Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Transformation
Tikkun July 6, 2016 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-2011-1005 via Semantic Scholar
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Psychology Political science |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key finding | Decriminalization or legalization of psychedelics and marijuana is becoming more possible due to shifting public opinion, reduced penalties, and growing scientific evidence of clinical benefits. |
Abstract
Research Article| January 01 2011 Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Transformation Phil Wolfson Phil Wolfson Author InformationPhil Wolfson, MD, is a practicing psychiatrist/psychotherapist in the Bay Area. He is the author of the forthcoming Noe—A Father/Son Song of Love, Life, Sickness and Death. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Tikkun (2011) 26 (1): 10–88. https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2011-1005 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Phil Wolfson; Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Transformation. Tikkun 1 January 2011; 26 (1): 10–88. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2011-1005 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll JournalsTikkun Search Advanced Search The California ballot initiative for partial marijuana legalization (Proposition 19) may have been defeated for the moment, but nevertheless more than four million voters said "yes" to it. Between the recent reduction in California's penalties for use—now reduced to a fine for possession of under an ounce of marijuana—and the burgeoning medical marijuana industry, clearly the times are a-changin'. There are many hundreds of thousands of certified medical marijuana users in California, and twelve other states now have some reduction in marijuana criminalization as well. With scientific research into the clinical effects of psychedelics also burgeoning and a growing number of papers indicating benefit for various psychiatric conditions (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, terminal illnesses, and drug addiction), thereby bolstering historic claims for clinical utility, and with the horrific costs of failed prohibition more and more obvious to the public, decriminalization—if not legalization—has become more of a possibility. With... Issue Section: Politics & Society You do not currently have access to this content.