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Plants of the Gods: S4E6. Part 1 — Ayahuasca and Tobacco Shamanism: an Interview with Ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shepard

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The Future of Shamanism

There's been this incredible international expansion of Amazonian shamanism, especially ayahuasca. The US government is allowing people to go back to research on psilocybin and different psychoactive plants. On the one hand, I want these plants to be able to help people. And a lot of indigenous people feel the same thing. We have no problem with bringing our knowledge but we need to receive something in return.

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