Students of the psychedelic realm know that one's expectations are a powerful determinant of the direction, content, and outcome of the experience. So, we should say at the outset that the experiences recounted here were preceded by careful preparation, where… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
The cultural integration of psychedelics won't happen overnight, and the question of young people is perhaps the most difficult involved. The first step is… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
People tend to link "sex and drugs" because both are condemned by society. Nevertheless, throughout the ages human beings have continually searched for more… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“Terence McKenna pointed out that "the profundity of [hallucinogenic inebriation] and its potential for a positive feedback into the process of reorganizing the personality… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
Psychedelics are not a substitute for faith. They are a door to authentic faith, born of encountering directly the sacred dimension of everyday experience.… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“We've been told that with regard to seduction, "candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker," but in truth, rather, properly selected: "candy makes randy;… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“The human psyche is not unitary; we all have different parts. This phenomenon is widely recognized, but in psychiatry the terminology and theories about… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“My brief survey of stimulant aphrodisiacs would be incomplete were I to fail to include that most famous love drug of all time, chocolate… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“If we recognize the power of entheogenic substances to open us to the universal truth and full dimension of human experience, and if we… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
We are all dying and we all have some anxiety about it. And so people are more scared of dying than they are of… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
The government has a monopoly on the supply of marijuana that you can use in FDA-approved research. So even though there are 20 states… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
Once you've produced the scientific data that's necessary to make a drug into a medicine, you've gone a long way towards mainstreaming the acceptance… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
“The question that we need to address is this: What relevance do these ancient traditions have to the experience of a modern adolescent growing… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
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![“We've been told that with regard to seduction, "candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker," but in truth, rather, properly selected: "candy makes randy; liquor makes desire flicker"; or, as Shakespeare's porter said to Macduff: "[drink] provokes the desire but it takes away the performance." The wines…” quote by Rick Doblin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f93/rick-doblin-34503_psychedelics_we-ve-been-told-that-with-regard-to-sedu_905541.jpg)
![“The government has a monopoly on the supply of marijuana that you can use in FDA-approved research. So even though there are 20 states and the District of Columbia [that have legalized medical marijuana], and there's marijuana everywhere, we've spent seven years trying to get 10 grams of marijuana…” quote by Rick Doblin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/05a/rick-doblin-34503_america_the-government-has-a-monopoly-on-the-sup_2330112.jpg)
