It showcases what psychedelics teaches people about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Michael Pollan , Erika Gagnon , Paul Daley , Kathleen Kral , Felix Scholkmann , Bill Richards , Ann Shulgin , Sandor Iron Rope , James Fadiman , Julius Not Afraid , Lori Tipton , Manish Agrawal , Anselmo GarcÃa MartÃnez , Peter Gasser , Shari Taylor , Arlen Lightfoot , Paul Stamets , Rick Doblin
From its 1943 origins to today's microdosing trend, LSD has been expanding minds and changing lives with the help of counterculture gurus - and the CIA.
Magic mushrooms, long considered sacred by the Indigenous Mazatec in Mexico, become the subject of scientific studies measuring their intense effects.
Championed by both therapists and ravers, ecstasy stands out as the first psychedelic likely to become legalized, thanks to passionate advocates.
Mescaline, the psychoactive molecule in San Pedro and peyote cacti, a sacred medicine that Native Americans have had to fight for the right to use.