If you have questions about psychedelics, marijuana, or drug policy and you can’t find the answers here, we recommend these other sites (organized by category below).
You can also browse our Free Books and Essays for additional material.
Allies and Research Institutes
- The Albert Hofmann Foundation
- The Beckley Foundation
- BrainMysteries.com
- Chicago Consciousness Cafe
- Cottonwood Research Foundation
- The Council on Spiritual Practices
- DanceSafe and the Ecstasy Harm Reduction Project
- Erowid Foundation
- Gaia Media Foundation
- Heffter Research Institute
- Naropa Alliance for Psychedelic Studies (NAPS)
- NEIP – Nucleo de Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre Psicoativos (Psychoactives Interdisciplinary Study Group)
- Patients Like Me
- Psychiatric Hospital Zurich Research Department
Alternative Therapies and Consciousness Studies
- Alternative Care Clinics
- Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center
- The Center for Consciousness Studies
- Claudio Naranjo on the Enneagram, Gestalt, Education, Music & More
- The Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute
- The Deva Foundation
- Diego Pignatelli – “Stan Grof: Journey into the holodeck of the Unconscious”
- Eleusis (Ketamine-Enhanced Psychotherapy)
- The Grof Transpersonal Training Website
- Heart of the Initiate (Ayahuasca Workshops)
- Ibogaine Therapy
- The Menopause and Black Cohosh Information Center
- Milan Hopkins, MD
- Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Program, CIIS
- Sofia University
- Wasiwaska
- Whitaker Wellness
Associate Websites (Members and Friends)
- The Ambitious Addict
- Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center
- Anthropologist Bia Labate
- Bibliographia Stadium Psychedelia
- Conscious Dreams – Amsterdam
- Earthrites and Turfing
- Entheology: For the love of live entheogenic plants
- The Golden Seed
- Hyperborea: Terence McKenna’s Website
- The Infinite Mushroom
- The John C. Lilly Homepage
- Kava Kauai
- lysergia.com, a guide to psychedelic music and literature
- Marlene Dobkin de Rios: Medical anthropologist & Licensed marriage, family therapist
- Mavericks of the Mind
- Nimbus Glass Studio
- The One Behind the Many (collection of links)
- Peyote Way Church
- praxis: psychology for business
- The Psychology of the Future
- Psychonaut.com
- theDEA.org
- Xenopharmacophilia
- Zavtone [Japan]
Ayahuasca
Note: These links are for educational purposes only. These sites have requested inclusion on this list, and MAPS does not specifically recommend these services over others. We urge interested parties to thoroughly research available options to select the service that is best for you.
- Ayahuasca Advisor
- Ayahuasca.com
- Ayahuasca Forums
- Ayahuasca Foundation
- Ayahuasca Info
- Heart of the Initiate (Ayahuasca Workshops)
- ICEERS Integration Support Services
- Metamorphis Film, a documentary on Ayahuasca Shamanism
- The Santo Daime Church
- Sapan Inka
- Sentient Experientials
- Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreats
- Wasiwaska
Books, Tapes, CDs, DVDs and Publications
- Andrew Tatarsky’s Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems
- The Archives of Scientists’ Transcendent Experiences (TASTE)
- Attack of the Happy People (Israeli documentary about Ecstasy; includes discussion of MAPS’ Israeli MDMA/PTSD project)
- Inner Traditions: Books on Drugs and Ethnobotany
- Journal of Cognitive Liberties
- Journeys into the Bright World (alternate link)
- Kimba Arem: Psychedelic Prayers CD
- Libreia Muscaria: web-based bookstore specializing in Spanish editions
- Liquid Crystal Vision DVD – MindStates Highzzz
- Sound Photosynthesis Books and Tapes
Cannabis/Marijuana
- Association of Medical Marijuana Caregivers
- Alternative Care Clinics
- The International Cannabinoid Research Society
- Medical Jane
- Medical Marijuana Inc. – cannabis, hemp, and marijuana education
- Medical Marijuana, Inc. – news, research, and more
- Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative
- Oregon Green Free
