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The John Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit has been the leading organization for psychedelic research studies for the past fifteen years. They have published more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, including 15 published laboratory studies.
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a leading nonprofit research and education organization that was first founded in 1986. They research, develop, and produce medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the informed usage of psychedelics and marijuana.
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Their vision is "a world where psychedelics and marijuana are safely and legally available for beneficial uses, and where research is governed by rigorous scientific evaluation of their risks and benefits."
The Heffter Research Institute was founded in 1993 as a non-profit scientific organization, and has been helping to design, review, and fund the leading studies on psilocybin at top research institutions in the US and Europe.
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They have worked with John Hopkins University, New York University, University of Zurich, and various other institutions to conduct research on psilocybin.
Kahpi, The Ayahuasca Hub is an online educational platform that publishes academic, real-world, and esoteric knowledge about ayahuasca They offer online courses taught by experts in the fiels of science, medicine, anthropology, ethnography, shamanism, and alternative healing.
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Their mission is "to create a bridge between indigenous and local knowledge and academic and popular thought"
Stanislav Grof
A Czech psychiatrist, one of the founders of Transpersonal Psychology, and a researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for exploring, healing, and obtaining insights into the human psyche. He also developed Holotropic Breathwork
American author, journalist, activist, and the Professor of Practice of Non-Fiction at Harvard University. Pollan is also professor of journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Paul Stamets
American speaker, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur. He is considered an intellectual and industry leader in fungi: habitat, medicinal use, and production.
Gabor Maté
A Hungarian-born Canadian physician with background in family practice and childhood trauma and development.
He emphasized special interest in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health-- including its effects regarding autoimmune disease, cancer, ADHD, addictions and various other conditions.
Terence McKenna
was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants.
Joe Rogan
American stand up comic, mixed martial arts commentator, psychedelic adventurer, and host of The Joe Rogan Experience, one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes.
Jason Silva
A Venezuelan-American, Emmy-nominated TV personality, storyteller, filmmaker, speaker and futurist. He is known for hosting the Emmy-nominated TV series Brain Games, on National Geographic
was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. He and two other colleagues started the Harvard Psilocybin Project.