“The Decriminalize Nature movement… rebuilding and restoring what was—a culture fluent in the language of plants.” – Tomoski
Personal freedoms like access to natural entheogenic plants and fungi should exist without legal regulation.
It should be absolutely impossible for people, companies or corporations to patent a natural plant or fungus.
Natural plant medicines are inherently sacred. Acknowledging this helps to access their healing properties.
Research into entheogens should be led by communities, through nonprofit organizations and collectives.
Indigenous wisdom of natural medicines and entheogens should be protected and highlighted.
Full decriminalization is the best way of making entheogens available to everyone who needs them.
Communities that have been most damaged by prohibition of plant medicines will be helped most by full decriminalization.
The environments and habitats in which entheogenic plants and fungi grow naturally must be protected.
Decriminalizing Psychedelic Plants and Fungi—Change Your Mind, Then Change the Law
Dozens of US states now have some kind of decriminalization, medical regulation or legalization for cannabis, and that number is set to keep growing. This first wave of acceptance towards psychotropic plants is now starting to include psychedelics…
An Overview of Decriminalization Efforts in Regard to Psychedelic Plants in the United States
This paper examines developments made in psychedelic-related drug policy in the United States and decriminalization efforts made at the state and local levels. It also looks at the historical, cultural, political, and public health factors that have shaped psychedelic policy throughout American history and into the current day. Lastly, the paper shares some concerns about discrimination and unequal access present in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
“Without decriminalization of nature first and forever, legalization is just prohibition outside of strict regulatory frameworks.”
A Discussion with Paul Stamets and Joe Rogan
A short, 1-minute excerpt from the podcast where the two discuss the quickly-spreading movement to decriminalize entheogenic plants across the United States.
Decriminalize Nature: How to Change Your Mind
Two minutes of insights from Michael Pollen into what it means to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi, and allow people to grow, thrive and reconnect with nature.