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An educational non-profit providing real, accurate information about psychedelics and other psychoactive plants and chemicals…for harm reduction, benefit enhancement, and the history books.
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Article in Smithsonian Magazine about how two different genus of mushrooms (Psilocybe & Inocybe) developed psilocybin in very different ways.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...

#Erowid #magicmushrooms #psilocybin
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Article on BBC about Erowid and its impact on psychedelic science.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"[T]his small, Web 1.0 side project that predated Wikipedia–with its stubbornly retro aesthetics […]—brought psychonauts together to create a whole new space. […] It has an outsized impact to this day "
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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"Democracy is sustainednot by public trust butby public skepticism. Unlesswe are prepared to question,to expose, to challenge andto dissent, we conspire in the demise of the system for which our governments are supposed to be fighting." — George Monbiot (1706–1790)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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"If we could read thesecret history of ourenemies, we should findin each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #HenryWadsworthLongfellow
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"They that can giveup essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neitherliberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #BenjaminFranklin
October 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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"A more gloriousvictory cannot be gained over anotherman than this, thatwhen the injury beganon his part, the kindnessshould begin on ours." — John Tillotson (1630–1698)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #JohnTillotson
October 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Created by folks w/ first-hand experience (including Erowid friends), No2N2O is an information resource & "agnostic-based 12-step community" providing practical info to support the health of those recovering from heavy nitrous oxide use, abuse, or addiction. No2N2O.org/health
No2N2O.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind." — John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #JohnFKennedy
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #MartinLutherKingJr
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed." — Dweight Eisenhower (1890–1969)

#Erowid #ErowidVerbatim #DweightEisenhower
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October 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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We want to send a huge "thanks" to everyone who donated during Erowid's September support-a-thon and matching challenge. The drive was a big success! We used all of the pledged matching funds on the final day. 🎉

And a special thanks to those who backed the matching challenge. 🧡

Erowid.org/sept
October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men…" — Roald Dahl (1916–1990), via Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

#Erowid #quote #RoaldDahl
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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4 hours left to have your donation to Erowid MATCHED.

$3,300 in matching funds still available!

Erowid.org/sept

Support honest drug information. 🧡
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Huichol yarn painting from Nayarit area of Mexico showing #peyote & hummingbirds (who help carry messages to the gods & spirits). Beeswax-coated yarn laid onto wood to create designs.

Get one as a thank-you for a donation.
$20-$499 donations doubled;
$500-#$3,000 tripled!

Erowid.org/donate/yarnart
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Just 12 hours left of Erowid's matching challenge. #13,000 in matching funds still available. Please help us use these challenge funds!

Get your donation DOUBLED or TRIPLED by donating before the end of September (at Int'l dateline).

Erowid.org/sept
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A few exmples of correspondence from and to Sasha and Ann Shulgin. In this 1973 letter, Sasha amusingly asks the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence what the hell their purpose is. More at:

erowid.org/columns/crew...
(URL in IG Bio)

#Erowid #Shulgin #ShulginArchiving
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Ann Shulgin is remembered fondly for her warmth and thoughtfulness. This short blog post shows a beautiful set of notes from Ann Shulgin to Keeper Trout (Shulgin Archivist) set out for him when he stayed overnight at Shulgin Farm.

erowid.org/columns/crew...

#Shulgin #ShulginArchiving #AnnShulgin
September 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Last day of Erowid's support-a-thon!

$20-$499 donations DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations TRIPLED

$15,000 in matching funds still available!

Erowid.org/sept

Donations support visionary drug info, archiving of historical psychedelic data, & advancement of lab drug checking,
September 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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2 days left to have donations MATCHED
$19,000 in matching funds available!

Erowid.org/sept

$20-$499 donations are DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations are TRIPLED

Erowid has worked for 30 years to spread reliable info about #psychedelics…and there's more to be done!

Please give & spread the word. 💙
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." — Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

Don't forget to donate!
Erowid.org/sept

#Erowid #quote #DouglasAdams
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Tim Scully Selects Erowid as Literary Executor

We're excited to work w/ Tim Scully (former LSD chemist known for involvement w/ Orange Sunshine LSD) helping shepherd his fabulous Underground LSD Manufacturing History Project. (Yes, we know orange sunshine wasn't blotter)

erowid.org/columns/crew...
September 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Erowid only has 3 days before our matching challenge (backed by a group of supporters) expires. We have $37K in matching funds left that we'll lose if we can't raise $37K by the end of September!

$30-$499 donations doubled;
$500-$3,000 donations tripled!

Erowid.org/sept

Please contribute.
September 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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4 days left to have your Erowid donation MATCHED!

$38,000 in matching funds still available

Erowid.org/sept

$20-$499 donations DOUBLED
$500-$3,000 donations TRIPLED

#Erowid has provided info abt #psychedelics for 30 yrs…and we're still at it.

Consider a small contribution before Tuesday. 🧡
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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"Psychedelic Wisdom: The Astonishing Rewards of Mind-Altering Substances" by Richard Louis Miller

…shares stories of psychedelic transformation, insight, & wisdom from conversations w/ 19 self-experimenting scientists, doctors, therapists, and teachers...

Erowid.org/books/psychedelic_wisdom.shtml
September 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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A quote from an experience with P. atlantis (mushroom sclerotia) & Cannabis
Erowid.org/exp/118647
"Accidentally Melting"—by salix

Visit erowid.org/exp for more #experience reports, or erowid.org/exp/submit to submit your own.
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM