Erowid Announcement #56
Jun 3, 2005
Friends of Erowid,
This past month just whooshed by. We were poised to send out the normal May announcement in the middle of the month, but Mind States preparation and newsletter printing took over. We're going to call this the May announcement. :)
Thanks to a generous Erowid supporter, we have another matching donation offer! Contribute to Erowid at a "plus" level, between now and August 31, 2005, and your donation will be doubled. The qualifying "plus" levels are $33, $50, $100, $175 and come with standard membership gifts. If you've been waiting to join or renew, now is a great time. Erowid.org/donations/donations_matching.shtml
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
Erowid.org/new.php
Between April 20 and May 20, results were posted for 22 new tablets. http://www.ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&M1=04&D1=20&Y1=2005&M2=05&D2=20
PAYPAL DONATIONS
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This past month just whooshed by. We were poised to send out the normal May announcement in the middle of the month, but Mind States preparation and newsletter printing took over. We're going to call this the May announcement. :)
Thanks to a generous Erowid supporter, we have another matching donation offer! Contribute to Erowid at a "plus" level, between now and August 31, 2005, and your donation will be doubled. The qualifying "plus" levels are $33, $50, $100, $175 and come with standard membership gifts. If you've been waiting to join or renew, now is a great time. Erowid.org/donations/donations_matching.shtml
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
Index
- The Erowid ReviewErowid.org/library/review/
This new project is a multi-contributor blog that will publish original book reviews on topics of interest to Erowid visitors. Two new book reviews are now being published each week, as well as visitor comments. 11 new reviews were added this month.
- Photo Drive
The month long "Photo Drive" announced in the April announcement yielded more than 550 submissions -- we'll be announcing the winners of the photo contest in a future announcement.
- Pituri VaultErowid.org/plants/pituri/pituri.shtml
A new vault for the Australian plant, Duboisia hopwoodii.
- eScottology - "Terminology" & "The LiveJournal of Timothy Leary's Head"Erowid.org/columns/scotto/index.php?m=200504
Erowid.org/columns/scotto/index.php?m=200505
April and May installments of the monthly column by Scott O. Moore.
- Ayahuasca Constituents Banned in FranceErowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_law21.shtml
Following a favorable ruling for Santo Daime church members in January 2005, a French court has added 11 constituent plants and chemicals to its list of prohibited substances.
- Methylone sold as 'Explosion' and 'Inpact'Erowid.org/chemicals/methylone/methylone_info1.shtml
News and update on the recently banned Dutch product that contained methylone. Includes photos.
- San Pedro PreparationErowid.org/plants/cacti/cacti_preparation5.shtml
Description of a cactus preparation method, with 25 photos illustrating the process.
- Australian Scheduling of KratomErowid.org/plants/kratom/kratom_law1.shtml
Notes from the June 2004 meeting of the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (Australia).
- Dave Linder, Research Chemical Vendor, Gets Life in PrisonErowid.org/psychoactives/research_chems/research_chems_info1.shtml#linder
Major development in the results of Operation Web Tryp, which resulted in the arrest of numerous research chemical vendors in summer 2004.
- Report on Products that Defend Against Drug TestsErowid.org/psychoactives/testing/testing_info13.pdf
This U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publication describes products used to fool drug screening tests.
- Drug Testing in the MilitaryErowid.org/psychoactives/testing/testing_military.shtml
Beginning of a page on drug testing in the military.
- Rhodium ArchiveErowid.org/archive/rhodium/
Following the disappearance of Rhodium's chemistry website in November 2004, many people asked for information about how to access the data it used to contain. In response, we've added an archive of the Rhodium site to our historical archives area. Our copy is based on the downloadable version of the site from August 2004, which has a number of holes in it. If you have a more complete archive of Rhodium's site, please let us know.
- Art VaultsErowid.org/culture/art/
Six new artist have been added to the art vaults this month.
May Featured Artist: John Pitre
Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_p/art_pitre_john.shtml
- 192 New Experience ReportsErowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2005&M1=03&D1=20&M2=06&D2=02
- Books Added to the Library / BookstoreErowid.org/library/books/
Erowid uses printed reference materials to help maintain the accuracy of our online library. Please consider contributing a book, poster, or related catalog--see Erowid's Amazon.com wishlist--or contact us about donating from your own collection. New books recently added include:
More Than Human
Erowid.org/library/books/more_than_human.shtml
Orgies of the Hemp Eaters
Erowid.org/library/books/orgies_hemp_eaters.shtml
Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion
Erowid.org/library/books/chloroform_quest.shtml
Under the Influence
Erowid.org/library/books/under_the_influence.shtml
Erowid.org/new.php
EcstasyData.org
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets
(NOTE: co-pay is now $30).Between April 20 and May 20, results were posted for 22 new tablets. http://www.ecstasydata.org/results.php?A=DateRange&M1=04&D1=20&Y1=2005&M2=05&D2=20
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