Resources
Below you will find a variety of resources to assist you in your study of cannabis and psychedelics (including medicinal uses, therapeutic applications, and ancient cultural traditions) plus drug policy (from prohibition to reform in the United States and around the world).
Please let us know if we should add anything!
Peer Education Materials
Symposium Memories
Symposium Flyer Archive
Internet Resources
Research and Advocacy Organizations
Global Commission on Drug Policy: http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/
Cultural Survival: www.culturalsurvival.org (see publications link for journal)
SAPIENS (anthropology zine): https://www.sapiens.org/
Drug Policy Alliance: https://drugpolicy.org/about-us/departments-and-state-offices/research-academic-engagement
Washington Office on Latin America: www.wola.org (see esp. Drug Law Reform Project)
Transnational Institute: www.tni.org
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: www.maps.org/research
Beckley Foundation (UK psychedelic research org): http://beckleyfoundation.org
Chacruna—Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines: https://chacruna.net
McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy: https://mckenna.academy
Institute for Policy Studies: www.ips-dc.org
International Drug Policy Consortium: www.idcp.net
The Center for Economic and Policy Research: www.cepr.net
InSight Crime, analysis on organized crime in the Americas: www.insightcrime.org
Andean Information Network: www.ain-bolivia.org
Drug Policy Reform: www.opensocietyfoundations.org/topics/drug-policy-reform
Foreign Affairs (from Council on Foreign Relations): www.foreignaffairs.org
Foreign Policy in Focus: www.fpif.org/indices/region/latin.html
School of the Americas Watch: www.soawatch.org
Witness for Peace: www.witnessforpeace.org
Databases
Erowid (huge archive on humans and psychoactives): www.erowid.org
Zendo Project (psychedelic harm reduction): https://zendoproject.org
Schaffer Drug Policy Library (trove of documents): http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/
Count the Costs of the War on Drugs: www.countthecosts.org
SDGs: www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Student Organizations
Students for Sensible Drug Policy: www.ssdp.org (see also https://ssdp.org/blog/)
Psychedelic Club at CU-Boulder: http://www.psychedeliclub.com
DanceSafe (promoting health & safety for electronic community): https://dancesafe.org
Government Agencies
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP): www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp
National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://www.drugabuse.gov/
USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development): www.usaid.gov
Congressional Research Service (CRS): www.opencrs.com
United Nations: www.un.org—see also www.unodc.org for UN drug policy
UN General Assembly Special Session on Drug Policy: www.unodc.org/ungass2016
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/
Media Outlets
Stop the Drug War Chronicle: www.stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle
Release (Drugs, The Law and Human Rights publication): http://www.release.org.uk/
Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/section/drugs
The Narco News Bulletin: www.narconews.com
The Cannabist (see esp. journalist Ricardo Baca): http://www.thecannabist.co/
Rooster Magazine (see esp. journalist Reilly Capps): https://therooster.com/
Cannabis Nation Radio: www.cannabisnationradio.com
PsychedSubstance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8V3KNSgDr1Dai77_y8JrQ/featured
Bioneers videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7MRhTq4E2CYwXNIwDjA3NA
YES! Magazine (Solutions Journalism): http://www.yesmagazine.org/
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman: www.democracynow.org—search archives
Alternet Drugs: www.alternet.org/drugs
U.S. News and World Report: https://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/drugs
John Oliver: http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/hbos-john-oliver-slams-drug-war-regular
CU Boulder Resources
Collegiate Recovery Center, UMC 414: https://www.colorado.edu/recoverycenter/
CU Sober Buffs, UMC 102: https://www.colorado.edu/recoverycenter/soberbuffs
Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS): https://www.colorado.edu/counseling/
Health and Wellness Services, Student Affairs: https://www.colorado.edu/health/
Alcohol and Drugs Guidelines: https://www.colorado.edu/hr/alcohol-drugs-guidelines
Buff Connect list of all campus events and student groups: https://colorado.presence.io/
Volunteer Resource Center: https://www.colorado.edu/volunteer/covid-19-get-involved
Certificate in Social Innovation: https://www.colorado.edu/programs/socialinnovation/
Center for Student Involvement: http://www.colorado.edu/involvement/
Center for Inclusion and Social Change: https://www.colorado.edu/cisc/
Women's Resource Center: http://www.colorado.edu/wrc/
Gender and Sexuality Center: http://www.colorado.edu/gsc/
Cultural Unity and Engagement Center: http://www.colorado.edu/cue/
Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS): https://www.colorado.edu/cnais/
First Peoples Worldwide: https://www.colorado.edu/program/fpw/
Dennis Small Cultural Center: http://www.colorado.edu/umc/dscc
Office of Diversity, Equity, & Community Engagement: http://www.colorado.edu/odece/
Conference on World Affairs: https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/
Environmental Center (see Events Calendar): https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/
Sustainable CU: http://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/greening-cu/sustainable-cu
INVST Community Leadership Program: www.colorado.edu/invst/
Center for Community-Based Learning and Research: www.colorado.edu/cuengage/
#DrugWarHistory #StopTheDrugWar #nomoredrugwar #officeofacademicengagement
Make A Donation (these organizations are involved in important work if you are looking for someone to support)
Chacruna—Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines: https://chacruna.net
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: www.maps.org/research
Drug Policy Alliance: www.drugpolicy.org
The Cannabis Foundation: http://www.fundacion-canna.es/en