Justin Cooke

Justin Cooke is the co-founder and creative director of Tripsitter.com — an evidence-based educational resource and media company dedicated to the exploration of mind-expanding substances, harm reduction, philosophy, and policy reform.

After graduating as an EMT in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Justin visited the Peruvian Amazon to learn more about ayahuasca and other local plant medicines. His encounters with Aya and San Pedro in the lush Amazon rainforest inspired him to dedicate his focus to the study of plant medicines — a pursuit that continues to this day. He earned a Master Herbalist Diploma in 2014 before moving to Australia to pursue a bachelor’s degree in herbal medicine from Torrens University.

Justin spends his time learning, writing, and talking about topics related to psychedelics, herbal medicine, pharmacology, drug policy reform, and philosophy.

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Ketamine powerful hallucinogenic compound similar to PCP. It's shown a lot of promise recently as a new treatment candidate for depression.

4-AcO-DMT — AKA synthetic shrooms — is a prodrug of a psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms (psilocin).

P-LSD (1-propionyl-lysergic acid diethylamide) is an analog of LSD-25 with nearly identical effects. 1P-LSD is legal in several countries.

The first step to growing magic mushrooms is to buy spores online. Learn where to buy spores and what to do with them when they arrive.

Changa is a combination of an MAO inhibitor & DMT. Sometimes referred to as smokable DMT, changa is a profound, but short-lived psychedelic.

The shadow is all the dark or suppressed traits about ourselves we refuse to accept. Learning to integrate the shadow can improve our lives & relationships.

Ibogaine & its source plant, iboga, are powerful psychedelics with well-established anti-addictive effects — but it's not without its risk.

Kanna is a medicinal herb from South Africa with antidepressant qualities. It’s used alongside other psychoactive herbs to reduce some of the side effects.

Learn the most basic PF Tek method for growing magic mushrooms at home. Everything you need to know to grow an endless supply of Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms.