Friends of Erowid, Online w/images at: http://erowid.org/announce/monthly_2010-12.shtml Before you continue reading, if you shop Amazon.com, please bookmark our portal to Amazon. This link will redirect you to Amazon and any purchases made will result in a seamless referral fee donation for Erowid Center. No additional action on your part is required, just use the link for your purchases, it's simple! http://erowid.org/amazon With 2010 drawing to a close, we want to wish everyone a fabulous Solstmas season and ask you to please consider a small end-of-the-year contribution. http://erowid.org/donations/ ===================================================================== DRUG GEEK FACTLET ===================================================================== Following concerns about wide-scale adulteration of cocaine supplies, DanceSafe's Nathan Messer and psychiatrist and molecular biologist Dr. Michael Clark have developed a levamisole testing kit. The kit is not yet available for purchase, but they are in early stages of testing. Read more at Dosenation... http://www.dosenation.com/listing.php?id=7981 ===================================================================== LATEST ADDITIONS ===================================================================== 1) The Name Game: Mislabeling of Unscheduled Compounds http://erowid.org/psychoactives/basics/basics_article5.shtml Borametz, Erox, Geranamine, Spice, K2, Pherenol...? Misbranding or claims that synthetic products come from natural sources is far from uncommon on the grey market. This article discusses several examples. 2) Hearings Discuss Attempt to Ban the Use of Ayahuasca in Brazil http://erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_law26.shtml In the aftermath of Glauco Villas Boas' murder, a legislative attempt was made to overturn the most important document governing the use of ayahuasca in Brazil. The resulting hearings reviewed two decades of debate about ayahuasca. 3) Recommendations for Digitization of Archives http://erowid.org/general/about/about_article14.shtml What is involved in the preservation of important collections of psychoactive-related documents? Erowid Center has developed a policy statement emphasizing free online access to historical data. Efforts to preserve archives should include a digitization plan. 4) The Psychozoic Press, Erowid Editions http://erowid.org/library/periodicals/journals/journals_pp.shtml The Psychozoic Press, a quarterly publication on psychedelics that was produced in the 1980s, later evolved into Psychedelic Monographs & Essays. Erowid is producing and archiving a newly typeset digital edition of this window into psychedelic culture of the Reagan era. ===================================================================== CREW NOTES ===================================================================== On December 11, Erowid Senior Editor Jon Hanna, along with Tania and Greg Manning, will be speaking about the Shulgin Legacy Project at MAPS' Catalysts conference in Los Angeles. Erowid and the Shulgins are grateful to those who made contributions in the last month to support work on the Shulgin Collection. ===================================================================== EVENTS ===================================================================== Jan 2011 - Alex & Allyson Grey Australian Tour: https://secure.cosm.org/np/clients/cosm/event.jsp?event=251 Online now - Horizons 2010 video: http://horizonsnyc.org/site/video/ ===================================================================== FROM THE VAULTS ===================================================================== 5) The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience, by Masters & Houston (PDF) http://erowid.org/books_online/varieties_of_psychedelic_experience.pdf Published just as legal sanctions on LSD and other psychedelics were beginning, this classic text covers research into psychedelics during the pre-prohibition stage. At the time of its first edition in 1966, the back cover stated: "This is a sober and authoritative appraisal of what is currently the most controversial development in the study of human personality." ===================================================================== MORE NEW CONTENT ===================================================================== 6) Major Law Update: Spice & Related Products http://erowid.org/chemicals/spice_product/spice_product_law.shtml http://erowid.org/chemicals/cannabinoids/cannabinoids_law1.shtml The DEA has declared a Notice of Intent to schedule five cannabinoid receptor agonists that are sold in powder form or are contained in smoking blends. 7) 4-Acetoxy-DMT Effects http://erowid.org/chemicals/4_acetoxy_dmt/4_acetoxy_dmt_effects.shtml The effects of this uncommon research chemical are most often compared to those of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. A 4-Acetoxy-DMT Dose Page was also added. 8) EMCDDA Risk Assessment Report of 4-Methylmethcathinone http://erowid.org/chemicals/4_methylmethcathinone/4_methylmethcathinone_article2.pdf (Sep 2010) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction summary findings based on an analysis of the scientific and law enforcement data available about mephedrone. 9) ASK EROWID - (2 new) http://erowid.org/ask/ask.php?DateRange&Y1=2010&M1=11&D1=05&M2=12&D2=09 Does guaifenesin affect fertility? http://erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=3147 How long do a person's pupils stay dilated after using heroin? http://erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=3148 10) IMAGES - (2 new) http://erowid.org/new.php?Search=image&T1=2010-11-05&T2=2010-12-09 4-Acetoxy-DMT Powder, by Erowid http://erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=4_acetoxy_dmt/4-acetoxy-dmt_powder__i2008e0894_disp.jpg Peganum harmala Cuttings, by Ngati Wikitoria http://erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=syrian_rue/peganum_harmala_cutting__i2010e0809_disp.jpg 11) BOOKSTORE/LIBRARY - (4 new) http://erowid.org/new.php?Search=library/books&T1=2010-11-05&T2=2010-12-09 The Religion of Ayahuasca, by Alex Polari de Alverga (2010) http://erowid.org/library/books/religion_of_ayahuasca.shtml The Holy Mushroom, by J. R. Irvin (2009) http://erowid.org/library/books/holy_mushroom_evidence.shtml LSD: Personality and Experience, by Barr & Langs (1972) http://erowid.org/library/books/lsd_personality_experience.shtml 12) THE EXPERIENCE VAULTS - (34 new) http://erowid.org/exp/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2010&M1=11&D1=05&M2=12&D2=08 No Boundaries (Ibogaine), by TPTB http://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=88298 For a more complete list of new content at Erowid go to: http://erowid.org/new.php ===================================================================== ECSTASYDATA.ORG - (18 new results) ===================================================================== EcstasyData.org is a project of Erowid Center that conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets and publishes these and other testing results online. http://ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&Y1=2010&M1=11&D1=05&M2=12&D2=09 1) BLUE STAR (Bridgeport, CT) http://ecstasydata.org/viewtablet.php?ID=2031 Contains MDMA. 2) UNKNOWN (Lancaster, OH) http://ecstasydata.org/viewtablet.php?ID=2032 No substance detected. ===================================================================== DONATE OR BECOME A MEMBER ===================================================================== If you find Erowid a useful resource and are interested in supporting its future development, please consider donating or becoming a member. 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Nice update. Thanks so much. I've bookmarked the Amazon link. There is a slim chance I may be able to spend about $50 there on the niece and nephews - nice to know Erowid will get a cut.
