Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

The diversity of specialized Reform organizations

If MAPS learns all about the science of drug effects, but we are left in the same political situation, then MAPS initially seems of little but academic relevance. What use is knowledge about drugs without drug Knowledge? More likely, justifying and carrying out good research about psychedelic drugs is likely to strengthen the position for the other areas of reform activism; good science could help political change. It's important that the reformers have an enlightened organization doing credible and leading scientific research -- better than taking the government NIDA propaganda as "the conclusions of science" due to lack of other reports. So it seems that MAPS is one specialized organization that's needed, like the MAP newsmedia interface org is needed.

The drug war could and should be fought on all fronts - sometimes as a whole, sometimes on each front individually. The reformers win morally, ethically, constitutionally, legally, practically, and so on. Arguing from the Bible (canonical Christian scriptures), Reform wins. Arguing from the Constitution of the U.S., Reform wins. Arguing from History, Reform wins. Arguing from Health, Reform wins. Arguing from Ethics, Reform wins. Arguing from Science (such as MAPS), Reform wins. We can and should battle and win on all fronts.

Only from the worst aspects of socialism, fascism, and capitalism, has Prohibition dominated -- not from reasoned argument in the realms of History, Science, Health, or Religion. Only on emotion-driven propaganda (corporate-owned media; alcohol and tobacco and drug company interests) and sheer power -- covert power -- has Prohibition won the battles so far.

MAPS has the Science part covered. Alchemind has libertarian law part covered. Groups are starting to form along the lines of Christians Against Prohibition, to cover the drug war within the Religion arena.

Donations page at Guidestar/Helping.org donation portal
Donations page for MAPS
MAPS
2105 Robinson Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 924-6277
info at maps.org - bad, no "donations at maps.org".
MAPS home page

The home page has a big "Donating" button. However, left-column nav-area doesn't have a donate link. bad. has stupid so-called "join" link that goes to https://www2.ctc.net/maps/joinmaps.html.

bad - confusing: the url from the Join link in the Donate page is http://www.maps.org/memsub.html. How relate joinmaps.html? Ans: memsub is info page.

The addr-block layout is bad - hard to copy addr.

This is bad - they fail to provide for recurring or random donations from people who are already members. What if you join for $35, like it, and then *would* be inspired to send $500 -- "oh, I guess I can't, 'cause the page is only for joining/starting, not for donating." The org just lost $465, or 93% of the potential contribution, too bad.

bad: form to submit creditcard, but probly not secure, and doesn't say secure. very dangerous. oh, now I see "Secure server" - red text doesn't work. info-goodies availa (Secret Chief, back issues, books)

http://www.maps.org/donating.html - finally, I find a site with a well-named url for donors. Good: has a phone #. Good: has financial reports.

Good: shop-donor arrangement via http://www.greatergood.com

bad: "donation" page doesn't say anything about donating, doesn't mention auto-pay.

Good: has annual reports.

http://www.maps.org/foruminfo.html - confusing, need an actual example of subscribe command for John Smith at acme.com, please!

http://www.maps.org/foruminfo.html - mailto: is broken; when you click the link, the To field is empty.
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MAPS has a tightly moderated list with no unmoderated list. Could add an unmoderated list. Probably the best approach would be a loosely moderated list with frequent URL posted for a guidelines page, and frequent reference to the guidelines.

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