Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production or consumption of material goods is stigmatized in our society today.

Just plain logic says that the war on drugs does not work. It absolutely does not work. We have this highly addictive legal drug called tobacco which has never resulted in people being sent to prison, but there has been a massive reduction in its consumption simply because responsible adults looking at their own bodies have said they don't want to do that to themselves.

Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production or consumption of material goods is stigmatized in our society today.

Science has often resisted new ideas and fought bitterly to prevent them coming on board.

All politicians should be required to drink Ayahuasca 10 times before taking office.

The use of language around drugs is really important. So we find that it's increasingly difficult in our society to find the word "drug" not connected to the word "abuse." The notion of a responsible use of drugs is written out in the language of our culture.

I see myself as a journalist reporting neglected stories about our past and trying to bring rigor, reason and intuition to the quest.