Kevin Franciotti
The Steady Rise of the Trippy Festival
Music festivals have always been the bedrock of psychedelic drug taking. Now psychedelic-themed festivals have reached a new high, as more people search for meaning away from their nine-to-five lives
A New Documentary Shows How Vets Are Using Weed and Ayahuasca to Treat PTSD
Approximately 20 vets take their own lives every day. Could using ayahuasca and weed to treat mental illness improve that statistic?
We're Starting to Understand How Psychedelic Flashbacks Work
At least five percent of users experience them.
Club Drugs Are Having a Moment
Here are five that have made their way into the hearts of medical researchers.
Inside a Music Festival in a Country Where All Drugs Are Decriminalized
At the Boom Festival, a biennial gathering held near the Spanish border last month, about 100 volunteers committed to round-the-clock care for people using drugs. I was one of them.
Meet the Only Doctor in the World Legally Allowed to Use LSD to Treat Patients
Last year, Swiss psychiatrist Peter Gasser received permission from his government to use acid in his practice, which he says can help people deal with anxiety and fear of death, among other things.