michelle lh࿊࿊q
@MichelleLhooq
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drugs & raves journalist | Culture Editor @DoubleBlindMag | author 'WEED' (Random House) | subscribe to my newsletter Rave New World ⤵️
Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2011
A BC chemist—who’s also a teacher—has turned ayahuasca into gummies. No purging, no shamans, just a chewable trip. Does it cross a line? @michellelhooq goes deep into the world of “pharmahuasca.” https://t.co/Ki8zkDcOHq
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Meet the chemist making ayahuasca gummies
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I love it when it all comes together. The great work of @MichelleLhooq is mentioned by my old pal @MikeJayNet in his insightful op ed in todays NYT.. https://t.co/s49Z8Z5mom
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We need a new language to talk about the chemicals and plants that change our consciousness.
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interviewed my favorite countercultural scholar @erik_davis about some of the most insanely ICONIC acid tabs of all time — and the people who made them https://t.co/d0xSnVmAQn
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The iboga/ibogaine retreat industry is facing heightened scrutiny after multiple deaths, including a recent incident at Soul Centro, have come to light. @michellelhooq with the latest. https://t.co/LPaHdOEAeC
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The iboga retreat industry is facing heightened scrutiny after multiple deaths, including the recent one at Soul Centro, have come to light.
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ketamine doctors are the new drug dealers
Two doctors and an alleged Hollywood drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” have been arrested in connection to Matthew Perry’s death; the case ultimately shedding light on how easily the lines can become blurred between doctors and drug dealers. @michellelhooq with the
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wrote about my time at @OZORA_Festival - a psychedelic tribal gathering in the Hungarian forest that @mycopreneur famously described as "Borat meets the Matrix" https://t.co/UJ6VACtbPi
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Giving a lecture on “post-cringe” rave spirituality at one of the biggest psytrance festivals @OZORA_Festival next week!!! Grateful for this perfect setting in which to present my lil theories on how to make party culture less cheesy, hope I don’t offend any Hungarian hippies
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Snortable kanna?! It's a thing. DB's Culture Editor @michellelhooq sat down with Ryan from @kannaextract for an interview on Rave New World. He's shaking up the legal plant medicine space with high-potency kanna extracts that you can snort and vape. https://t.co/VESD7Z2mH7
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The 2024 World Drug Report highlighted that while there have been policy changes in the US, Australia, and Canada, there are no standardized scientific guidelines for the medical use of psychedelics. Combined with significant issues with clinical trials developing a reputable
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nice shoutout in the microdose about probably the most controversial drug trend i've written in a while
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took a little dip into the history of meow wolf which is really the story of how a collective of outsider anarchist art-makers turned themselves into the kingpins of the psychedelic experience economy bag
Lovers of Burning Man-esque psychedelic spectacles, rejoice: The absurdist art playground known as Meow Wolf is opening a new location in Los Angeles. Expected to arrive in 2026, Meow Wolf’s Los Angeles edition will find its home inside of a movie theater. We wrote about what you
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Long Covid is one of the biggest healthcare challenges facing the post-pandemic world. But now there’s a movement to study whether psychedelics can treat long Covid is gaining momentum, thanks to a growing number of patients who can attest to their effectiveness in managing
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i interviewed the chemist behind the viral ayahuasca gummies — she turned out to be a mom and former school teacher in Canada!!! https://t.co/hetFI9PCts
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wading into scooter braun's nova festival immersive experience discourse to say that the concept of trauma porn merch is so dark but they could have at least done psytrance lewks... instead it's giving justin bieber bucket hat with a shawl? (photos via @loffredojeremy)
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Starting a new job this week reporting on psychedelic news and culture for @doubleblindmag 🌈 first up: how the FDA advisory panel’s rejection of MDMA therapy earlier this week is a reality check for the psychedelic movement https://t.co/n8v8xb8t8b
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FDA advisors rejected the use of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, citing major concerns over flawed trial design.
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These @UCLA kids are incredible man they are doing their class papers on the front lines #UCLAProtest
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The suits never looked more smug as they walked down the red carpet past the pro-Palestine protestors waving their flags. “We got boos and thumbs down. The celebrities didn’t even look at us,” the protestors said. 🇵🇸 #freePalestine #Oscarsprotest
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So many cops in riot gear hanging out on the red carpet as a Hollywood bum yells that he is the Lord. Protestors in green black and red pushing against the fences that men in black were hastily putting up outside the theaters where the Oscars are going down
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