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Declaration of the 2nd Brazilian Indigenous Conference on Ayahuasca

We, representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Juruá, Envira and Tarauacá—Ashaninka, Huni Kuin, Madija, Kuntanawa, Nawa, Noke Koi, Nukini, Puyanawa, Shanenawa, Yawanawá and Shawãdawa—assembled at the...

Psychedelic Markets of the Future

Psychedelic Markets of the Future Discussions of legalizing psychedelics to date consist of more questions than answers. The medical model is insufficient but there have...

Why California’s Future Psychedelics Legislation Should Start with Decriminalization of All...

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.

Peyote in the United States: Prisoner of War as the War...

Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small cactus of the Chihuahuan Desert that has a history of human use dating back at least 6,000 year....

What Do Psychedelic Medicine Companies Owe to the Community?

María Sabina, the curandera who revealed the psychedelic mushroom to the Western world, ultimately died in poverty. Venture capital is betting big on the potential...

Oregon Psilocybin Services Act of 2020

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Findings. The People of the State of Oregon find that: (1) Oregon has the...

On Treading Lightly Through the Lion’s Den: The Path to Psychedelic...

“turn on, tune in, drop out” provoked a conservative backlash of such ferocity that our society is still reeling from it As the Western world...
A Call for Public Support Against the Current Demonization of Ayahuasca Practices in Spain

A Call for Public Support Against the Current Demonization of Ayahuasca...

Recent fallout from a YouTuber's infiltration of a Santo Daime group in Spain has brought to the forefront the need to destigmatize ayahuasca use. In response, scholars, researchers, NGOs, and members of ayahuasca groups have united to fight for the religious freedom of the use of ayahuasca. This call, signed by members of the psychedelic community, outlines the situation and steps that need to be taken to honour religious and ethnic minorities' use of ayahuasca and other psychedelic medicines.

The Emergence of a New Market: Psychedelic Science Conferences

I confess I am a conference nerd. I love conferences: I like to attend them, to speak at them, and most of all, I deeply enjoy...

How Should Plant Medicines Be Regulated?

While many of us in the psychedelic community are clear that plant medicines shouldn’t be criminalized, there is less agreement regarding what might replace...
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