users, here’s what they found by Sarah Gillard Reddit user IncursivePsychonaut surveyed 649 psychedelic drug users to compare the similarities and differences of LSD and psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms). The survey…
Books News Brian Blomerth’s Bicycle Day: the Graphic Account of History’s Greatest Chemical Adventure by Dan Shaw Albert Hofmann was an ambitious young man. Each day he set off on his bicycle to ply his trade at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel, in…
Drugs News Hilarious footage of British Marines tripping on LSD has been unearthed by Sophie Heath In 1964 a squad of British Marines were drugged with LSD as part of a bizarre military experiment. The original footage has surfaced and it’s both…
Features Magazine News The Meaning Doesn’t Mean A Thing: A Psychedelic History Lesson by Riley Fitzgerald There’s A Meaning Here, But The Meaning Doesn’t Mean A Thing Shan, Valerie and Zoe are sitting on a deck. It’s hot. Shan is nursing…
News Microdosing LSD could be a safer option than taking antidepressants, according to expert by Happy Microdosing LSD is a hot topic right now, with people from all walks coming forward to claim the practice has changed their lives for the…