Witches and Broomsticks - Shove that magic up your vagina!

Since its halloween (was...) i tought id share a small post about witches.


TLDR -; the broom legend comes fom witches using them to stick psychoactive concotions up their vaginas

Those who practiced “magic” were often using herbs to treat various conditions, though various side effects made them appear like sorcery. Some concoctions were used recreationally—not medicinally—which is where the legend of the broomstick comes in.

Cops Like Me Say Legalize All Drugs. Here’s Why.

Who exactly is prohibition supposed to be helping? After many years of enforcing drug laws as a police officer, my experience with an addicted family member changed my attitude for good.

I was a police officer for 20 years, enforcing drug laws in California and thinking I was doing my part for society. But what made me think properly about drug use for the first time was my experience with my older brother, Billy. I had watched him struggle with a lifelong problem with drugs. But I still did not understand what it meant to be Billy until my husband convinced me to open up my heart and our home to save him in 2002.


It was in this intimacy of watching Billy try, during the year he lived with us, to live up to the expectations of society and those he loved that I realized that our society’s portrayal of people with chronic drug problems was both damaging and morally flawed.

RIP Shulgin

Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin died yesterday, at the age of 88.

A Tweet from the Erowid Center stated that “Yes, Sasha died peacefully this afternoon (June 2), surrounded by friends and family.”

Shulgin is famous for publishing the books Pihkal and Tihkal and for synthesizing over 230 psychedelic compounds that he dutifully tested with his wife as well as for introducing MDMA to the therapeutical world, before it was made illegal.

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a respected elder of the psychedelic community, he shall not be forgotten

The Copyright for Part 1 of PiHKAL and TiHKAL has been reserved in all forms and it may not be distributed. Part 2 may be distributed for non-commercial reproduction. You can read both the second part of Tikhal and Pikhal online at erowid, his legacy shall inspire many, like it greatly inspired me.

Rest in Peace Mr. Shulgin

How Addiction Works, and What You Can Do About It

For many of us, topics like addiction and substance abuse seem far removed, like they affect other people and don't (or will never) concern us—the same way depression, anxiety, or other issues can seem remote to those who don't experience them. But the truth is, addiction is an insidious disease that can creep up on you or very possibly already be hurting someone you know or love, maybe even without you having a clue.

In the US alone, over 23 million people, ages 12 and up, needed treatment for illicit drugs (including prescription drugs) or alcohol abuse in 2009, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. That's nearly one in ten people in the US, and it doesn't include the millions of teens and adults with hidden addiction problems or people with other addictions such as smoking. With one in four deaths in the US attributable to alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drug use, addiction is one of the most devastating—yet treatable—diseases.

Sadly, statistics like these and PSAs often do little to get people help. Words like "addiction," "substance abuse," and "disease" carry such a stigma that w.e don't usually see the problem, much less admit it or discuss it head on. But maybe your best friend, your sister, your son, your co-worker, or you yourself need(s) help. We need to talk about it frankly—and without shame.

This post will talk about:

• What Addiction Is
• How Addiction Changes the Brain
• The Psychological and Social Sides of Addiction
• How to Get Help

Tales from a former Narcotics Officer

I just found this interview while surfing the web, figured it was worth sharing! 

Sometimes he was Steven Francis Neill, and sometimes he was Neill Franklin. One was an unemployed junky looking to score on the streets of Baltimore. The other was an undercover narcotics agent.

“Eventually, it became somewhat problematic,” the now retired Neill Franklin (which is his real name) explained. “I felt myself getting lost at times between the two worlds. This is one of the reasons for establishing rigid limitations on how long someone remains undercover. We've left some investigators ‘under’ way too long.”

I met Neill for a tour of his Baltimore, the city he grew up in, policed for 34 years, and left upon retirement. As we cruised through a wasteland of abandoned and burned-out houses, it was easy to see why the 55-year-old had moved to the suburbs. Corner boys glared out from under street signs with names suggesting far more idyllic surroundings—Eden, Crystal, and Spring.