Category: Mescaline

Our Fight for Religious Freedom Panel at Awakenings 2023 by the Psychedelic Institute in LA

America was founded on the principle of religious liberty. Yet today, even with clinical studies confirming the efficacy of psychedelics in facilitating or enhancing spiritual experiences, thousands of individuals are incarcerated for their religious practices. The fact the vast majority of these sacraments are plants and natural substance makes this prohibition by the government event more egregious. Here from the frontline leaders who are fighting for our freedom.

Moderator: Matthew Dunehoo

Speakers: Greg Lake- Trial and Appellate Attorney, Co-Founder/Lead Oracle for Church of the Sacred Synthesis

Shane Norte-Founder & Spiritual Leader of Church of the People for Creator & Mother Earth

Ian Benouis-Attorney, Co-Founder, Church of the Sacred Synthesis

The Unethical Nature of FDA Animal Drug Testing versus the Ethics of Double Conscious Psychonautic Bioassays by Basement Shamans for Community Based Dieta Drug Development

As Shulgin and Shulgin (1991) have argued, ethics dictate that the researcher her- or himself be the first to ingest a novel, putative psychotropic drug, and that subsequent human testing be conducted only with fully-informed volunteers advised as to the identity of the compound, its dose, and the nature of effects already experienced.

Healing PTSD, TBI, Anxiety and Depression with Plant Medicines

Over 44 veterans per day (16,060 per year) take their lives daily by suicide, as they are unable to reintegrate back into society, scarred by the horrors of war and violence. They suffer from trauma, depression, anxiety, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and panic attacks, while also dealing with physical injuries. These numbers get magnified by the addition of civilian lives lost due to similar traumatic events and mental disorders, as suicide comes at the top of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

The Law of Entheogenic Churches in the United States by Greg Lake, JD Audiobook 2nd Half

The Law of Entheogenic Churches in the United States gives its reader a foundational understanding of the law surrounding the legality of ayahuasca and other entheogenic-based churches in the United States.

The book covers the following topics:
Chapter One: The Religious Freedom And Restoration Act
Chapter Two: Claims and Defenses under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act: A Case Law Survey
Chapter Three: DEA’s Regulation of Entheogenic Churches
Chapter Four: General Guide to Forming a Non-Profit Church
Chapter Five: Frequently Asked Questions

The Law of Entheogenic Churches in the United States was written in laymen’s terms so the average reader can understand and acquire a foundational understanding of the law in this area. This book discusses the Supreme Court precedent involving the ayahuasca religion UDV and the Oregon District Court opinion involving the ayahuasca religion of the Santo Daime.

As ayahuasca and other natural entheogenic medicines gain popularity as a religious sacrament, this area of the law will become increasingly relevant. In this book, author George G. Lake, Esq. imparts the necessary knowledge needed to navigate this area of law.

The Sam Galvin Story – How to Fight the War on Drugs and How to Surrender Episode 5 of the Psychedelic Timeshare

Sam is a combat veteran who served two tours of duty as a marine in Afghanistan in the Helmand province, the center of worldwide opium production.

He went to Peru for an ayahuasca dieta and Mexico for other medicines.

Sam talks about his personal healing journey and how he would like to see the medicines available and integrated in to society. He offers a vision for veteran healing using the National Park System.

Planet Medicines for PTSD for Veterans

  Ian Benouis discusses plant medicine and how these medicines help veterans heal. Entheogenic medicine is of great interest to the vet community.  Texas Veterans for Medical Marijuana presents a discussion moderated by David Bass with Jason Walker and Ian Benouis.  

Psychedelic Liberty Summit: How can we advance veterans rights for access to psychedelics and plant medicines?

From being the target population of major clinical trials to working directly with legislators consulting on future policy, the veteran community holds an important role in the psychedelic movement. Join this breakout session of leading veteran psychedelic activists to discuss the fundamental role military veterans have played in changing perspectives around the therapeutic use of […]