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Marcelo Leite, Ph.D

Marcelo Leite, PhD is a science journalist and book author based in São Paulo, Brazil. He is a columnist with Folha de S.Paulo, the daily newspaper that publishes his blog Virada Psicodélica (psychedelic turnabout) and is a contributing writer to the Chacruna Chronicles, the publishing branch of the non-profit Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines.

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Congress in Rio Defends Psychedelics in Public Health

Conference in Rio Defends Psychedelics in Public Health

The II Brazilian Congress on Psychedelics, held at IPUB-UFRJ, focused on integrating psychedelics into Brazil's...
Santo Daime Paulo Roberto

Santo Daime ‘Padrinho’ in Rio Faces Accusation of Sexual Harassment

The Eclectic Church of the Fluent Universal Light (ICEFLU), the main Santo Daime organization in...
psychedelic therapy in Argentina

The Golden Decade of Psychedelic Therapy in Argentina

Susana Garcia, an Argentinian woman, was treated for severe anorexia in the 1950s using LSD...
FDA votes against MDMA assisted therapy

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with MDMA Stumbles Over Pharmacological Dogma

On June 4, an FDA advisory committee overwhelmingly rejected MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, citing inadequate...
Scenes from Psychedelic Cultures 2024

The Perfect Flower of Psychedelic Culture: Chacruna Institute’s Conference Proposes Combining Science and Indigenous Traditions

Marcelo Leite reflects on his experience at Chacruna's Psychedelic Culture 2024 conference in San Francisco....
Industry is trepid about psychedelics markets going into 2024.

2024 Begins with Trepidation in Psychedelic Medicine and Markets

In this article, Marcelo Leite outlines the major developments in psychedelic science and markets going...
This is how jurema, a DMT-containing tree, helped the Pankararé people recover their land in Brazil

This is How Jurema, a DMT-Containing Tree, Helped the Pankararé People Recover Their Land in Brazil

The Amaro Science Festival (Festa da Ciência do Amaro), open to the general public since...
the triumphant comeback of psychedelics

The Triumphant Comeback of Psychedelics

Psychedelic Science 2023 brought together 12,000 registrants in Denver, Colorado, four times as many people...
Indigenous Protest at Psychedelic Science 2023

Psychedelic Renaissance: Indigenous Question Agitates the Closure of Psychedelic Science 2023

The final day of Psychedelic Science 2023 focused on celebrating the accomplishments of psychiatrist Stanislav...
Anthropologist questions psychedelic sector on Indigenous exclusion

Psychedelic Renaissance: Anthropologist Questions Psychedelic Sector on Indigenous Exclusion

Marcelo Leite highlights statements made by anthropologist Bia Labate in her opening remarks for Psychedelic...
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