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This book is sold for educational and informational purposes only.The author and publisher in no way encourage readers of this bookto participate in illegal activities, and will not be held accountable forany action taken by a reader based on information presented in thisbook. Manufacture, possession, or sale of a scheduled plant or drug isa crime that can result in a lengthy prison term and significant fines.Psychedelic Resource ListFourth Edition (version 4.5) 2003 & 2004 by Jon Hanna. All rights reserved.The fourth edition of this book was published in early 2003. When it came time to reprint the book in early 2004, Irealized that a lot of it had become out-of-date. While I hadn’t tracked down enough new listings to create a fifth editionyet, I didn’t feel comfortable simply reprinting the fourth edition as it was. The comprimise is what you hold in your hands,“version 4.5,” which has been completely updated but only slightly expanded. Companies that have gone out-of-businesshave been removed, those who have had changes to their contact details or product lines have been amended, and a fewnew tidbits have been added to fill in the holes. Enjoy.Edited by Sylvia Thyssen.The illustration that appears on the title page and at each new chapter page, and the illustration on page 207are both from Moritz von Schwind’s 1833 work Album für Raucher and Trinker (An Almanac for Smokers andDrinkers).Portions of this book have been directly quoted from the literature sent by the various organizations listed.In most cases, illustrations throughout the book were taken from material sent with each organization’sliterature. In the art chapter, images pictured have been kindly provided by the artists.Soma GraphicsPOB 19820Sacramento, CA 95819-0820USAISBN 0-9654383-3-3Notice: We’ve recycled the unused covers from the first edition of this book for use with this edition. Thereshould be a sticker with the new ISBN number covering the old one on the back of this book. If, throughneglect on our part, this sticker is missing, please note that the number listed above is the correct ISBN.4

CONTENTSAbout This Book . 7ART . 9AUDIO & VIDEOTapes, Records, CDs, Videos & DVDs . 29BOOK VENDORS & PUBLISHERS . 35E-MAIL GROUPS & THE INTERNET . 61ETHNOBOTANICALSSeeds, Live Plants, Dried Herbs & Extracts . 81CANNABIS SEEDS . 105GARDENING & LIGHTING SUPPLIES . 111HEMP RELATED . 115SMOKING SUPPLIESMerchandise & Other Miscellaneous Stuff . 119MUSHROOMS .135NON-PROFIT, RELIGIOUS & PROFESSIONAL GROUPS . 145PERIODICALS . 163SEMINARS & GATHERINGS . 179SMART DRUGS, PHARMACEUTICALS & RESEARCH CHEMICALS . 191AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING . 197ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .2035

