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Developing relationships with indigenous communities for producing psychedelics
1:12:34 - 1:20:18 (07:43)
A possible solution for the issue of the exploitation of indigenous communities in South America for ayahuasca tourism could be through establishing relationships to produce psychedelics like ayahuasca and bring the medicine to the people instead of bringing people to the medicine through Decrim.
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Dennis McKenna discusses the importance of the Biognosis Project in slowing down the disappearance of habitats, preservation of knowledge and the loss of species.
1:12:34 - 1:13:49 (01:14)
Summary
Dennis McKenna discusses the importance of the Biognosis Project in slowing down the disappearance of habitats, preservation of knowledge and the loss of species.
ChapterDeveloping relationships with indigenous communities for producing psychedelics
Episode#592: Dennis McKenna — An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, The Mushrooms of Language, BioGnosis, and Illuminating Obscure Corners
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The psychedelic community needs to become responsible in protecting endangered plant species such as ayahuasca, peyote, and iboga from over harvesting.
1:13:49 - 1:17:04 (03:15)
Summary
The psychedelic community needs to become responsible in protecting endangered plant species such as ayahuasca, peyote, and iboga from over harvesting. The ayahuasca experience is not complete without tasting it and the purging is considered a feature not a bug.
ChapterDeveloping relationships with indigenous communities for producing psychedelics
Episode#592: Dennis McKenna — An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, The Mushrooms of Language, BioGnosis, and Illuminating Obscure Corners
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The development of relationships with indigenous communities to produce indigenous medicines like ayahuasca would help avoid the cultural disruption that happens when individuals travel to South America.
1:17:04 - 1:20:18 (03:13)
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The development of relationships with indigenous communities to produce indigenous medicines like ayahuasca would help avoid the cultural disruption that happens when individuals travel to South America. Decrim should focus on bringing the medicines North to establish legal, safe, and structured psychedelic centers that would benefit both the people who produce and grow the medicines economically and the individuals who need them.