031: Dr. Julie Holland

This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within. Today is June 6, 2016, and we are talking with Dr. Julie Holland, psychopharmacologist, psychiatrist, and best-selling author of several books. Find the notes and links for this and other episodes at EntheogenShow.com. Sign up to receive an email when we release a new episode. Follow us @EntheogenShow on Twitter and like EntheogenShow on FaceBook. Thanks for listening. Topics: Julie’s origin story: how did she get interested in this area of research Julie took MDMA with Rick Doblin on the last day it was legal: June 30th, 1985 “Cancer of Yang” – Jeremy Wolff’s phrase (Julie’s husband) Vaginal administration of cannabis to avoid the liver from edible ingestion, 11-OH-THC Edibles: Julie emphasizes the need to wait two hours before re-evaluating dosage Overmedication of society “Do you ever overeat and then feel bad about it?” Big pharma’s answer: strong, long-lasting amphetamine daily. Medical and Recreational Entheogens “Recreation is therapeutic” THC, CBD and Terpenes Some people don’t want to get high from their medicine. Munchies mitigation tip: don’t start eating. Punishment doesn’t work with addiction Pornography and the “new normal”: no pubic hair vs. “very bushy” 70’s Julie’s Books: Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy Ecstasy: the Complete Guide The Pot Book Weekends at Bellevue