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Whenever you write for information, it’s a good idea to senda long (#10) self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). Actually, it is a better idea to place a couple of stamps inside theenvelope (and mention that you’ve included them in thismanner). This way, if the envelope that you sent is too small forthe company’s catalog, they can still use your stamps on one oftheir own larger envelopes. When writing to a business overseas, you can include International Postal Reply Coupons.These should help cover the postage from any country. Sometimes it will take a while before you hear back from a business.Be patient—many of these companies are run by single individuals, who handle every task related to their operation themselves. However, my feeling is that, if you haven’t heard anything for a month or more, it may be time to write a letterreminding them about your inquiry or order.About This BookThe Psychedelic Resource List (PRL) was a subscription-basednewsletter that first appeared in 1994. In 1996, all of the dataand reviews from past issues of this newsletter were compiledinto book form, and new editions of this book have appearedevery year or two. The revised and updated fourth edition,which you now hold in your hands, also contains additionalinformation from the “Sources” column that I currently writefor The Entheogen Review (see page 167). From 1997 to 1999 the“Sources” column was co-authored by Will Beifuss, and hedeserves a lot of credit for helping find many of the companiesdescribed in this book.Herein you will find all manner of organizations related tothe many different areas of psychedelia. This book isn’t meantto act as a catalog. While the information in this book wascurrent when it was published, things change—sometimesquite rapidly. Businesses frequently raise their prices, occasionally lower their prices, and may close their doors altogether. Youshould always contact the businesses and organizations listed toget more information about their catalog costs and productprices before placing an order. Most businesses these days haveweb pages, which generally provide up-to-date informationabout their products or services. One approach that some ofthese businesses take is that they offer a free print catalog tothose people who request it via their web page. So, if you haveInternet access, it pays to check any web pages listed first, beforesending off a few bucks for a catalog. If you aren’t able to locatea business in this book, or if you get a snail-mail request forinformation returned with no new address listed, you might tryto do a web search on the business. Using this tactic, I was ableto find the new addresses for a number of businesses whoseinformation had gone out-of-date. Before using the web toaccess any information related to drugs, read the cautions at thestart of the chapter on the Internet.Letters of inquiry should be typed. At the least, type out yourreturn address, and include your country as well (unless you arein the same country as the business you are writing to).Running a mail-order business for the last decade, I am continually shocked by how illegible some people’s handwriting is. Iwonder how they expect to get a response? If you don’t have atypewriter or computer, at the very least, print neatly in capitalletters.On company listings where there is an asterisk notedbeneath the primary business name, do not write to them using thefirst name listed. Some companies like to keep a low profile, andhence they use a different name or merely some initials as themailing address. Use the name or initials that are on the sameline as the asterisk when writing to these companies.There are a lot of companies these days, particularly on theweb, that mainly stock spurious “herbal” MDMA pills or ineffective Cannabis substitutes—sold because they look like buds, notbecause they have any desirable pharmacological effects. Occasionally some of these companies might have a decent productor two. However, since most such products can be found fromother sites that are less opportunistic about exploiting the Waron Drugs by selling look-alike placebos, for the most part I havenot included this sort of company unless they offer somethingpretty unique. I strongly recommend that people don’t shop atthese sorts of businesses, which are more hype than substance.They are easy enough to spot.If one considers the number of companies that sell psychoactive plants, seeds, and herbs as any indication, the interest inpsychedelics has exploded over the last few years. It has becomevery difficult to keep up on all of the new companies that pop up,and I expect that some of these companies may have a short life.In the past, I was better able to provide detailed reviews ofcompanies, because I’d had personal experiences with them.These days, that sort of experience is impossible due to the sheervolume of companies. Because of this quandary, I have instituted a new coding system with this edition of the PRL. Thoselistings with a symbol in front of their name are personalfavorites or known to be reliable. Either they have been aroundfor years and I have heard nothing but good things, or I haveordered from them myself, or I know the people running thecompany. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all of these companies’ offerings are the greatest, nor that they always have thelowest prices. But it does mean that I am quite confident thatthese companies are not rip-off schemes, and that there is agreater likelihood the will be around for the long haul. This alsoshouldn’t be seen as any sort of slight toward those companiesthat don’t have the recommendation; there are undoubtedlymany great organizations and businesses that I simply haven’thad enough first-hand contact with. Those listings that are notselling anything, but which provide content of some mannerover the web that have a are simply ones that I feel are of agenerally high quality.It’s not all about psychedelics. Although psychedelics arethe primary focus herein, there are some companies listedselling products that have stimulant or narcotic effects. Thereare some companies that sell non-psychoactive hemp products.There are some organizations related to the study of alteredconsciousness, transcendental psychology, or spiritual exploration. As well, some of the businesses listed herein were hard toplace in one category. There are mushroom companies that alsosell other herbs. There are herb and plant vendors that also sellpure research chemicals. Look around a bit, and you’re sure tofind something of interest, occasionally in an unexpected spot.A few of the businesses listed in this book fall into legal grayareas. Some companies sell products that are entirely legal in thecountry that they are operating from, but that aren’t legal inanother country. Since this book is written for an internationalaudience, it behooves consumers to educate themselves aboutthe laws in their own country. The USA (“land of the free”) hassome of the most restrictive laws on personal freedoms related7

