The next battle in the War on Drugs will be fought over psychedelics – Quartz

The next battle in the War on Drugs will be fought over psychedelics  Quartz

This article appears in the inaugural issue of DoubleBlind, a newly launched magazine on psychedelics. I’m in the back corner of a Hollywood cafe and I just took a hit off my vape pen. For focus, mainly, and to get some creativity flowing. No one seemed to notice or care, plus the vapor smells more like rose than like weed. The pen itself is pink, now sitting in the front pocket of my purse with my earbuds, chapstick, car keys, and a small jar of cannabis salve for my tendinitis. At home, I have a ziplock baggie of psilocybin mushrooms hidden in my bedroom. They’re tucked away with a square…