Commonly found throughout sections of New York City, a neighborhood/district/burough that looks, as the result of gang activity and structure abandonments, as though it has fallen victim to a US air force 'shock and awe' strike.
by Michael Nelson July 23, 2004
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic studies, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Headed by Richard Doblin of Harvard University, MAPS is the largest fund supporting research into the medical and psychiatric uses of Psychedelics and Marijuana in the world. It is also one of the most powerful lobbying influences in the US on issues concerning the War on Drugs. MAPS is currently supporting many extraordinarily promising research projects some of which include an MDMA project for the treatment of PTSD, an Ibogaine project for the termination of physical addiction to opiates (heroin, pain killers). They also a currently involved in a lawsuit against the DEA in regards to their legal ability to grow their own marijuana for medical research ... in some of the latest news regarding this lawsuit, a large group of Christian churches organized a petition that was sent to the DEA in favor of MAPS's efforts.
by Michael Nelson December 09, 2007