MAPS Bulletin Volume XVI Number 3: Winter 2006-7 Table of Contents

maps bulletin - volume xvi - number 3 - winter 2006-7

MAPS Bulletin Winter 2006-7 - Burning Man 2006 Front Cover Image - Psychedelic Art

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Albert Hofmann
Detail from Robert Venosa’s signed, limited edition portrait of Albert Hofmann.

Prints are now available in a limited edition of 50 exemplars. Printed on archival, acid-free Somerset Velvet paper, these prints measure 27"x 33", with an image of 23" x 28". A Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist, accompanies each print. Proceeds will be split evenly between the artist and MAPS-sponsored LSD and Psilocybin research. Prices range between $1000– $3000. Please contact the MAPS office at orders@maps.org or (831)336-4325 for information regarding available prints. Also, see Robert Venosa’s article on pg. 30 for background and more information about these prints.

Cover photo by Devin Breen of dcb photography

This edition edited by Jag Davies
Design/Build: Noah Juan Juneau
ISSN 1080-8981
Printed on recycled paper

MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is a membership-based organization working to assist researchers worldwide to design, fund, conduct, obtain governmental approval for, and report on psychedelic research in humans. Founded in 1986, MAPS is an IRS approved 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation funded by tax deductible donations. MAPS is focused primarily on assisting scientists to conduct human studies to generate essential information about the risks and psychotherapeutic benefits of MDMA, other psychedelics, and marijuana, with the goal of eventually gaining government approval for their medical uses. Interested parties wishing to copy any portion of this publication are encouraged to do so and are kindly requested to credit MAPS and include our address. The MAPS Bulletin is produced by a small group of dedicated staff and volunteers. Your participation, financial or otherwise, is welcome.

Winter 2006-7 : Low Maintenance, High Performance
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	Front Cover
	Inside Front Cover
	Table of contents
2	MAPS 2006 Financial Report
13	Marijuana Production Facility Hangs in Balance: DEA Administrative Law Judge Recommendation Expected Any Day Now Jag Davies
14	MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Ninth Update on Study Progress Michael Mithoefer, M.D.
15	MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Study in Switerland Launched Peter Oehen, M.D.
16	MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Treatment of End-of-Life Anxiety John Halpern, M.D.
17	MAPS Team Visits Israel Josh Sonstroem
21	Cheerleading and Ecstasy: A Basic Risk Comparison Jag Davies
23	Ayahausca and Spirituality: Empirical Research on Experiencing the Divine Stephen Trichter, Psy.D.
24	My Personal Experience with Cancer, Psychedelics, and Medical Marijuana Liana
27	MAPS Celebrates “The Future: Hope and Fear” at Burning Man 2006 Valerie Mojeiko
30	A Double Dose of Genius Robert Venosa
34	The Women’s Visionary Congress 2007
35	Who We Are: MAPS’ Staff
	Inside Back Cover
	Back Cover

© 2006 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Inc. (MAPS) 10424 Love Creek Rd. Ben Lomond, CA 95005 Phone: 831-336-4325 Fax: 831-336-3665 E-mail: askmaps@maps.org Web: www.maps.org

