What i'd like to see is decriminalization of thee natural substances, which is happening. There are pitfalls, because some of these are now endangered species and they're indanger in part because we love them too much. I do not believe that any plant, or fungus, or any other organism should be illegal. But i think that the community as a whole, interested in this could say it's not illegal, but it's protected. And we will as a community agree that paode aboga and iowaska should be protected in some way, not illegal.
Dennis McKenna is the founder of the McKenna Academy and has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- ESPD 55 conference
- Goals of the McKenna Academy
- How psychedelics affect our relationship with nature
- Bridging the gap between ancestral and moderns scientific knowledge
- Psychedelics on the safety scale
- Nixon’s war against drugs
- Fear of persecution in the medical community
- LSD being really responsible for the birth of modern neuroscience
- DMT reopening the door to clinical research
- Using psilocybin for end of life applications
- Psychedelics are not just “band-aids”
- Dissipation of knowledge among indigenous tribes
- Reality hallucination
- Therapeutic utility of psychedelics
- Future of psychedelic research
- Making psychedelics more accessible
- Protecting endangered plants
- Forming alliances with indigenous communities
Books Mentioned:
- The Immortality Key; by Brian Muraresku
- How to Change Your Mind; by Michael Pollan
- Psychology and Alchemy; by Carl Jung