Leila Salazar Lopez, Favianna Rodriguez
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Key themes at Psychedelic Science 2023 included examining access, affordability, and reciprocity. The community was urged to address the impact of colonial systems on Indigenous communities and ensure equity for
Marwan and Noam, Snow Raven
Expansion of psychedelic policy in the US includes decriminalization, adult use regulations, and increased research funding. Elected state lawmakers discuss challenges, opportunities, and lessons from proposed psychedelic legislation.
Rep La Shawn Ford (IL), Rep Alex Dominguez (TX), Tamar Todd
Philanthropy and investors can support crucial psychedelic research and initiatives beyond commercial interests to shape the field and promote equity and social value in the psychedelic economy.
Sandy Samberg
Peyote's historical significance as a sacrament faces sustainability challenges due to increased psychedelic use and ecological threats. Discussion focuses on legal and environmental protection for future generations.
Steven S Benally, Lucy Benally, Forrest Tahdooahnippah
Traditional Indigenous medicines like Ayahuasca have become global phenomena. Psychedelic companies are exploring them for drug development, posing challenges for Indigenous and ceremonial communities.
Traditional medicines and indigenous communities attract outsiders, but interactions can unintentionally harm. How can outsiders respectfully engage and contribute to traditional cultures?
Sandor Iron Rope, Claude Guislain, Sutton King
Indigenous plant medicines and practices are threatened by colonialism, extraction, and climate change. Supporting traditional Indigenous Medicine conservation directly supports climate and biodiversity conservation.
Miriam Volat, Mona Polacca, Chief Nixiwaka Biraci Yawanawa
Address delves into peyote's historical, cultural, and colonial impact, challenging dominant narratives and exploring paths for cultural preservation and religious freedom. Speakers illuminate untold narratives and complexities.
Panel explores reciprocity in global plant medicine spaces, focusing on disparities in psychedelic renaissance participation between Global North and South communities, emphasizing Indigenous perspectives and advocating for decolonization. Discussions include
Marlena Robbins, Joseph Mays
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