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Our mission

OPEN: Research into the Psychedelic Experience Netherlands

The OPEN Foundation is an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at achieving the following goals.

  • To make psychedelics an accessible subject for both scientists and students who want to do research.
  • The acknowledgement of psychedelics as a legitimate academic subject at all Dutch universities.
  • To increase awareness of the (psycho-) therapeutical applications of psychedelics.
  • To stimulate media and politics to adopt an objective and evidence-based attitude towards psychedelics.

Please continue to our extended mission statement to read more on how we plan to achieve these goals.

Latest News

  • Lezing Delft: Geestverruimende Middelen

    Voor de geïnteresseerde student uit Delft en omgeving, wordt er aan de TU Delft - binnen de reeks prangende vragen een lezing georganiseerd over geestverruimende middelen. De lezing is gratis te bezoeken en begint om 20:15 op maandag 22 maart. Lees hieronder waar de lezing precies over gaat.



    Written on Monday, 08 February 2010 10:43
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  • Lecture on Google: The Role of Sacramental Plants in Sustainable Communities in the Western Amazon

    Watch the full, 64 minutes long lecture by Paulo Roberto Silva e Souza, about three different communities living in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon. He describes how they handle their environment in a sustainable and respectful manner, inspired by the use of 'sacred', visionary plants. These enable these communities in protecting the vulnerable Amazonian ecosystem. The speaker also focuses on the question of how these communities can act as an example to 'us', with the problems that face modern Western society. He thinks that we also could benefit from increased awareness of our environment. Read the full abstract in…



    Written on Saturday, 06 February 2010 13:04
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  • LSD Docu Night Groningen

    LSD Docu Night Groningen LSD – Hofmann's Wonder Drug and Problem Child After the success of our Ayahuasca documentary night, we have found a new theme! This time it will be about LSD. We will display two documentaries: Hofmann's Potion and LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug. Both are about LSD, but show different angles of view. Both give a balanced picture of one of the most well-known psychedelics in the world: LSD. By some, LSD is seen as a demonic and extremely dangerous drug, which should be fought at all cost. Others see it as a fantastic drug because of its mind-expanding qualities…



    Written on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:38
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