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I have not. The lies and half truths that are spread throughout the media are ever present. Just the other day, I saw something in my news feed posted by a young (early 20s) man that believed cannabis was responsible for all of his friends violent behavior and lazy tendecies and that drinking alcohol in large amounts was not only more healthy but more responsible. What was worse, was the fact that nearly a dozen similiar aged people joined his discussion AGREEING with him while only a few people stood up for the truth. I hear the most fascinating bullshit in regards to drugs and their effects constantly. Weed makes you stupid, cocaine makes you want to kill people, a friend's friend's sister's uncle's nephew's cousin's stepfather took too much LSD and is now permanently tripping, etc etc etc. I see no change in this trend in the near futur besides the attitude towards cannabis. Mary J seems to be becoming more popular and understood. The rest, however, continues to be surrounded in myth and superstition. It really is sad.

I didn't find the portrayal of LSD in the film "Jobs" to be unfavorable or distasteful, though it was very brief. I felt like the film portrayed LSD's role in Jobs's discovery of his own inspiration and potential, to some extent.

Also, here's a DMT reference in a children's cartoon I recently found. I didn't think the reference was unfavorable or distasteful (despite the conjecture regarding the pineal gland ).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE9Cwa5EDDw

There is a DMT reference in the cartoon movie A Bugs Life, but I can never find a video of it and so far only 1 other person on the web seems to have noticed. You need jedi reflexes in order to spot it.

I noticed it a long time ago when my cousin was watching it. It's when the girl ant says " should i come to", flick says "no ha ha ha sorry no no see its classified in the DMT gotta go asap ya know strictly byob, sorry!".

Lots of wild looking mushrooms around in that movie to.

The show weeds I feel did a decent job. Ayahuasca was referenced in an episode and iirc they didn't make it out to be a bad thing.

I have yet to see any positive psychedelic reference In the media



Hope that changes

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I watched a documentary series called Amazon with Bruce Parry where he takes ayahuasca. He has also done a series called Tribe a number of years ago where he took iboga with the Bwiti and aya with the Achuar people . Parry comes across as a very likeable, approachable and down to earth person and is a great advert for drugs.


Documentaries are geared more towards facts, rather than relying on drug use for dramatic effect. When it comes to fiction it is the nature of the beast. Disturbing stories are titillating. I am not proud of it but if there were 2 thread titles on the nexus, one entitled "DMT made my brain explode" and the other entititled "The beautiful cosmic love of infinity", i would primarily be drawn to the former (but i am shallow).

Parry could often be found at the psy trance stage at glade festival in the uk, grinding with the hippies. I never saw him myself but there were pictures of him doing balloons. Apparently he'll occasionally turn up at psy trance raves round the UK as well.

I absolutely love the spiritual symbolism inserted into disney and pixar films to help sow the seeds in young minds. Lot's of talk of addressing fears, letting go, connecting with nature and being a good person.

I agree. I liked the portrayal in this film. cool film too

iboga was used in homeland

I just watched "Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus" yesterday, and I thought it was really quite good. I feel like the characters gained a lot of insight from their San Pedro experience which, for the two main characters, catalyzed emotional breakthroughs which were really central to the plot of the film. Supposedly Michael Cera and Gaby Hoffman (playing the main characters) actually drank San Pedro tea while filming the movie, allowing the film to depict the cactus experience in a more genuine manner. The cactus which they acquire, and subsequently prepare in the movie certainly looks genuine so I wouldn't be surprised if that was the one they ingested. (Not to mention the fact that it is a very large and beautiful specimen! )

I highly recommend this film for the cactus lovers on the forum, or really for anyone who is interested in watching a very unique, drug-themed, somewhat comedic drama.