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Erowid Announcement #50
December 17, 2004
Friends of Erowid,

Happy near-end-of-year to all of you. It's been a great year for Erowid and, as we cruise through the "holiday season" and bring 2004 to a close, we'd like to wish you all a healthy and happy 2005.

Help spread the word: The current membership drive announced last month has been so successful that the original incentive grant was fully matched by early December. Two other donors have stepped forward to keep this offer going until January 31 as originally planned. Help us reach our goal of 1000 members by the end of the year by joining at the $33 level, and have your donation tripled to become $100 of support.

Erowid.org/donations/donations_matching.shtml

We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.

peace,
earth & fire


INDEX

  1. U.S. Drug Control Timeline
    Erowid.org/psychoactives/history/history_article2.shtml

    An annotated list of important dates in the history of drug control in the United States.


  2. Drug Geeks: Informed Peers in the Psychoactive Community
    Erowid.org/culture/references/other/2004_drug_geeks_erowid.shtml

    An adaptation of a light-hearted presentation given by Earth and Fire at the Mindstates Jamaica conference in October 2002.


  3. eScottology - Scheduling
    Erowid.org/columns/scotto/index.php?p=19

    November installment of the monthly column by Scott O. Moore.


  4. Is Past Substance Use Illegal?
    Erowid.org/psychoactives/law/law_article3.shtml

    Examining the question, "Is it against the law to have used an illegal controlled substance in the past?"


  5. British Psilocybin Mushroom Law Timeline 2002-2004
    Erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_law14.shtml

    A timeline of recent events regarding the legality of psilocybin-containing mushrooms in the U.K., including very recent legal cases involving the sale of fresh mushrooms.


  6. Psychoactive Law Updates

    Supreme Court Lifts Preliminary Injunction Stay Against UDV
    Oklahoma Expands Drug Laws Intending to Include Datura
    Utah Added to States Controlling Psilocybin Mushroom Spores
    British Judge Finds Prosecution of Fresh Mushroom Vendors Unfair
    Legal Updates Related to Psychoactive Issues (Jun 2004)


  7. 3C-P Vault
    Erowid.org/chemicals/3cp/3cp.shtml

    Brief information on 3,5-dimethoxy-4-propyloxyamphetamine, including Law Vault.


  8. Out of Body Experience Vault
    Erowid.org/spirit/obe/

    Collected reports and off-site links related to Out of Body experiences.


  9. DEA Vault
    Erowid.org/freedom/police/dea/dea.shtml

    Links related to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.


  10. DEA on Pain Treatment with Controlled Substances
    Erowid.org/chemicals/opiates/opiates_law1.pdf

    A DEA position statement on the use of controlled substances in the treatment of pain, as noted in the Nov 16, 2004 Federal Register.


  11. Psilocybin Extraction Notes
    Erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_chemistry2.shtml

    Brief notes on the extraction of psilocybin, gleaned from Gartz 1994.


  12. Firefox RSS Bookmark of What's New
    Erowid.org/new.php

    If you use firefox as your web browser, you can now create a custom bookmark of Erowid's What's New page which will automatically update your bookmarks to point to the newest Erowid additions. Just click the "RSS" icon that appears in the lower right corner of your Firefox window when you visit the url above. The same feature is available for the Art Vaults at: Erowid.org/culture/art/art_new.php


  13. New Image Vault Additions
    73 new images were added, including:

    Kratom Branch and Leaves
    A Single Psilocybe semilanceata Mushroom
    39 New Ecstasy Tablet Images


  14. Art Vaults
    Eleven new artist have been added to the art vaults this month.

    December Featured Artist: Mariela de la Paz


  15. 168 New Experience Reports
    Erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2004&M1=11&D1=17&M2=12&D2=16


For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to: Erowid.org/new.php


ECSTASYDATA.ORG

http://www.ecstasydata.org/results

Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets (NOTE: co-pay is now $30).
Between Oct 15 and Nov 16, results were posted for 15 new tablets.


The lab technician at DDL responsible for field tests and photographs recently left to pursue a new career and the photos have been lagging as the new person gets trained in. Thanks Margaret, we'll miss working with you and good luck!


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