AUGUST 2007

FEATURES

PSYCHEDELICS 101
As any experienced psychonaut will tell you, all psychedelics are not created equal. Here are some basic facts for those planning to take a trip in the near future.

FORTY YEARS AFTER: REMEMBERING THE SUMMER OF LOVE
By Paul Krassner
Initially, the CIA wanted to use LSD for mind control, but instead the substance helped launch the biggest spiritual revolution of our time-and Haight-Ashbury was the epicenter.

GRAPES OF WRATH
Bud breeder Subcool runs down the history and myths surrounding purple pot and reveals the secrets behind his newest cannabis-strain creation, the Querkle.

THE BEST LITTLE POT PARTY IN TEXAS
By Pot Star
The Lone Star State used to get a bad rap when it came to kind bud. With Mexican commercial strains so cheaply and readily available, the local grow scene has taken time to root. Enter the Austin Cup...

HIGH TIMES INTERVIEW: DENNIS MCKENNA
Leading ethnobotanist and psychonaut Dennis McKenna swears he's not a shaman-but after hearing about his adventures with mushrooms and ayahuasca with his renowned late brother Terence in South America, we beg to differ.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FUNGUS FACTORY
It wouldn't be a psychedelic issue without mushrooms, would it? No, it would not. So we sent Mr. Nico on a special trip out west to learn a new cultivation technique-specifically, how to grow boomers, and perhaps a little something extra as well...

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HIGHWITNESS NEWS/BUZZ
Edited by Dan Skye
Auto-pot; Taxing medi-pot; Bill O'Reilly spews lies; Kosher cannabis; Marley family concert; Phillies Blunts saved; EMS and MJ; French candidate backs pot; Huge headshop; CelebStoner; 6th annual Lakota Hemp Days; Smoke the P.U.C.K.; AIDS patients find relief; Marijuana racism; New Mexico OKs medi-pot; Charting the Drug War; NFL star talks about weed; Barbara Ehrenreich on collective joy; Standing Silent Nation debuts; NORMLizer; Freedom Fighter; Ask Dr. Mitch; Blue Cheer; Japanese psychedelia; Reviews; Mushroom experiment; Brain Damage Control; Almost Infamous; Miss HIGH TIMES.

GROWORLD
Edited by Danny Danko
Pix of the Crop; THMQ; Pot Pest Control; Gear/Hot Products; Jorge's Rx and July Calendar, by Jorge Cervantes.

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