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SUMMARY:Course: Certificate in Ceremony\, Ethics & Reciprocity
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nPrice $950 \nThis certificate is a 6-month\, 80-hour journey designed for those already facilitating or assisting in ceremonies\, aiming to create a safer\, more equitable\, and informed space for plant medicine practices. It focuses on reducing risks\, strengthening community accountability\, and cultivating skills for ethical ceremonial leadership outside traditional Indigenous contexts. \n 
URL:https://chacruna.net/event/course-certificate-in-ceremony-ethics-reciprocity/
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SUMMARY:Course: Ayahuasca Healing\, Science and Indigenous Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nPrice $950 \nThis course will be taught by leading experts in the field of ayahuasca research and renowned Indigenous leaders. The goal of the course is to address the current challenges and new perspectives on the use of ayahuasca in a global context\, not only from an academic standpoint but also drawing from Indigenous voices and their experience with ayahuasca. Students will be introduced to current issues on the internationalization of ayahuasca and its impacts. The course will address Amazonian traditional healing modalities; ayahuasca and Western psychotherapy\, the commodification of ayahuasca;​​therapeutic and clinical research; conservation\, environmental legislation and the legal framework of ayahuasca worldwide. This course will also be dedicated to honor the voices and experiences of Brazilian Indigenous leaders\, addressing issues that are most dear to Indigenous communities that consecrate ayahuasca. Our Indigenous professors will explore the dilemmas posed by western civilization\, such as exploitative extractivism\, cultural appropriation\, and the discredit of ancestral knowledge. They will also talk about ayahuasca shamanism and its role for the political\, spiritual and cultural resistance of Indigenous Peoples. This innovative course will bridge the gap between academic and traditional knowledge\, connecting the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science. Following Chacruna’s tradition\, this course will unite a community of kindred people to get together and exchange notes around the most complete and up-to-date debates on ayahuasca and its challenges in current times.
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SUMMARY:When the Feds Come A-Knocking: Psychedelic Churches and the Law
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 16th\, 2025 from 12:00-1:30pm PST\nJoin us for an insightful discussion on the intersection of psychedelic churches and U.S. law\, focusing on religious protections for ayahuasca and other plant medicines. We’ll explore whether these churches should apply for DEA exemption permits or operate without approval\, the high costs of litigating against the government\, and what the future holds for ayahuasca churches in the U.S. Our conversation will also address who decides what qualifies as a “sufficiently religious” practice for legal protection\, the balance between practitioners’ rights and responsibilities\, and how governmental interests in enforcing the Controlled Substances Act affect these religious practices. We will examine whether using multiple sacred substances in ceremonies could hinder religious exemptions and what the Jensen v. Utah County case means for religious freedom. This forum will offer valuable perspectives on how religious freedom and plant medicine practices could evolve within the current legal framework. You’ll hear from our speakers\, including Martha J. Hartney\, a private practice attorney and drug policy reform advocate. She is Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants Advisor and the first steward of the Religious Use Subcommittee of the Psychedelic Bar Association. Allison Hoots\, an attorney advising churches on the religious use of sacraments\, Chacruna’s Law and Drug Policy Reform Advisor and the lead author of Chacruna’s Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches. Lastly\, William Barzee\, a criminal defense attorney with extensive ayahuasca-related case experience\, has secured religious freedom-based dismissals of federal charges and advocated for ayahuasca use during federal probation. \n 
URL:https://chacruna.net/event/when-the-feds-come-a-knocking-psychedelic-churches-and-the-law/
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