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Transform Press
Founded by Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin and his wife Ann Shulgin in 1991, Transform Press specializes in works on psychopharmacology, psychedelic drug research, and other material relating to psychoactive compounds.
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MAPS is a leader in psychedelic research. Since 1986, MAPS has been on a mission to create safe, legal, and beneficial opportunities for psychedelics in medicine and society.
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Reflections on the Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD) 55 conference
Last month, Synergetic Press was excited to attend the McKenna Academy’s Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD55) Conference in St. Giles House, Dorset, UK. A beautiful and inspiring gathering that came as joyous relief for many after months of...
Michael “Goz” Gosney, Collaborator & Friend
Michael "Goz" Gosney, Collaborator & Friend (July 11, 1954 – April 28, 2022) Beloved friend and Special Projects Associate at Synergetic Press, Michael “Goz” Gosney peacefully departed this world on April 28, 2022. Goz, as we called him, was a culture creator,...
Agroecology & Regenerative Agriculture excerpt
The following is an excerpt from Agroecology & Regenerative Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change by Dr. Vandana Shiva: Biodiversity is the Foundation of Agroecology Agroecology is the scientific paradigm for sustainable...
The Mind of Plants excerpt: Cannabis
The following is an excerpt from Jeremy Narby's essay, "Cannabis," from The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence: The years skipped by, and I started working for a humanitarian organization based in Switzerland as an Amazonian projects manager,...