It seems that busts and bad press surrounding DMT is on the rise, so I thought a thread bringing them all together would be a useful way of monitoring how DMT is being represented in the media. This is a place to post any articles, videos, podcasts or any other appropriate media that might demonstrate the current media environment and public perception surrounding DMT. I added the GOOD PRESS at the end as an afterthought so that when media is found that paints DMT in either a neutral or a good light they may be included to aid in determining the balance of public/media opinion.
To keep this easier to follow and evaluate, please post the date the media first appeared (where available) before the link. And please post only relevant material - this is not a thread for your favourite McKenna video or online version of Leary's "the psychedelic experience"
. The purpose of this thread is to track the evolution of the societal perception of this psychedelic compound we all cherish. It may serve as a warning of rising negative attention or popularity, or (less likely but ideally
), as an indication of its growing acceptance.
Feel free to post retroactively; old articles or newscasts, properly identified, will aid in evaluating if and how much things have changed, and over time will help complete the documentation of this evolution.
Here are a few recent ones:
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:17 PM Updated: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:48 PM;
NJ.comPOSTED: 11:45 am EDT June 7, 2010
UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT June 7, 2010;
Eyewitness news, connecticutSaturday, October 23, 2010; 11:58 PM;
Washington Post articleSunday, 24 October 2010;
sun articleno date, original link brokenJBArk
JBArk is a Mandelthought; a non-fiction character in a drama of his own design he calls "LIFE" who partakes in consciousness expanding activities and substances; he should in no way be confused with SWIM, who is an eminently data-mineable and prolific character who has somehow convinced himself the target he wears on his forehead is actually a shield.