Since their inception, international policies toward drugs have been characterized by being racist, classist, colonialist, and created by a Western elite that has failed to consider the diversity of traditional uses for plants and psychoactive substances. …the importance of these insights into psychoactive plants and their molecules, the diverse areas of research yet to be…
Narcotics Control Board calls for decriminalisation of narcotic drug use. The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) [in Ghana, Africa], Mr Michael Addo, has called for the decriminalisation of narcotic drug use. The six-day programme brought together lawyers, prosecutors, officials from drug enforcement agencies, psychologists, students and civil society organisations from Anglophone…
[Adele] I know how progressive the values within this movement are, but there is this major disconnect from other progressive movements as far as representation goes… [Leia]: Extractive economy… [Adele] : Even though our movement employs, for the most part, some very out-of-the-box thinking, it is still impacted by these same old values and trends that…
“CBD is not the component that most consumers look for. It certainly has its merits… But the THC is what gives people that buzz, which is similar to the alcohol buzz that people get from beer, spirits, and wine. A lot of consumers of cannabis look for that buzz.” -Keith Villa (Creator of Blue Moon)…
Labor camps across China began changing their names to drug centers [in 2017]… Many of the camps have housed drug rehab centers since mid-2008, when a new Anti-Drug Law came into force. Police can sentence drug offenders without trial to two years or more of compulsory rehabilitation, which can include forced labor, according to the…
The proposed Denver measure would apply only to that city, while in Oregon mushroom use would be allowed only with the approval of a physician and under the supervision of a registered therapist. None of the proposed initiatives envisions fully legalizing psilocybin mushrooms, which would allow the government to regulate and tax sales in a…
I have to say, I enjoyed reading this article. It is very informative. I do wish some one would step up and start replanting the tree… Another issue is the vast depletion of sassafras trees without replanting the trees. Sassafras can only grow at the slow rate of 29 inches per year, with proper maintenance.…
*ECfES recognizes the direct human/plant relationship HERE. Of course, not all non-native people who take ayahuasca [or other potent plants]… [ingest it]… purely for recreational purposes; some want to pay homage to indigenous wisdom, [and also for other legitimate reasons] … [but generally speaking] white people’s drug usage in general [has been historically] filled with hypocrisies……
ECfES.org has issued a public statement regarding this incident. It is available upon request. email : team@ecfes.org Arévalo, a traditional healer, was shot twice under a midday sun on April, 19th, 2018. Witnesses say she collapsed to the ground, gasping: “They’ve killed me! They’ve killed me!” as her daughter Virginia ran to cradle her dying…
Because ibogaine is illegal in the US and not well known, the people with addiction who end up in Mexico seeking treatment are typically there as a last resort … Treatment at this [ibogaine] clinic costs between $5,000 and $12,000, depending on the length of stay and programme. Emily’s parents ended up paying for her…
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