Ancient Spiritual Psychedelic Practices May Aid the Legalization Movement
The legalization of marijuana is often considered to be a model for psychedelics. Thus far, marijuana has been legalized for both medical and recreational use in various nations across the globe and in numerous states in the United States. From the above, one can deduce that there are two primary ways to end the ban on psychedelics: decriminalization or medicalization. However, while those two options are effective, they conceal another way of using psychedelics: obtaining legal sanction for the religious or spiritual use of psychedelics that are considered sacred tools for holy rituals in various traditions. Here, we are referring…