Wednesday, August 30, 2023

I'd rather trip on (legal) psychedelics

Cleo Abram, May 31, 2023; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Truth About Psychedelics
(Cleo Abram) Should naturally occurring psychedelics become legal? [Maybe Nature didn't know what it was doing when it composed these extraordinary substances.]

Entheogens reveal the inner divine.
Some might be hearing about U.S. states and whole countries legalizing psychedelics (entheogens). In 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and legalize it for therapeutic use. In 2022, Colorado followed suit.

Researchers have recently been touting the benefits of psychedelics for [curing rather than merely treating] health conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, cancer-related distress, and the list goes on.

CHAPTERS
  • 00:00 The big debate about psychedelics
  • 02:16 What are psychedelics?
  • 03:35 What do psychedelics do?
  • 05:47 The history of psychedelics
  • 06:46 The War on Drugs
  • 09:09 New research on psychedelics
  • 10:05 How do psychedelics work?
  • 11:09 Psychedelics for PTSD and depression
  • 12:21 Are psychedelics legal?
  • 14:10 Why psychedelics are huge if true
  • 15:15 What is Huge If True?
Hey, Butt-Head, doesn't Cleo remind you of Daria?
However -- like cannabis, that very useful plant treated as sacred and full of practical applications by cultures around the world -- psilocybin is still illegal under federal law. Given that ongoing fight, one might have questions. I know I do [Cleo does].

Are psychedelics the next weed? Is that a good thing? Are psychedelics dangerous? Do they actually have scientific benefits? How do psychedelics work? In this episode of Huge If True, we find out.

Thanks to Dr. Ben Rein, neuroscience researcher and consultant on this episode. If anyone enjoys Huge If True, that person will love Dr. Rein’s videos on TikTok (tiktok.com/@dr.brein).

Find Cleo on TikTok for short, fun tech explainers: tiktok.com/@cleoabram, on Instagram for more personal stories: instagram.com/cleoabram, on Twitter for thoughts, threads, and curated news: twitter.com/cleoabram

Man, I never knew how much TV influenced me.
ABOUT (bio): Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, Huge If True, she explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism [doubt and not that much new to add], helping her audience understand [get onboard with safe, mainline explanations of things in] the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, she was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the host and senior producer of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, and was co-host and producer of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked. Vox: vox.com/authors/cleo-abram. IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm10108242.

Additional reading and watching
GEAR: Camera: Sony A7SIII Lens: Sony 16–35 mm F2.8 GM and 35mm prime Audio: Sennheiser SK AVX

Music: Musicbed and Tom Fox

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