The Dire Need for Systemic Critique Within Psychedelic Communities
The most powerful, widespread, and influential components of
society (dominant culture) present existential threats to
the future of humanity (see: climate change and nuclear war). While
this...
Decriminalization Legal Library
Petitions, Resolutions, and Regulations for Decriminalization of Entheogens and Psychoactive Substances in the US
This is a library of legal texts including petitions, resolutions, and...
Can Coca Leaf Avoid the Wrongs of The Psychedelic Revolution?
On August 25, 2020, a proposal presented in Colombia’s Congress to regulate coca and its derivatives, including cocaine, made history. This article dispels the equation of coca and cocaine; highlights the sacredness of the plant to Indigenous Americas; analyzes the underlying questions of the legislative proposal; and discusses the new economic models and regulation of coca.
Why Doctors Give You Pills and Not Ancient Plant Remedies
Since the therapeutic use of sacred plants and fungi began to be accepted by Western medicine, a tug of war has been taking place...
It’s Time to Enthusiastically Celebrate Denver’s Historic Victory to Decriminalize Psilocybin...
An
anthropologist, a lawyer, and a neuroscientist’s response to Michael Pollan
In an opinion
piece to the New York Times commenting on Denver’s recent
historic vote to decriminalize psilocybin,...
Is Ayahuasca Cultural Heritage of Brazil?
Ayahuasca, a drink produced from two plants native to the Amazon region, has gained notoriety in Brazil and internationally, especially because it contains small...
The Navajo Nation to Protect the Sanctity of Azeé – Peyote...
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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....
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...
Fighting for the Legal Use of Ayahuasca as a Religious Sacrament...
Jasmine Virdi interviews Martha Hartney, an attorney fighting for the legal use of aya-huasca as a religious sacrament within the United States. In this article, Martha Hart-ney shares about the legal status of ayahuasca, how this intersects with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and how we can collectively work towards securing the right to drink ayahuasca in bona fide religious settings.