magazine is not self-published but it is still available from theauthor. In these cases, the author probably purchased the copyhim- or herself from the publisher, and in selling it directly, heor she will perhaps make 50% of the retail price—as opposed tothe piddling percentage that most publishers pay their authors,which might only be 5% to 10% (if they’re lucky).to what drugs individuals may or may not consume. Manycompanies not based in the USA will ship their products to anycountry, including the USA; responsibility for knowing thelegality of their products in the country where the customerlives is placed entirely on the customer. I in no way encouragepeople to break the any of their country’s laws. I do encourageactivism to change the laws that you don’t agree with in yourcountry.While I have ordered legal products from a number of theseorganizations, I haven’t ordered anything from many of them,and have never ordered anything that is illegal in the state thatI live in. For these reasons, in some cases, all that I had to go onwhen compiling an entry was the information that the organization sent or what was posted at their web site. Occasionally,an organization is a rip-off. I have included a few such organizations, to point them out so that readers will avoid them. I amalways eager to hear about experiences that readers have withthe different organizations, both good and bad. Although it isimpossible for any resource list of this type to include everyorganization that may be of interest, I do feel that there will besomething intriguing within these pages for anyone interestedin psychedelics and consciousness exploration. And, I am always grateful when my readers point out new organizations toinclude, so don’t hesitate to write if you’ve got something toshare that isn’t listed here.I highly recommend, when requesting information or ordering from any business in this book—for reasons of privacy—that one always uses an alias and a mail drop. It is commonpractice for businesses and organizations to buy and sell theirmailing lists. Occasionally mailing lists are seized by (or givento) the police, and these lists could be used to target people whoare perceived as potential “drug offenders.” A recent examplewas when the DEA subpoenaed a book publisher to turn overthe names and addresses of everyone in a particular state whohad ordered a Cannabis cultivation book. Quite reasonably, thebook publisher didn’t keep any records of the specific titlesordered by customers, and hence the DEA didn’t get thisinformation. Good books about mail drops can be had from afew of the businesses listed in the Book Publishers & Vendorschapter.Be aware that many companies listed in this book ship theirproducts via a private mailing company, such as UPS or FedEx.These companies generally won’t deliver to post office boxes, soyou’ll need to provide a street address. Rather than have apackage delivered and returned, it pays to find out what methodof shipping is being used first. Also be aware that privatemailing companies can and do open and search packages,working in conjunction with various legal authorities. As well,United States Postal Service can legally open “media mail,” andregularly does so. First-class mail sent through the USPS issupposed to be protected by law. However, what with the currentUSA administration’s “Operation TIPS” program, part of the“Citizen Corps,” spying on your fellow Americans is nowwholeheartedly endorsed by the government! tm.)It is possible that—unbeknownst to them—a business youwrite to will be under surveillance. These “mail cover” operations are a way in which the authorities can gather data withoutany type of search warrant. The police simply copy down thereturn address information from all mail that arrives at aparticular business. Just by writing to this business, you canhave the name and address that you used entered into a policedatabase. Many people prefer not to write a return address at allon their envelope, or they make up something or write illegibly.The only problem with this is that, if the company has gone outof-business, you won’t get your mail back and you’ll never knowwhy they didn’t respond. In addition, new scrutiny of the mailsince September 11, 2001, may cause the postal service to lookmore closely at envelopes that have no return address on them.The best idea is to get a non-traceable mail drop, and use this asthe return address.Finally, I would be remiss not to mention the recent “antiterrorist” USA Patriot Act, that resulted from the 9/11 attackson the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This unconstitutional Act guts the Fourth Amendment, allowing the government to search homes and offices surreptitiously, read e-mail,and follow web surfing habits without a court order. Thegovernment now has full reign to ignore the rights to privacy ofanyone and everyone, so long as it can reasonably argue that ithas done so in an effort to fight terrorism. Alas, “terrorism” hasnot been well-defined, and there is concern that numerousdomestic political organizations, such as Earth First, Greenpeace,and others, may become targets. It is not that far of a stretch toassume that drug dealers and even drug users could be considered “domestic terrorists” in the future. (Indeed, the politicoshave said that the War on Terrorism needs to be fought in thesame manner as the War on Drugs has been; as if the latter warhas been any kind of a success!) Screaming “patriots” follow likelemmings, unaware that we have had our freedom stolen fromus—not by terrorists, but by our own government claiming tofight for us. It is a sad sort of irony. Let’s all try to stay as safe aspossible within this new world order. — Jon HannaAgain, I do not encourage anyone to do anything illegal.People in the USA who order a psilocybian mushroom growingkit, and have it sent to the address where they plan on illegallygrowing mushrooms, are just plain foolish. The same goes forthose who might order illegal Cannabis seeds. In fact, anyonewho ever does anything illegal at his or her home, and uses hisor her home address to order anything from any of the organizations listed in this book just isn’t really thinking too clearly.I hope that some day the laws in the USA will change, andthat those people who ingest substances to expand their consciousness, for psychological and philosophical inquiry, forspiritual reasons, for medical purposes, or for recreation, won’tbe treated like criminals.As someone who self-publishes, I tend to support theindividual writer, artist, or entrepreneur first and foremost.Therefore, whenever a book or magazine is self-published, Istrongly encourage people to purchase it directly from thepublisher (in most cases), rather than through a bookstore or onthe news stands. In this way, the person who is primarilyresponsible for the work is the one who gains the most financially. The exception to this situation is when the book or8

ARTDue to an increasing interest in psychedelic art, I have created this new chapter that describes a few of the artistsworking in this area and includes some additional sources for various psychedelic art and artifacts. This chapter shouldby no means be considered comprehensive; it is but a small taste, and primarily focuses on artists and organizations thatI find to be of personal interest.9

high-quality art while under the influence of these drugs isdifficult, if not impossible. Due to advances in computer graphics and a pioneering vision, John Allen proves with his art thatthis maxim can no longer be clung to. Many of his beautifuldigital abstractions have been created as his mind wandered thepsychedelic labyrinths produced by various entheogens. Technology has finally caught up with the speed of ancient pharmacology, and Allen’s work blends the two with brilliant illumination. While I have enjoyed looking at Allen’s art on-line, theslow downloads due to my dial-up connection have been a bitfrustrating. I am happy that he decided to release this materialin a format that can be accessed with the speed of a disk-drive.ACID WARPNoah Spurrier1004 Revere Avenue, STE. B-45San Francisco, CA Acid Warp is a psychedelic screen saver for your computer.I haven’t seen it yet, and I don’t use screen savers myself, so Ican’t comment on this except to say that it has become quitelegendary on the ’net amongst users of entheogens. NoahSpurrier, Acid Warp’s creator, also publishes the Journal ofTrepanning (relating the latest info about drilling holes inpeople’s skulls to increase intelligence and creativity). Checkout the great wallpaper that he has designed, at www.no

1 A Note from the Author The Psychedelic Resource List (PRL) was born in 1994 as a subscription-based newsletter.In 1996, everything that had previously been published, along with a boun