International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 445-451 , November 2010

Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out: The impact of neo-liberalism on magic mushroom users’ (in)ability to imagine collectivist social worlds

Received 2 April 2010 ,Revised 13 July 2010 ,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.07.001

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 445-451 , November 2010