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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.

Recent Posts by Author

Controversy Over Injustice Against Ayahuasca Traditional Knowledge Rebounds

This article explores a paper written by Eduardo Ekman Schenberg and Konstantin Gerber titled Overcoming...

Can ethics and sexual abuse allegations create backlash and impact the current psychedelic renaissance?

In this article, Marcelo Leite discusses the long history of ethical violations in psychedelic practice,...

Science Has Shown Me the Way Ahead with Psychedelics

In this personal account, Brazilian journalist Marcelo Leite talks about his shift from being primarily...

Michael Pollan Plunges into Mescaline, Opium, and Caffeine in His New Book

Brazilian journalist Marcelo Leite reviews Michael Pollan’s takes on mescaline, opium, and caffeine in Pollan’s...

Oregon’s and Compass’s Opposite Approaches to Psilocybin Therapy Should Coexist, Says Initiator of Measure 109

Marcelo Leite, Ph.D., summarizes how the medicalization and legalization regulatory models for psilocybin-assisted therapy can...

Capitalism Goes Rogue with Patent Claims on Psychedelics

Not-for-profit organizations, like MAPS and Usona Institute, are just a few years away from completing...

Researchers Demand Reparations to Mazatecs for Mushroom “Spirit”

There is an emerging multi-billon dollar market for psychedelic therapies as the research becomes more...

Psychedelic Illusions are Not Pathological, and May Even Help You See Better

This article summarizes psychiatric and neuroscientific findings on the similarities between psychedelic and psychiatric hallucinations....

Psychedelic Science Shies Away from Mysticism Without Losing Its Tenderness

The labeling of the psychedelic experience as ‘mystical’ may do little to improve public opinion...
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