Policy

This article introduces the Hablemos del Hikuri peyote conservation project that began in 2017 to research and put into action peyote conservation within Wixarika communities. Its co-founders, Lisbeth Bonilla and Pedro Nájera present the interdisciplinary and intercultural approach this project has toward finding a solution to peyote’s endangered status.

The Supreme Court’s December 2020 ruling in Tanzin v. Tanvir has several lessons for psychedelic religions, as well as the promise that they have a path to compensation for discrimination at the hand of federal officials. Psychedelics law expert Gary Smith explains the ruling and its potential opportunity for expanded recognition of psychedelic religious liberty.

DECEMBER 8, 2020, COLOTLÁN, JALISCO. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN The Wixárika Regional Council for the Defense of Wirikuta made up of the Traditional, Civil and...

In the 2020 election, we have witnessed major drug policy reform happen in states like Oregon which has voted in a psilocybin therapy model and broad drug decriminalization. What should Californian constituents consider for the future of psychedelic legislation? Ariel Clark argues that psychedelic legislation should begin with decriminalizing all drugs.

This article talks about the prevalence of psychedelic exceptionalism in activism groups, the need to decriminalize all drugs for social justice, and the benefits of implementing risk reduction practices in communities.

https://youtu.be/e1M_YFChzOA A Critique of the DEA’s Authority over the Ceremonial Use of Controlled Substances The plaintiffs’ organizations seek judicial relief from DEA prohibitions on controlled substances...

Public initiative or legislative action? Attorney Gary Smith explores legal paths for psychedelics, using cannabis as a model.

A Conversation with Rick Doblin and Natalie Ginsberg of MAPS Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1:30pm PST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic...

https://youtu.be/e3XW1vidbi0 Oakland has long been a leader in drug policy reform and activists in the City continue to expand concepts of what is possible in...

https://youtu.be/Wm490_NdDH4 Social movements are gathering and gaining strength, not only in medical causes, but also in relation to the end of deaths in favelas prompted...