#19 - MDMA, PTSD, ACAB

In this episode, we explore the implications of MAPS' main political strategy: demonstrating affinity for and utility to the police, the military, the far right, and individuals who have repeatedly upheld violent white supremacism. Unpacking a recent article by David Nickles, we examine the "ends justifies the means" logic that has become pervasive in psychedelic research. As uprisings against the police rage on from Portland to Chicago, we—as as part of a drug-using, criminalized subculture—must acknowledge and challenge the white supremacist and classist institutions of policing, in all forms. Co-hosts: Brian Normand, Neşe Devenot, David Nickles, Brian Pace. Editor: Matt Payne. Support us on Patreon or make a tax-deductible donation.  *Patrons* Reliable Spores, Houston Puck, Dave Hodges, James Hubbard, Lindsay Munson, Evan Freimuth, Abigail Bianchi, Meghan Kennedy, Dave Ayers, Darrell Duane, Tehseen Noorani, Tariqul Islam, Clifford Hudson, Daniel McQueen, Maryann Kehoe, Yono ohno, Nathan Espinosa, Srikanth Cherla, Bill Harvest, Annick McIntosh, Starbuck, Anne Sagewood, Aaron Williams, Jenine Innes, Julia A, Jesse Liberty, Christian Dawley, Leon Boroditsky, Samy Tammam, Amanda Alexander *Episode links* We Need to Talk About MAPS Supporting The Police, The Military, and Violent White Supremacism by David Nickles Considerations for MAPS, a thread  Statement of Solidarity: MAPS Stands Against Systemic Racism and for Justice and Healing Harvard's headache cure: LSD? (via Dose Nation - read the Halperngate comments) Halperngate by Jon Hanna The Bad Shaman Meets the Wayward Doc by Erik Davis The Future of Psychedelic Discourse by Erik Davis Halperngate Video: Mark McCloud confronts John Halpern and Rick Doblin at the LSD Symposium in Basel, Switzerland. January 2006 Halperngate Extended AXIOS on HBO: Palantir CEO Alex Karp on work for ICE Drug Positive  #20: Lucy in the Sky with Nazis with Brian Pace