The Chacruna Chronicles

Chacruna Chronicles publishes original articles by researchers, scholars, ethnographers, and practitioners in the psychedelic and plant medicine fields, presented in an accessible format. The platform focuses on social, cultural, political, and scientific topics, especially issues such as diversity, access, cultural appropriation, regulation, and conservation. It actively amplifies voices of women, Indigenous people, BIPOC, and LGBTQI communities.

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A Glimmer of Hope: Gratitude and Community at the Close of Psychedelic Culture 2026

At the close of Psychedelic Culture 2026, Chacruna’s Lead Program Officer Alejandra Barajas expressed deep...

Bridges of Knowledge: Reciprocity, Diplomacy, and the Future of Plant Medicines

Representing Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho at Psychedelic Culture 2026, Luiz Gustavo Sanches Betti praised the...

The Eccentric Spiral of Psychedelia

Conferences in the US coincided with Donald Trump's determination to expedite the regulation of psychedelic...

Staying on the Bicycle: Leaning Into the Tension of Psychedelic Culture

Bia Labate critiques the mainstream psychedelic renaissance for prioritizing clinical, commercial models while extracting and...

Not Many Patents Threaten Traditional Knowledge About Ayahuasca

Intellectual property disputes over Indigenous knowledge, especially around ayahuasca, are often overstated by inflated patent...

Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT: An Uneasy Partnership?

Ibogaine has gained attention and funding for treating addiction and mental health, often paired with...

Queering Psychedelics: A Resource Toolkit”

Queering Psychedelics is part of Chacruna's ongoing work to uplift queer, trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive...

Extended State Dimethyltryptamine (DMT): Psychedelic Renaissance Progresses to Psychedelic Enlightenment

Extended state DMT research extends the typically brief psychedelic experience, enabling sustained, controlled exploration of...

Rethinking Psychedelic Risk

Bia Labate argues psychedelic risk is exaggerated through colonial, moralizing narratives that conflate risk with...

The Tangled Web of Psychedelics and Memory

Ali McGhee uses a New York Times story on recovered memories during MDMA use as...

Authors

Chacruna Chronides is shaped by a diverse community of writers, researchers, and practitioners who bring depth, nuance, and critical perspective to the psychedelic field. We are grateful to all of our authors for their contributions.

If you are interested in contributing, we invite you to join our growing network of voices by sending an inquiry via chronicles@chacruna.net.

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