| By Libby Furminger |   “I’m called the Godfather of Ecstacy because I published for the first time information about its effects in man. I feel content with the title. MDMA is a beautiful drug…” Alexander Shulgin 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) also known as Mandy, Molly, Ecstasy or ‘E’: it’s the class A ‘Love Drug’ and […]

The War on drugs never occurred. The only war that we are constantly participating in is the war amongst consumers and producers of drugs. For instance, in Ancient Mexico, the consumption of alcohol was sanctioned with the death penalty, although the ritual mescaline consumption was endorsed. In 16th century Russia, those who smoked tobacco were […]

Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees… In 1939, legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday appeared on the stage at a Manhattan hotel. She sang the song “Strange Fruits”. Strange fruits: these were lynched […]

The punishment system developed by Anslinger paved the way for Richard Nixon to declare a universal drug ban, thus turning many voters unfavorable to him. He was especially unpopular with the black community and excessive LSD-using hippies who drowned in cannabis smoke and did not want to fight in Vietnam. After inciting the Watergate scandal […]