Martian Gas Flume, Pirate Bay Cloned, Robot given Worm Brain, Report on Emerald Cup 2014

Listen Now to Dr. Future News 12.16.2014

Fun show this week, with tantalizing clues of Martian microbes, how information wants to be free, a new form of biomimicry, plus a focus in the second hour on the Emerald Cup, and the fast emerging Cannabis business culture, as we hurtle to full legality in 2016.  

Dr. Future checks out a display of the organic entries for Emerald Cup 2014

Future News - Ants to the Cleanup, Spray On Solar, Orion Success, Cannabis Emerald Cup

Listen Now to Future News 12.09.14

Harnessing ants for city garbage disposal?  New York City has a proposal along those lines with new research to back up the idea.  But will they unionize? Solar power goes spraycan in the near future, turning just about any surface to a power generation location.  Highly distributed power, here we come! And the Emerald Cup is happening this weekend, one of the premiere showplaces in California for outdoor strains of cannabis and products.  We speak with the founder of the Cup, Tim Blake, touching on the Cup’s origins and the current issues in the California Cannabis community.

Report on the First Fully Legal American Cannabis Cup Event in the Mile High City

Listen Now to our report on the first Legal Recreational Cannabis Cup Event

This weekend the Futures took a trip to Denver to report on what’s happening during the first fully legal Cannabis cup, for both  recreational and medical marijuana.  The town was awash with visitors from both coasts, with plans by many for new companies, products, and pure fun.  There were over a thousand booths and elbow only room for much of the large convention floor and outdoor area. It was somewhat reminiscent of the early days of microcomputing, but with more women, music, and high states of being.  We think you’ll enjoy our download!

Interview with Philippe Lucas, MA - Ayahuasca use in Drug Addiction

Listen now to Philippe Lucas

Philippe Lucas is a Research Affiliate with the Center for Addictions Research of British Columbia and a founding Board member of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studios Canada and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.  His research interests, projects, and publications include the use of cannabis, ibogain, and ayahuasca in the treatment of addiction. 

In this interview with Dr. Future (Al Lundell) he speaks especially about his latest research with Ayahuasca and serious addiction treatment with First Nations of Canada and the indigeous Shipibo of the Amazon rain forest. A fascinating cross-cultural success experiment, intersecting Science and Shamanism..

Recorded at the Psychedelic Science 2013 Conference April 18, 2013 in Oakland, California.