Here is some of the best psychedelics and cannabis writing I have done over the years. If you want me to help you with your own please contact me at freelance@richardshrubb.com
The video to the right is a talk I gave on the War on Drugs from a socialist’s perspective: how drugs and alcohol have been used to repress, divide and intoxicate the masses to suit the needs of the ruling classes. This is my current thinking given the work I have done below.
5 Strains for Dabbing – a rundown of the best strains of cannabis for Christmas 2020
Fun Ways to Use the CARTA App – an explanation of how to maximise the fun you can have with the Focus V CARTA electronic dabber
Tories being hard on drugs? They’re actually being hard on class. Reflects on the UK war on drugs through the lens of class war as the US war on drugs is in fact about race. *Contains blunt and direct language!
Can cannabis cure schizophrenia? An article looking at the ins and outs of the potential for the plant to treat this most troubling of psychotic conditions.
Division in the UK Cannabis Movement – an article showing the splits that were led by the leader of CLEAR due to bigotry and populism.
Therapy Today – The Magical Mystery CureI did my biggest piece on the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs for Therapy Today, the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists trade magazine. Opens as a PDF
An examination of psychedelic psychotherapy for this leading UK mental health practitioner’s title
Is Controlled Drinking Possible After Being a Controlled Drinker?
10 Best Vapes on the market in the Americas today
How to read and understand cannabis science–How to assess cannabis science to make your own decisions
Bricks and Fuel– a discussion of other uses of hemp
Same Difference? A discussion of how drugs work in your body, showing how one or two supposedly minor ingredients can change their effects on the body (Opens as PDF)
A discussion of MDMA assisted psychotherapy for this international defence procurement journal