This is the reason interview with Nick Gillespie, where I go deep with the artists, entrepreneurs,

politicians, and visionaries who are making the 21st century more libertarian, or at least more

interesting, by challenging worn out ideas and orthodoxies.

Today's guest is Joe Dolce, whose new book is Modern Psychedelics, the Handbook for Mindful Exploration.

Dolce argues that psychedelics aren't just the province of hippies or tech bros anymore.

They are powerful and increasingly popular and legal tools for therapy, self-discovery, and

plague.

We cover everything from the misunderstood role of ketamine in Friends star

Matthew Perry's death to why Ibugain may be the only substance on earth that can stop addiction cold,

to how we went from just say no campaigns to mail-order magic mushrooms in just a few short decades.

Here is the reason interview with Joe Dulce.

Joe Dulce, thanks for talking to Reason.

I love talking to Reason.

Thanks, Nick.

The new book is Modern Psychedelics,

The Handbook for Mindful Exploration.

Why did you feel a need to write this book now?

Well, for several reasons, really. The first was, I like to be a little bit subversive, and I thought, no matter what happens

with psychedelics and the laws and the regulations, that we people need to know how to use

them mindfully, skillfully, either word.

And an informed way.

In an informed way.

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