It seems that smoking marijuana is a dying trend. Now that more health-conscious cannabis consumers are searching for alternatives to inhaling their buzz, the cannabis industry has set its sights on this multi-billion dollar market with products destined to make pot-consumption more socially acceptable. In other legal states, pot-infused products are doing much of the…
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…
The two-year exemptions, first granted in June 2017, are renewable. Health Canada refused to provide VICE with the quantities allowed, claiming the information is confidential. “These exemptions were for religious purposes only.” Canadian followers of these religions have fought for more than 15 years to obtain an exemption from the Canadian federal government. Jeffrey Bronfman,…
“In the case of a company, proof of citizenship or proof of being ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe of the majority of directors or proof of an exemption by the Minister and proof of incorporation in Zimbabwe of the company…” according to the regulations. Five-year renewable licenses would allow growers to possess, transport and sell…
I suggest that the ban [on psychedelics] also impacts the realm of identity politics. Since psychedelics are deeply entwined with some individuals’ sense of personal identity, [how do we]… address the systematic discrimination against psychedelic use and psychedelic interests[?] Linking the struggle for social justice across identity categories, intersectionality resists discrimination based on race, gender,…
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a tree with a long history in North American culture. Once introduced to the European colonists, sassafras was cultivated for use in tea, soap, root beer and oil. Grown primarily for its bark and roots, sassafras has also been planted for its beautiful fall foliage, turning bright orange, red and pink…
San Jose, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) The director of the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), Guillermo Araya, has warned today about the use of a plant called ”peyote”, mescaline or ”big chief” as hallucinogen in concerts and recreational relaxation activities. The report of the entity states that ‘peyote produces its effects initially interrupting the interaction…
So, it turns out that the UK produces more cannabis than anywhere else in the world. And legal is the word to consider here. Even though it’s not legal for UK residents to possess marijuana in any form, as it is a class B drug and could land you 5 years in prison, the Home…
In Gabon it takes at least ten years to be a master initiator and to see Westerners as master initiators in two months is shocking” write Yann Guignon, founder of the NGO “Blessing of the Forest”. In Gabon it is inseparable from the rites of passage (“bwiti”) but about 50 years ago its use was…
As in Amazonia with ayahuasca, more and more Western tourists come to Gabon to “learn” Bwiti. A draft decree must set the conditions and modalities for the use of iboga, but also frame its sale to “develop a commercial sector” Gabon. At the same time, a survey mission of the plant throughout the Congo Basin…
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