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CCHR Cautions Veterans: Psychedelics Reflect a Dark History of Exploitation, Harm and Failed Science

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LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is warning Congress and the public that new legislation to legalize psychedelic drugs for U.S. veterans is a dangerous repeat of history—when defenders…See the Story

Workshop: Psychedelic Churches: From Legal Protections, to Ethics and Reciprocity (2025)

Wednesday, October 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm PST Register here Price: $100 CE Approval Pending Scholarships Available As the use of psychedelic plant medicines becomes increasingly visible within spiritual communities, this workshop offers a critical and timely exploration of both legal protections and ethical responsibilities for churches and communities that incorporate plant medicines into their ceremonial practices. It will help participants…São Paulo · São Paulo Read Article

Press Release - Chacruna’s Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative (IRI) Receives $25,000 Grant

The Entheon Foundation recognizes the IRI’s transformative efforts and ethical impact Chacruna Executive Director Bia Labate and Entheon Foundation Strategic Partnerships Lead Laurens de Groot at Psychedelic Science 2025. Art by Michelle Velasco. The Entheon Foundation is the latest organization to honor Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines with a grant of $25,000. The foundation specifically recognizes the vital role of the Indig…Read Article

Jonathan Ott, apostle for jurema and entheogens, dies at 76

Chemist made history with spiritual psychedelic self-experiments At the age of 76, American chemist Jonathan Ott died on Saturday, July the 5th. He was an enthusiast of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) extracted from the tree jurema-preta (Mimosa tenuiflora) and one of the inventors of the term “entheogen,” which he preferred to “psychedelic” because it indicated the inner manifestation of something divine. Ott published several works on psychedelics (I…Brazil · Brazil Read Article

Hallucinating Hierarchies: How Patriarchy Co-opts Psychedelics

I welcome this opportunity to talk about the topic of psychedelics and patriarchy, something that is increasingly relevant. The words “patriarchy” and “feminism” are accurate but also have intrinsic gender implications that, from the start, create teams and sides that construct a battle of opposing forces. This is unfortunate, because patriarchy harms most people, benefitting only those at the pinnacle who have amassed the power and wealth to co…Psychedelics · San Francisco Read Article

What Does Mindful Consumption of Cannabis Look Like?

July 9th, 2025 12:00 PM CST Register for this event here. We are delighted to invite you to Chacruna’s upcoming Community Forum, which will explore the evolving landscape of cannabis use in today’s society. This discussion will challenge outdated models of cannabis prohibition and treatment, and instead foster nuanced, safety-based conversations about mindful and moderate consumption. How can we approach cannabis more like exercise — acknowledgi…Berkeley, California · Berkeley Read Article

Course: Queering Psychedelics: Intersectionality, Healing, Spirituality and Liberation

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From Hype to Integration: Rethinking Psychedelic Media in 2025

The psychedelic conversation has fundamentally changed. At the 2025 Psychedelic Culture conference, this shift was palpable—we’re no longer debating whether these substances have legitimate uses, but rather how to thoughtfully integrate them into our existing systems. The old narrative framing of “counterculture versus mainstream” has become obsolete, replaced by the far more complex work of cultural, medical, and regulatory integration. The bat…Austin, Texas · Austin Read Article

Press Release – Enrolling Now: Roots of Psychedelic Therapy

San Francisco, CA — [June 23, 2025] —The Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines, a global leader in ethical psychedelic education, is thrilled to offer a new session of its highly demanded course: Roots of Psychedelic Therapy: Shamanism, Ritual and Traditional Uses of Sacred Plants. This 16-week live, online course runs from July 8 to October 21, 2025, and offers 28 CE credits for eligible professionals. Register for the Course This…Education · California Read Article

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