Dennis McKenna on the Co-Evolution of Plants and Humans, Psychedelics, and the CIA

in psychedelics •  7 years ago  (edited)

I had the opportunity to interview American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author Dennis J. McKenna, PH.D (brother of Terence McKenna) at the Free Your Mind Conference in Philadelphia. We spoke about a wide variety of topics, including the CIA's involvement with the psychedelic movement.

Topics:

00:30 What is ethnopharmacology?
7:40 Ayahuasca
8:15 The Hefter Research Institute
13:00 the growth of psychedelic research
16:20 CIA's involvement the Psychedelic Revolution



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I am an investigative journalist and liberty activist; a Lead Investigative Reporter for ActivistPost.com and the founder of the TheConsciousResistance.com & The Houston Free Thinkers. I have also co-authored three books: The Conscious Resistance: Reflections on Anarchy and Spirituality and Finding Freedom in an Age of Confusion, Vol. 1 and Finding Freedom in an Age of Confusion, Vol. 2

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Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
Nice information.

i remember that one!

Very interesting interview. I would like to know more about his research looking into it. Thanks for sharing.

Love it and love your work!

Here is a video I made about psychedelics with Graham Hancock
https://steemit.com/cannabis/@dannyjmac/the-coming-age-of-psychedelics-video-w-graham-hancock

If you like it, maybe there is a way we can team up.