• December 30, 2002. "Critics take issue with antidrug campaign" - Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The Philadelphia Inquirer
    
• December 25, 2002. "Addiction Treatment Strives for Legitimacy" - Brian Vestag, Journal of the American Medical Association
    
• November 15, 2002. "Ecstasy is Good for People That Suffer From Trauma" - Dan Even, Maariv
    
• November 6, 2002. "Ecstasy has dramatic effect on Parkinson's symptoms" - David Concar, New Scientist
    
• October 27, 2002. "Is Pot Good For You?" - John Cloud, Time.com
    
• October 27, 2002. "The New Politics of Pot" - Joel Stein, Time.com
    
• October 8, 2002. MAPS' reply to the paper published in Science by George Ricaurte, et. al ["Severe Dopaminergic Neurotoxicity in Primates After a Common Recreational Dose Regimen of MDMA ('Ecstasy')"]   [see Washington Post, New York Times and New Scientist articles discussing the Ricaurte paper]
    
• September 30, 2002. "On Ecstasy, Consensus Is Elusive" - Rick Weiss, Washington Post
    
• September 27, 2002. "Study in Primates Shows Brain Damage From Doses of Ecstasy" - Donald G. McNeil, Jr., New York Times
    
• September 26, 2002. MAPS' Press Release About Science Paper
    
• September 26, 2002. "Ecstasy users 'risk Parkinson's disease'" - David Concar, New Scientist
    
• September 26, 2002. "Psychedelic Philanthropist and Shareware Leader Dies" - D. Parvaz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    
• September 24, 2002. "Software Pioneer Bob Wallace Dies" - Brier Dudley, Seattle Times
    
• September 22, 2002. "Altered States - 'Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey Into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism' by Daniel Pinchbeck" - Reviewed by Brian Doherty, Washington Post
    
• September 21, 2002. Editorial: "Friends of meth? Medical pot raids help drug traffickers", Sacramento Bee
  
  "Faces at rally reveal tragic truth of medical marijuana patients" - Diana Griego Erwin, Sacramento Bee
    
• September 15, 2002. "Thousands Gather for Marijuana Rally" - Jessica Van Sack, Boston Globe
    
• September 12, 2002. "Ecstasy Begets Empathy" - Sheerly Avni, Salon
    
• September 5, 2002. "The Agony and the Ecstasy". A scientific row has broken out over the effects of Ecstasy - The Economist
    
• September 4, 2002. "Self Medication and Psychotherapy" - Interview with Alexander and Ann Shulgin, NPR's The Connection (  RealPlayer Audio  |  Download RealPlayer )
    
• September 2, 2002.
  Commentary from Harry Sumnall
   
  Commentary from John Cole (September 3)
   
  "Sorted - Jon Cole, Harry Sumnall And Charles Grob argue that the long-term effects of Ecstasy use are far from clear, and that psychologists are muddying the waters" - The Psychologist (PDF format)  
   
  Cole JC, Sumnall HR, Grob CS. "Where are the Ecstasy casualties?" (Response to critique of article) (PDF format)  
   
  "Scientists Say Long-Term Effects of Ecstasy Unclear" - Patricia Reaney, Reuters News Service
  "Ecstasy not dangerous, say scientists" - Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
  "Row erupts over ecstasy dangers" - BBC News
    
• September 2002. "Professor X" - Ethan Brown, Wired Magazine. Feature on Sasha Shulgin.
    
• July 26, 2002. "High Anxiety: Irrational Fear of Ecstasy, Not Real Danger, Inspires Measure" - Kevin B. Zeese, President, Common Sense for Drug Policy, Los Angeles Daily Journal
    
• July 18, 2002. "Date-Rape Drug OKd to Treat Sleep Disorder" - Aaron Zitner, Los Angeles Times
    
• June 24, 2002. "Ecstasy for Agony?" - Christie Aschwanden, Health magazine
    
• June 8, 2002. Letter to the Editor from Rick Doblin and Mark A.R. Kleiman regarding the May 25th editorial "Medical Marijuana in Court" - New York Times
    
• June 6, 2002. "Dr. Ethan Russo: Pot Pioneer" - Cannabis Culture [Note: MAPS has supported Dr. Russo's medical marijuana efforts]
    
• June 1, 2002. Letter to the Editor from Reed Irvine (Chairman, Accuracy in Media) regarding the May 25th editorial "Medical Marijuana in Court" - New York Times
    
• May 25, 2002. "Medical Marijuana in Court" - New York Times Editorial
    
• May 10, 2002. "Teen's death raises awareness that Ecstasy can be a killer" - Sam Skolnik, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    
• May 10, 2002. "A Coalition Rallies for Electronica Culture" - Winda Benedetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    
• May 9, 2002. "Ecstasy Supporters Hope FDA-approved Study Will Vindicate Drug" - Winda Benedetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    
• May 9, 2002. "Ecstasy Grows More Popular as Many Decide Joy Is Worth the Risk" - Winda Benedetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    
• May 8, 2002. "The Place for Trips of the Mind-Bending Kind" - Tim Weiner, The New York Times. To learn more, read Ian Souter's account of the 3rd World Conference on Salvia divinorum at Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon, Dec. 7-10, 2000.
    
• May 6, 2002. "Sanidad autoriza un ensayo con 'éxtasis' para terapias de violadas" - Rafael Méndez, El País (En español) [Webmaster's very questionable translation: "Health [Ministry] approves study of ecstasy in therapy with rape victims"]
    
• May 1, 2002. "2-C-T-7's Bad Trip" - Kara Platoni, East Bay Express. Features interview with Sasha & Ann Shulgin.
    
• April 18, 2002. "Ecstasy Link to Damage of the Brain 'Misleading' the Public" - Charles Arthur, The Independent
    
• April 20, 2002. "Ecstasy on the Brain" - David Concar and Claire Ainsworth, New Scientist
    
• April 20, 2002. "E is for Evidence" - Editorial, New Scientist
    
• April 18, 2002. "Studies Damning Ecstasy 'Flawed'" - The Guardian
    
• April 10, 2002. "Teaching Kids Safe X" - Julie Holland, M.D., LA Times
    
• April 7, 2002. "Smoking Out Pot's Medical Potential" - Edie Lau, Sacramento Bee
    
• April 2, 2002. "Why Weil Raves About Ecstasy" - MyPrimeTime
    
• April 1, 2002. "A New LSD? Mexican Herb for Sale Online Comes With Divine Claims, Warnings" - Dean Schabner, ABCNews.com
    
• March 25, 2002. "Move over Prozac, It's Ecstasy's Turn" - Brandon Spun, Insight
    
• March 19, 2002. "High Dudgeon" - Jacob Sullum, Reason. An interesting article about the drug war and censorship.
    
• March 10, 2002. "Putting the E in Health" - Jane Feinmann, The Observer (UK).
    
• March 2, 2002. "Is Taking a Psychedelic an Act of Sedition?" - Charles Hayes, Tikkun
    
• January 15, 2002. "Prescription: Euphoria" - Carla Spartos, The Village Voice
    
• January 8, 2002. "A Quiet Revolution for Those Prone to Nodding Off" - David Tuller, The New York Times

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