Tag: Law

The Future of Ayahuasca Under Dispute in Brazil

Brazil’s ayahuasca regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic...

Sacred Plant Alliance to Sue DEA Over Religious Exemption Process

Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA), a coalition of established entheogenic churches, plans to sue the DEA...

Church of the Celestial Heart Wins Legal Protection for Ayahuasca Use

The Church of the Celestial Heart secured U.S. legal protection to use ayahuasca as a...

The Mission and Programs of Sacred Plant Alliance

Sacred Plant Alliance (SPA) is a nonprofit association of psychedelic churches that have come together...

Morals Will Always Outweigh Unjust Laws

Ayanna Bell's commentary explores the relevance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail,"...

Exposing Legal Violence: The Impact of Regulations on Thai Massage Businesses in Los Angeles

Krittiya Kantachote argues that regulations on Thai massage businesses in Los Angeles can be labeled...

Chacruna Institute Files Amicus Brief in Support of Sacramental Churches’ Rights under RFRA Appeal

The Chacruna Institute and Sacred Plant Alliance filed this amicus brief on October 17, 2023...

The Chacruna Institute Endorses the Breakthrough Therapies Act

The Chacruna Institute endorses the Breakthrough Therapies Act introduced by Senators Cory Booker and Rand...