book review of "Psychedelic Horizons"
This book review was originally posted in the Speakeasy Reader Blogs, http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/reader.
With thanks to Tripzine
'Psychedelic Horizons', by Tom Roberts
Psychedelics
Feature: SSDP Does San Francisco -- The 11th Annual National Conference
Students for Sensible Drug Policy held its 11th annual national convention in San Francisco last weekend. It was the biggest one yet, and they couldn't have picked a more inviting locale.
Europe: Czech Government Decriminalizes Up To Five Marijuana Plants, 15 Grams
Last year, the Czech parliament voted to decriminalize the possession of "small amounts" of drugs. Now, as the clock ticks toward January 1, when the new penal code takes effect, the cabinet is finally determining just what "small amounts" are.
Europe: Dutch Magic Mushroom Ban Clears Final Hurdle, Now In Effect
You can't sell or grow magic mushrooms in Holland anymore.
Europe: Dutch Ban on Magic Mushrooms Moves Closer
The Dutch are about to ban magic mushrooms. The cabinet passed a proposal and sent it to parliament, where it is expected to be approved.
Psychedelics: Nebraska Moves to Ban Salvia Divinorum
The Nebraska attorney general and at least one legislator want to protect Cornhusker youth from salvia divinorum by sending them to prison for five years if they get caught with it.
In Memoriam: Dr. John Beresford
An LSD pioneer and drug reform activist is memorialized by groups that knew him well.
Chronicle Book Review: "Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom," by Andy Letcher (2007, Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, 360 pp, $25.95 HB.)
With "Shrooms," British historian (and psychedelic folk band member) Andy Letcher has written a fine revisionist history of the magic mushroom. Modern myco-cultists will be disappointed with his findings, but the ride is entirely enjoyable.
Europe: British Drug Expert Calls for Downgrade on LSD, Ecstasy
The head of the British Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has called for ecstasy and LSD to be reclassified as less serious drugs, but the government has signalled it isn't listening.
Lecture: Entheogens, Enlightenment, and Experimental Humanities
Entheogens, Enlightenment, and Experimental Humanities with Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University and Author of Psychoactive Sacramentals.
Presented by the Templeton Research Lectureship Program on the Constructive Engagement Between Science and Religion (2005-2008) in Association with the Spirituality, Religion, and Health Interest Group.