ESPD50
Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs
On the 50th anniversary during the month of June 2017 an international group of specialists finally gathered again to share their perspectives on past, present, and future research in the field of ethnopharmacology. The symposium was held at the spectacular Tyringham Hall in Britain. Synergetic Press published a collector’s box set including the first edition of 1967 plus a brand new book with the 50th anniversary symposium’s findings.
ESPD50 gathered a selection of the most well-respected ethnopharmacology researchers
The symposium was held at the spectacular Tyringham Hall in Britain. ESPD50 was organized by a team led by Dennis McKenna. Synergetic Press published a collector’s box set including the first edition of 1967 plus a brand new book with the 50th anniversary symposium’s findings.
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“The discovery of ESPD’s publication changed my life. For me, at least, that book was influential because it provided a cultural context for psychedelics based on traditions older and richer than anything I had encountered in mass media sources.”
Read about Dennis’ personal journey with the first ESPD symposium volume here
ESPD50 Collector’s Box Set
In collaboration with Synergetic Press, the McKenna Academy reprinted the 1967 symposium volume and published the 2017 ESPD conference findings together in a high quality collector’s edition box set that won the esteemed James A. Duke Botanical Literature Award. This popular publication has been reprinted seven times already.
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