- San Francisco Cannabis Clubs: directory, reviews, and more
- Vaporizer Information
- Vaporizer Reviews
- Volcano Vaporizer Website
- Website of Dr. Lester Grinspoon and James. B. Bakalar
- Wo/men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana
Classic Articles, Recommended Reading and Viewing
- A Guide to Psychedelics (Erowid)
- Addiction, Despair, and the Soul: Successful Psychedelic Psychotherapy, A Case Study
- Can Legalizing Drugs Bring Us Closer to God? (Salon Magazine)
- The Drug War’s Tweedledee (Salon Magazine)
- Drugs & Mysticism AKA The Good Friday Experiment (Pahnke)
- Esalen Teaching Story: Rare LSD Death (Doblin)
- Good Friday Experiment: Long-Term Follow-Up and Methodological Critique (Doblin)
- Human Psychedelic Research: A Historical And Sociological Analysis
- LSD: My Problem Child
- The Myth of Addiction – 2nd Edition (Davies)
- Proemium: Introduction to Pharmacotheon (Ott)
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for the Terminally Ill (Sewick)
- The Psychedelic Library (highly recommended)
- Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy
- The Secret Chief (MAPS published)
- Using Psychedelics Wisely (Stolaroff)
- Video clip of British soldiers in a combat training scenario under effects of LSD
Consciousness Studies
- Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
- BrainMysteries.com
- The Center for Consciousness Studies
- The Grof Transpersonal Training Website
- John F. Kennedy University
- Journal of Consciousness Studies
- Journal of Transpersonal Research
- Mindpapers
- Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Program, CIIS
- PsychedelicPsychology.org
- Sofia University
Drug and Entheogenic Plant Resources
- Biopsychiatry
- enteogena.blogspot.com
- Entheology
- Erowid
- The Infinite Mushroom
- MushroomJohn.org
- Tryptamind
- Yojax
Drug Policy
- Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics
- Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD)
- The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
- Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
- Drug Reform Coordination Network
- LSD Prisoners of War
- Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
- The Media Awareness Project (MAP)
- NORML
- Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
- Transform Drug Policy Foundation
- What You Can Do to Help End Psychedelic Prohibition by Mark Haden
Holotropic Breathwork
- The Association for Holotropic Breathwork International
- The Breathwork Experience Abstract by Kylea Taylor
- Exploring Holotropic Breathwork by Kylea Taylor
- The Grof Transpersonal Training Website
- Stan Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork Workshops in Los Angeles
- Stan Grof’s Personal Website
Ibogaine
Media Resources
- BTLC Research
- The Entheogen Review
- Entheos
- Gaiamedianews
- Gnostic Media Research
- MAPS in the Media main page
- The Media Awareness Project
- Michael Hoffmans Egodeath
- news2020.com
- Prescience
- Proemium: Introduction to Pharmacotheon (Ott)
- The Psychedelic Library
- Shamans Drum Magazine
- Sound Photosynthesis Books and Tapes
Online Forums
- Ayahuasca
- Blue Light
- DMT Nexus
- Drugs Forum
- Entheo-WorldEyes
- Entheogen.com
- Gnostic Media
- Lycaeum
- Mycotopia
- Psychonaut
- Shroomery
- Shroomtalk
Psychedelic Artists
- Alex Grey’s Homepage
- Andy Thomas
- BeinArt Online Galleries
- David Smith
- Dean Chamberlain
- Dennis Konstantin
- Donna Torres
- The Invisible College
- IzwoZ
- Pod Collective
- Lila, Journal of Cosmic Play
- Luke Brown
- Mark Henson
- Martina Hoffman
- Michael Divine
- Robert Venosa
- DJ Delphi
Psychedelic Biochemistry
- Cottonwood Research Foundation
- Erowid References Database
- Heffter Research Institute
- Isomer Design
- The Serotonin Club
- Phenethylamines: From Structure to Function (Book in German)
Psychedelic Culture and Philosophy
- Dancecult
- Dose Nation
- Erik Davis
- Gaia Media
- Paper: Psychedelic Experience as a Heuristic Tool (pdf)
- Psybeat
- The Psychedelic Society
- Reality Sandwich
- Singing To The Plants
- The Teleomorph
- Xenolinguistics