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Amanda Feilding’s introductory address at Psychedelic Science 2013

May 4, 2013 Beckley in the Media

Read Amanda Feilding’s introductory address at the Psychedelic Science Conference 2013, held in Oakland California on 18-22 April. The conference was co-hosted by the Beckley Foundation, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Heffter, and the Council for Spiritual Practices.

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Amanda Feilding’s speaks at Psychedelic Science 2013

May 1, 2013 Beckley in the Media

Read Amanda Feilding’s talk at the Psychedelic Science Conference 2013, held in Oakland California on 18-22 April. The conference was co-hosted by the Beckley Foundation, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Heffter, and the Council for Spiritual Practices.

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Psychedelic Science Conference 2013

April 26, 2013 Beckley in the Media

The Psychedelic Science conference, co-hosted by the Beckley Foundation, brought together researchers from around the world to discuss research, clinical trials, and medical discoveries involving psychedelic substances. Amanda Feilding presented the results of the Beckley Foundation research programme, including our recent investigations into psilocybin and MDMA.

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Beckley Foundation Press publishes Albert Hofmann’s Autobiography

April 19, 2013 Beckley in the Media

‘LSD: My Problem Child’ and ‘Insights/Outlooks’ form a fascinating autobiographical account from the founder of LSD about its discovery and the effect it had in the second half of the 21st century. The book, co-published by Beckley Foundation Press and Oxford University Press, is released today to mark the 70th anniversary of Albert Hofmann’s famous bicycle ride while experiencing the world’s first LSD trip.

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Amanda Feilding Interviewed in the Evening Standard

April 16, 2013 Beckley in the Media

Amanda talks about her life, psilocybin research and all Beckley Foundation projects in this interview with the Evening Standard.

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Government Restrictions Obstruct Crucial Mental Health Research

April 15, 2013 Beckley in the Media

Current drug policies stifle important scientific and clinical research by placing an intolerable burden of regulation on scientists who wish to work with ‘controlled substances’, meaning that very few even try to do so.

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Psychedelic Science 2013 – Amanda Feilding Talks About Her Plans for the Conference

February 15, 2013 Beckley Foundation Videos

In April, we are co-hosting an event that aims to bring together the leading scientific psychedelics laboratories in the world to debate current ideas and inspire new research. In this short video, our Director, Amanda Feilding, gives a preview of the what you can expect.

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Forty Years of Failure – a Timeline of the War on Drugs

February 4, 2013 Beckley in the Media

From the Observer, this timeline highlights key events in the history of the War on Drugs. Included on this timeline is the November 2011 publication of the Beckley Foundation Public Letter.

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“My Big Idea” – Amanda Feilding Featured on Harpers Bazaar blog

January 30, 2013 Beckley in the Media

Our Founder and Director puts forward the argument for decriminalisation, and asks why, after the publication of no less than four drug policy reports from influential bodies including parliamentary and medical groups, government still isn’t listening.

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Davos 2013: President Pérez Molina announces drug policy initiatives

January 26, 2013 Beckley Foundation in Guatemala

The President used his platform at the World Economic Forum to announce the proposals for drug policy reform presented to him by Beckley Foundation director Amanda Feilding last week – including drug regulation and the creation of a legal poppy crop. He also announced the plans we have been working on together to hold a drug policy summit later this year.

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