Fascinating story about a small island whose economy is entirely supported by floating bags of cocaine that wash up on the shore when drug runners get caught. Interesting read.

Quoted: At first glance, Bluefields in Nicaragua looks like any other rum-soaked, Rastafarian-packed, hammock-infested Caribbean paradise. But Bluefields has a secret. People here don't…

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John Safran drinks peyote and has a horrible time. Quite amusing.

Quoted: One of my favorite segments from the John Safran vs God comedy/documentary series. This is from the first episode.

Crazy story...

Quoted: A coalition of California marijuana growers and dealers has offered Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger one billion dollars to solve the current state budget crisis.

MK ultra documentary. CIA program pursuing Mind control via drugs, torture, and hypnosis. Crazy....

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Today is the anniversary of Bicycle Day, where Albert Hoffman first intentionally dosed himself with LSD. I think LSD is one of the most interesting things to happen to psychology, philosophy and American society at large. This documentary is refreshingly impartial, with interviews from people with many varying positions on the importance, scientific value and spiritual potential of LSD, including people for, against and many in the middle.

Quoted: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Life!) - A U.S. college student imprisoned for three weeks for trying to take flour-filled condoms onto an airplane has settled her lawsuit against Philadelphia for $180,000, a city spokesman said on Friday.