…decriminalizing, destigmatizing [grow, gather, gift]… is healing path
“The first time my mom took me out to the garden, I was five and what they were learning about me was in order to deal with my trauma and the things that had happened, plants were really healing,” said Summers. “As an herbalist and as someone that also wants to help people, I’ve just learned that helping myself first has been the main key in being able to do that.”
One group that is advocating for access nationwide is Decriminalize Nature. This Oakland based organization, led by Carlos Plazola (Chair of the Board of Decriminalize Nature National), is working on an ordinance for cultivators like Summers to grow and sell in their community with the “Go-Local” initiative… “How do we open the conversation so that everybody can have access to this and not feel like there is a stigma or a drug use or this negative connotation…”
Original Article (Eltecolote):
For Bay Area advocates, decriminalizing, destigmatizing plant medicine is healing path
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