2006-12-28

Psychedelic Celebrity List

These are living mainstream (not psychedelic culture) celebrities with connections to psychedelics, entheogens, empathogens, psychedelic culture, or Burning Man; appearing in some reasonably positive light (i.e. not merely due to a drug-related arrest).

Please help me maintain this list. Send your suggestions to ustaath (AT) consciousnesscafe.org . Thanks! Credits so far to Bruce S.

In alphabetical order:

William F. Buckley has publicly argued since 1996 for full legalization of prohibited psychoactives ("illegal drugs").

Danny Carey, drummer of the band TOOL, has written about his use of N,N-DMT.

Tommy Chong. Best known for his role as Chong in the Cheech and Chong comedy movies with Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong has become a cause celebre for drug policy reform since his 2003 arrest for "drug paraphernalia" distribution. He sits on the Advisory Board of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) .

Walter Cronkite is a supporter of the Drug Policy Alliance and frequent spokesperson. See his blog post on the topic.

Woody Harrelson, like Tommy Chong, sits on the NORML advisory board and is an outspoken advocate of marijuana legalization.

Apple founder Steve Jobs has publicly credited LSD for some of his inspiration. In the 2005 book What the Dormouse Said, New York Times reporter John Markoff quotes Jobs describing his LSD experience as "one of the two or three most important things he has done in his life." (excerpted from this Wired post).

Bill Maher is a libertarian and an outspoken advocate of marijuana legalization. He also sits on the NORML advisory board.

Willie Nelson is an outspoken advocate of marijuana legalization. He sits on the NORML advisory board.

Daniel Pinchbeck became a psychedelic celebrity when Rolling Stone wrote that he "is actively bidding to become his generation's Timothy Leary -- or, more precisely, the less famous psychedelic thinker Terence McKenna . . . " and Stephen Colbert, in his interview with Pinchbeck on the Colbert Report, called him the "new Timothy Leary." Pinchbeck is the author of two books on psychedelics: Breaking Open the Head and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl.

Joe Rogan has been host of the NBC television program Fear Factor since 2001. In January 2006 Boing Boing broke the news that Rogan is a psychedelics afficianado and has smoked N,N-DMT. More about that in this blog.

Montel Williams, in his personal battle with multiple sclerosis, has turned to marijuana to handle the pain he suffers. He has become an outspoken advocate for medical marijuana.

Gore Vidal argued as early as 1970 for full legalization of prohibited psychoactives ("illegal drugs").

Celebrities Spotted at Burning Man

The only connection between these mainstream celebrities and psychedelic culture, at least that I am aware of, is their alleged appearance at a Burning Man Festival since 2000. In this list the celebrity's name is followed by the year they are alleged to have appeared (when I know it).

David Arquette, 2006

Joan Baez, also THIS LINK

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Rosario Dawson, 2006

Perry Ferrel, Janes Addiction; 2000; also THIS LINK

Matt Gonzalez, San Francisco Mayoral candidate; also THIS LINK

Heather Graham, 2004

Larry Hagman, not much of a celebrity but . . . ; also THIS LINK

Daryl Hannah, 2006

Paul Oakenfold; also THIS LINK

Gwyneth Paltrow

Paul Reubens, 2006

Michelle Rodriguez, 2006

Scott Speedman, 2006

Sting; also THIS LINK

Tiesto; also THIS LINK

Helen Wong, 2006 Wikipedia

Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin

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