Bulletin Archive Index

Winter 2008	Vol. 18, No. 3	MAPS 2008 Financial Report
Summer 2008	Vol. 18, No. 2	Phoenix Rising: A Review of MAPS Research
Spring 2008	Vol. 18, No. 1	Special Edition: Technology and Psychedelics
Winter 2007	Vol. 17, No. 3	MAPS 06-07 Fiscal Yearly Report
Autumn 2007	Vol. 17, No. 2	Special Edition: Psychedelics and Self-Discovery
Spring/Summer 2007	Vol. 17, No. 1	The Chrysalis Stage
Winter 2006-7	Vol. 16, No. 3	Low Maintenance/High Performance
Autumn 2006	Vol. 16, No. 2	Technologies of Healing
Spring 2006	Vol. 16, No. 1	MAPS' 20th Anniversary
Winter 2005	Vol. 15, No. 3	MAPS final year as a teenager
Summer 2005	Vol. 15, No. 2	Israel Conference: MDMA/PTSD Research
Spring 2005	Vol. 15, No. 1	Accelerating flow of work and time
Autumn 2004	Vol. 14, No. 2	Rites of Passage: Kids and Psychedelics
Summer 2004	Vol. 14, No. 1	10 stamps and $250,000
Winter 2003	Vol. 13, No. 2	Holy Fire
Spring 2003	Vol. 13, No. 1	60th Anniversary of the Discovery of LSD
Autumn 2002	Vol. 12, No. 3	Vision
Summer 2002	Vol. 12, No. 2	"From celebration to frustration, and back again."
Spring 2002	Vol. 12, No. 1	Sex, Spirit & Psychedelics 2002
Autumn 2001	Vol. 11, No. 2	"In the future, it will be called Despair."
Spring 2001	Vol. 11, No. 1	"A Tidal Wave of Ecstasy!"
Autumn 2000	Vol. 10, No. 3	Creativity 2000
Summer 2000	Vol. 10, No. 2	Endings and Beginnings
Spring 2000	Vol. 10, No. 1	Making History in Slow Motion
Winter 1999/00	Vol. 9, No. 4	To the Ends of the Earth for MDMA Research...
Autumn 1999	Vol. 9, No. 3	MAPS' long-standing efforts to conduct...
Summer 1999	Vol. 9, No. 2	MAPS has come full circle...
Spring 1999	Vol. 9, No. 1	Patience, persistence and passion
Winter 1998/99	Vol. 8, No. 4	One of special pleasures of directing MAPS...
Autumn 1998	Vol. 8, No. 3	The Ayahuasca Issue (with Hofmann interview)
Summer 1998	Vol. 8, No. 2	Emotionally Powerful Anecdotes...
Spring 1998	Vol. 8, No. 1	Death Has a Way of Focusing One's Attention
Autumn 1997	Vol. 7, No. 4	Celebration is in Order
Summer 1997	Vol. 7, No. 3	Time Horizons
Spring 1997	Vol. 7, No. 2	Synchronicity
Winter 1996/97	Vol. 7, No. 1	Learning to Crawl
Autumn 1996	Vol. 6, No. 4	An Invitation for Dialogue
Summer 1996	Vol. 6, No. 3	Budding Research
New Year 1996	Vol. 6, No. 2	Sending Down Roots
Autumn 1995	Vol. 6, No. 1	Baby Steps
Summer 1995	Vol. 5, No. 4	Opportunity Amidst Obstacles
Winter 1994/95	Vol. 5, No. 3	Clinical Trials and Tribulations
Autumn 1994	Vol. 5, No. 2	Building Towards Clinical Trials
Summer 1994	Vol. 5, No. 1	Politics and Protocols: In Search of a Balance
Spring 1994	Vol. 4, No. 4	Laying the Groundwork
Winter 1993/94	Vol. 4, No. 3	A Time of Tests
Summer 1993	Vol. 4, No. 2	So Close Yet So Far
Spring 1993	Vol. 4, No. 1	Remembrance and Renewal
Winter 1992/93	Vol. 3, No. 4	Forging New Alliances
Summer 1992	Vol. 3, No. 3	Building on Common Ground
Spring 1992	Vol. 3, No. 2	Small Steps, Gradual Progress, New Opportunities
Winter 1991/92	Vol. 3, No. 1	The Rekindling of a Thousand Points of Light
Summer 1991	Vol. 2, No. 2	MDMA protocol development with cancer patients
Winter 1990/91	Vol. 2, No. 1	MAPS' Swiss pharmacologically-assisted psychotherapy conference
Autumn 1990	Vol. 1, No. 3	What and Who is MAPS?
Summer 1989	Vol. 1, No. 2	Switzerland Leads the Way
Summer 1988	Vol. 1, No. 1	MDMA can become a legal medicine