Friends of Erowid,

February was a very full month at Erowid with lots of site updates happening behind the scenes. Additionally, we've been watching psychedelic research that we've had a small hand in move slowly towards publication, we've been helping mediate in some continuing community controversies, and we spoke at a small conference presenting results from some of the same surveys we described at the LSD Symposium in Basel.

Most excitingly, an Erowid supporter has just offered a new matching grant. Details will follow in a week or so.

We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.

peace,
fire & earth

1. Summary of Supreme Court Ayahuasca Decision
   http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_law22.shtml
   
   UDV Wins Supreme Court Decision supporting their use of Hoasca Tea while their court case is under way.
   
   
2. bk-MDEA Vault
   http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/bk_mdea/
   
   New vault added for bk-MDEA ("ethylone"), about which little is known.
   
   
3. Updated "What's New" - 3.0
   http://www.erowid.org/new.php?-help
   
   Updated "What's New" system provides enhanced search and browse features and the ability to subscribe to What's New by topic, via RSS.
   
   
4. Casey Hardison Vault
   http://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/hardison_casey/
   
   New character vault added about entheogenic activist, unauthorized researcher, and psychedelic chemist Casey Hardison. Includes the European Court of Human Rights Application Parts II-VII that Casey submitted, arguing his fundamental human right to engage in his chosen entheogenic religion.
   
   
5. One New Ask Erowid Question
   What is in the "cough syrup" that is associated with hip-hop culture?
   http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?ID=3105
   
   
6. eScottology - "Happy Birthday"
   http://www.erowid.org/columns/scotto/?m=200601
   
   January installment of the monthly column by Scott O. Moore.
   
   
7. Art Vaults
   http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/
   
   Nine new artists were added to the Visionary Art Vaults this month.
   
   February Featured Artist: Kati Astraeir
   http://www.erowid.org/culture/art/artists_a/art_astraeir_kati.shtml
   
   
8. The Erowid Review
   Two new book reviews were published:
   
   "Ayahuasca Analogues: Pangaean Entheogens", reviewed by Justin Case
   http://www.erowid.org/library/review/review.php?ID=190
   
   "Higher Wisdom", reviewed by Lorenzo
   http://www.erowid.org/library/review/review.php?ID=194
   
   
9. New Image Vault Additions
   Nine new molecule images were added, including:
   
   Adrenochrome
   http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/show_molecule.php?i=adrenochrome/adrenochrome_2d.gif
   
   MDA
   http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/show_molecule.php?i=mda/mda_2d.gif
   
   2C-T-21
   http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/show_molecule.php?i=2ct21/2ct21_2d.gif
   
   
10. Ten Books Added to the Library / Bookstore
    http://www.erowid.org/library/books/
    
    "Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries", by George E. Mylonas
    http://www.erowid.org/library/books/eleusis_eleusinian_mysteries.shtml
    
    "Spirits of America", by Nicholas Warner
    http://www.erowid.org/library/books/spirits_of_america.shtml
    
    "Opium: A Journey Through Time", by Colin R. Shearing
    http://www.erowid.org/library/books/opium_journey_through.shtml
    
    
11. 89 New Experience Reports
    http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2006&M1=02&D1=01&Y2=2006&M2=03&D2=01
    
    
12. Announcement: Brain Awareness Week March 13-20
    http://www.dana.org/brainweek/
    
    Promoting the benefits and difficulties of having a brain. An Erowid crew member runs one of the partner organizations for this international effort to advance public awareness about brain research.
    
    

For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to:
http://www.erowid.org/new.php

Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets.

Between Feb 01 and Mar 01, results for 3 pills were posted. http://www.ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&Y1=2006&M1=02&D1=00&M2=03&D2=01

The Ecstasydata project's funding ran out August 1st, 2005. We are no longer accepting pills sent in for testing and are currently seeking grants to support this important project.

Please see http://www.ecstasydata.org/ for details on how you can help.



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