Cops demand the right for cops to do psychedelic drugs
For decades in the U.S., police officers have served as the frontline troops in a militarized war on drugs in which millions were jailed for non-violent offenses. But a small cadre of serving and former police officers, in the U.S. and across the world, are – like Gergerian – finding that when used responsibly and therapeutically, some of the drugs can ease distress and make them happier.
Gergerian even thinks psychedelic therapy can help to heal the crisis in policing – where accusations of racial bias and fatal shootings have led to the “defund the police” movement. “Psychedelic-assisted therapies are the antidote to highly contagious infections like hate,” he says. “They will help create space so we can carefully move towards one another, listen, accept, and extend a hand in service to each other for the sake of our entire planet.” Neil Woods, board member of LEAP and a U.K. former undercover detective… also thinks that it may be better to heal police officers, and society-at-large, than defund the police. Doctors, lawyers and people from all sorts of professions attend, including two serving police officers. “They are both trying to change the police force from within the system,” says Broughton. “They’ve decided to focus on their own personal issues in ceremony and become more conscious police officers. If we can have a more conscious police service, that could be one hell of a change.” One of the officers is actively campaigning for drug law reform, too.
Original Article (Daily Beast):
Cops demand the right for cops to do psychedelic drugs
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