Mary Carreon

Los Angeles

Drug and Culture Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Why is pharmaceutical ketamine disappearing?

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Your weekly dose of psychedelic insights and news Rising demand and supply chain gaps fuel the rise of missing pharmaceutical ketamine in the US. By Mattha Busby Pharmaceutical-grade ketamine is increasingly being lost in transit between the manufacturers and the doctors who rely on it as both an anesthetic and a mental health drug.
Are underground guides being left out of psilocybin’s future?

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to your inbox. Today’s freshly reported stories dive into a new study on underground psilocybin facilitators who worry that the rise of “corporadelics” is stripping the soul from psychedelic therapy. We’ve also got an update on an ongoing study investigating how LSD might help with generalized anxiety.
Oakland’s First Black-Owned Psychedelic Church Is Here

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Bringing back the stories you love—no paywall, just joy. Akoma recently opened its doors in Northern California, offering a safe, soulful space for ancestral healing, community, and education. By Mary Carreón Last August, I found myself in the beating heart of Oakland, California. The air was thick, humid, cloudy, and unmistakably infused with the sour aroma of sungrown cannabis.
What Iboga Taught Me About Obsession and Fear

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Deep dives and investigations you won't find anywhere else After years of obsessive thinking, one of the most powerful psychedelics in the world showed me the way to freedom By Pandora SkyesPhotos by Sarah Bodri My brain is going to short-circuit any moment now. Check the lock on the front door. Check the lock on the back door. Check the lock in the basement. Touch all four knobs on the stove to make sure they’re fully turned off. Did I check the front door? I’ll just make sure.
There’s a new Psilocybe mushroom on the market 🍄✨

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to your inbox. Curious about the stories you’ll only find in The Drop In? We’ve got one on a funky new Psilocybe strain called “Snowball” that comes with a curious genetic mutation. The other looks at a study about psilocybin-assisted therapy showing promise for treating methamphetamine addiction. You can find them immediately below.
LSD, Isolation Tanks, and Talking Dolphins, OH MY

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to your inbox. Today’s freshly reported stories — that you’ll only find in The Drop In — are about a new film diving into John C. Lilly’s experiments with LSD, dolphins, and sensory deprivation tanks, plus a deeper look at Iceland’s psychedelics movement.
Meet the Chemist Making Ayahuasca Gummies

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Bringing back the stories you love—no paywall, just joy. The underground ayahuasca gummy chemist opens up about nausea workarounds, being a school teacher, and the ethical implications of “pharmahuasca.” By Michelle Lhooq Gummies have arguably become the preferred drug delivery method for our current age of convenience. While the cavalier rebellion of snorting a white line will never go out of style, powders in plastic bags are cumbersome, trashy, and prone to messy accidents.
How Mushrooms Healed My Catholic Guilt

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Deep dives and investigations you won't find anywhere else Raised to fear psychedelics, I found salvation in tripping after years of religious trauma. I’m not the only one. By Laura O’Connor When I was a kid, my brother and I would play a game. After our regular confession (the ‘Sacrament of Reconciliation’ in Catholicism), we would compare each other’s penance (the prayers we had to say to receive forgiveness), and whoever had to pray the most was the loser.
Science says psychonauts aren’t afraid to die

2 months ago | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Welcome back to The Drop In, DoubleBlind’s newsletter serving up news, culture, and independent journalism about psychedelics straight to your inbox. Today’s freshly reported news stories are about the importance of criticism within the psychedelics field and how psychedelics use is linked to a lower fear of death. You can find both of these pieces immediately below! If you keep scrolling, you’ll find stories on Jedi Flipping, African psychedelics, and music to listen to while you trip.
The First Black-Owned Psychedelic Church In the US Is Open in Oakland

Nov 26, 2024 | doubleblindmag.com | Mary Carreon

Last August, I found myself in the heart of Oakland, California, where the air was thick — humid, cloudy, and unmistakably infused with the aroma of sungrown cannabis. That’s because the Emerald Cup, the OG cannabis awards show and music festival, had descended upon the city, dragging along its orbit of legendary after-parties, where LSD, mushrooms, and everything in between flow like the Eel River at the beginning of spring.