Erowid Announcement #30
October 22, 2002
Greetings Entheophiles,
Four busy months have passed since our last announcement. Summer is often accompanied by a whirlwind of activity, but this one was punctuated by the move of Erowid home and headquarters from Skylonda to Grass Valley, California.
At the recent Mind States conference, held in Jamaica, we presented three talks entitled: "The State of Drug Information 2002", "Grass Roots Peer Review", and "Drug Geeks : The Role of Informed Peers in Psychoactive Drug Information". As soon as we returned home, Issue #3 of our newsletter Erowid Extracts came back from the printers and was mailed out to subscribers.
In the middle of September we were profoundly saddened by the unexpected death of our friend and supporter, Bob Wallace. [see http://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/wallace_bob/wallace_bob.shtml] Bob was instrumental in the development of Erowid, and his wisdom and creativity will be greatly missed.
We will need to work extra hard over the next few months to increase membership to fill in the financial gap left by Bob's death. Whether you are a frequent visitor of Erowid or simply someone who wants to see this type of information remain freely available via the web...we need your support. If you're not a member, please join and we'll send you a copy of the newsletter. If you know others who find the site useful, encourage them to join. If you can make a larger contribution, please do. Visit http://www.erowid.org/donations/ or email donations@erowid.org with questions.
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
Fire & Earth
INDEX
For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to: http://www.erowid.org/new.php
EcstasyData.org
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&Y1=2002&M1=2&D1=24&M2=4&D2=6
Results for 89 tested tablets received and displayed between June 25th 2002 and October 21st 2002. Visit the submissions page to find out how to send in a tablet for free testing. http://www.ecstasydata.org/send_tablet.php
DONATE OR BECOME A MEMBER
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LIST SUBSCRIPTION INFO
Four busy months have passed since our last announcement. Summer is often accompanied by a whirlwind of activity, but this one was punctuated by the move of Erowid home and headquarters from Skylonda to Grass Valley, California.
At the recent Mind States conference, held in Jamaica, we presented three talks entitled: "The State of Drug Information 2002", "Grass Roots Peer Review", and "Drug Geeks : The Role of Informed Peers in Psychoactive Drug Information". As soon as we returned home, Issue #3 of our newsletter Erowid Extracts came back from the printers and was mailed out to subscribers.
In the middle of September we were profoundly saddened by the unexpected death of our friend and supporter, Bob Wallace. [see http://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/wallace_bob/wallace_bob.shtml] Bob was instrumental in the development of Erowid, and his wisdom and creativity will be greatly missed.
We will need to work extra hard over the next few months to increase membership to fill in the financial gap left by Bob's death. Whether you are a frequent visitor of Erowid or simply someone who wants to see this type of information remain freely available via the web...we need your support. If you're not a member, please join and we'll send you a copy of the newsletter. If you know others who find the site useful, encourage them to join. If you can make a larger contribution, please do. Visit http://www.erowid.org/donations/ or email donations@erowid.org with questions.
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
Fire & Earth
- New Community Salvia FAQ
http://www.erowid.org/plants/salvia/salvia_faq.shtml
A lot of work went into compiling a new Salvia FAQ that we hope will add some value to the information about the fascinating Salvia divinorum.
- Claim that Ecstasy Use May Cause Parkinson's - Review & Links
http://www.erowid.org/mdma/references/journal/2002_ricaurte_science_1/2002_ricaurte_science_1_review.shtml
The media feeding frenzy was launched by a recent sensationalistic article in the journal Science. This review of the article attempts to shed light on the researchers' methods and conclusions.
- New: Families and Psychoactives Vault
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/families/
A collection of interviews, personal accounts and links, with a focus on families who value psychedelics. Topics include: Mentoring and Rites of Passage, Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet, Families Drug Education, and other aspects of how drugs or the discussion of drugs have impacted individual families.
- Black Cohosh Vault
http://www.erowid.org/herbs/black_cohosh/black_cohosh.shtml
Basic information about the herb Black Cohosh.
- Preliminary Injunction Rules that Religious Use of Ayahuasca is Protected by Federal Law in the U.S.
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_law14.shtml
A refreshing bit of good news, The Uniao De Vegetal (UDV)-USA won a preliminary injunction ruling in New Mexico, on August 12, 2002, when a judge ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) would likely protect their use of ayahuasca.
- Major Law Updates
2C-T-7 Scheduled by DEA
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ct7/2ct7_law.shtml
BZP & TFMPP Scheduled by DEA
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/bzp/bzp_law.shtml
- Salvinorin Kappa Opioid Receptor Activity
http://www.erowid.org/plants/salvia/salvia_info5.shtml
New research findings show Salvinorin A is a potent kappa-opioid receptor agonist, this is a brief mention of the research and some interesting implications of this finding.
- A Look at the Mescaline Content of T.peruvianus and T. pachanoi
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cacti/cacti_article1.shtml
This article first appeared Erowid Extracts Dec 2001. It examines the literature on cactus mescaline content.
- Bob Wallace Vault
http://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/wallace_bob/wallace_bob.shtml
In memory of Bob Wallace, friend & supporter of Erowid.
- New Drug Testing Vaults
Inhalants
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/inhalants/inhalants_testing.shtml
2C-I
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ci/2ci_testing.shtml
2C-T-2
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ct2/2ct2_testing.shtml
2C-T-7
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ct7/2ct7_testing.shtml
5-MeO-DIPT
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/5meo_dipt/5meo_testing.shtml
- Art Vaults Additions
http://www.erowid.org/art/
October Artist of the Month : Clancy Cavnar
http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/artists_c/art_cavnar_clancy.shtml
September Artist of the Month : Kwiksylver
http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/artists_k/art_kwiksylver.shtml
August Artist of the Month : Hiabx
http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/artists_h/art_hiab-x.shtml
July Artist of the Month : Will Cascio
http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/artists_c/art_cascio_will.shtml
- New Image Vault Additions
It's been a little slow adding images because of the other projects we've been working on . 38 new images added since the last announcement. A few highlights include:
Dried Acorus calamus Root
2C-T-2 Powder
Nitrous Oxide tank
Ground Tabernanthe iboga root
- 396 New Experience Reports
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2002&M1=6&D1=28&M2=10&D2=21
- 18 New Ask Erowid Questions
http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2002&M1=6&D1=28&M2=10&D2=21
- Books Added to the Library / Bookstore
We've added 19 new books to the library. A few highlights:
The Simple Plant Isoquinolines (2002)
Pharmako / Dynamis (2002)
Transfigurations (2001)
Drug, Set, and Setting (1984)
For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to: http://www.erowid.org/new.php
EcstasyData.org
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&Y1=2002&M1=2&D1=24&M2=4&D2=6
Results for 89 tested tablets received and displayed between June 25th 2002 and October 21st 2002. Visit the submissions page to find out how to send in a tablet for free testing. http://www.ecstasydata.org/send_tablet.php
If you find Erowid a useful resource and are interested in supporting its future development, please consider donating or becoming a member. http://www.erowid.org/donations/
PAYPAL DONATIONS
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