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Hallucinogenic photos from ‘60s New York

Into the Mylar Chamber — Photographer Ira Cohen was an avant-garde pioneer, mastering his craft in the era’s psychedelic art, rock and jazz scenes.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community

Cut out: a decade of destruction — From HIV prevention to domestic abuse: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Louis Staples explores how Tory cuts have gutted LGBTQ support networks.

  • Opinion
  • Louis Staples

Why thousands of mysterious murders still haunt Mexico

Dark Suns — Over the last few years, tens of thousands of Mexicans have gone missing, with many now presumed dead. A new documentary tries to understand why their stories aren’t being told.

  • Film
  • Daniel Dylan Wray

A definitive guide to the power of psychedelics

Tripping through time — As Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research begins work on the clinical utility of psychedelics, it’s time to ask: what do we really know about them – and why has it taken us this long to try and find out?

  • Activism
  • Jonny Winship

A photographer's psychedelic trove of countercultural magic

The Family Acid — After a stint in the Vietnam War, Roger Steffens dedicated himself to a free-spirited, drug-fuelled life on the fringes of society. Luckily for us, he photographed the whole thing.

  • Magazine
  • Niall Flynn

A definitive guide to the history of medical cannabis

Join us on this journey — From aiding constipation in ancient China, to relieving Queen Victoria’s period pains, writer and pharmacist Jonny Winship uncovers the surprising legacy of the controversial drug.

  • Activism
  • Jonny Winship

The man who taught America how to grow weed

A secret history — In the ’70s, Mel Frank wrote the definitive guide on growing your own Marijuana, offering back-to-basics lessons on indoor and outdoor cultivation.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

The myths surrounding Ritalin, the ‘magic smart pill’

Truth and lies — Be it as a prescription for treating ADHD, or its growing popularity as a ‘study drug’, Ritalin is on the rise. We asked writer and community pharmacist Jonny Winship to bust the myths.

  • Opinion
  • Jonny Winship

Can psychedelics actually help us communicate with aliens?

Lessons from a Psychonaut — We talk to therapist Daniel McQueen about his plan to help humans explore higher dimensional spaces – which he claims may be populated by aliens and god-like entities – through the use of psychedelic medicines.

  • Activism
  • Deana Morton

A photographer's struggle with drugs in Midwest USA

Learning to let go — After realising his life has been defined by addiction, Jordan Gale found a way out through photography. But in documenting his social life, the 24-year-old had to face some uncomfortable truths about himself and his loved ones.

  • Photography
  • Cian Traynor

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