Chacruna Institute

https://lnkd.in/e777-pzn ✨Meet Io ✨ Hear how Chacruna has transformed her learning journey and inspired her to continue working with us after her internship! 🌱 As we look ahead to 2025, we need your support to continue protecting sacred plants and cultural traditions, promote reciprocity in the field, and advance psychedelic justice. ⭐️ Be the change before the year ends! https://lnkd.in/e777-pzn Donate and make a meaningful impact today. THANK YOU! 🙏

https://lnkd.in/g8nGgy8D We are delighted to invite you to Chacruna’s first Community Forum of 2025, which will explore the evolving landscape of religious and spiritual uses of natural medicines in Colorado. This discussion will examine the complexities surrounding state regulation of psychedelics, alongside diverse ethical and self-regulatory challenges within the psychedelic community. ✨ How can the sincerity of self-proclaimed ceremonial leaders be assessed? ✨How can we safely integrate psychedelic care without jeopardizing sincere ceremonial practices under federal law?  ✨How should the state track adverse events in underground psychedelic contexts without putting people at legal risk at the federal level? ✨Should state agencies in Colorado be more intentional in defining what qualifies as a ceremony? Join us as we hear from an esteemed panel of speakers: Jamie Beachy, PhD, a professional chaplain, spiritual care educator, and ethics consultant with expertise in palliative care, hospice, and trauma care; Matt Brockmeier, an attorney specializing in controlled substances within healthcare and wellness contexts, as well as drug policy reform; Taylor West, the executive director of the Healing Advocacy Fund and a leading figure in the emerging fields of psychedelic and cannabis policy reform; and Karina Bashir, an accomplished attorney and thought leader focusing on the intersection of law, business ethics, and psychedelics.

https://lnkd.in/gvd--62M 🌿 In 2025 join the journey toward ethical plant medicine facilitation with Chacruna's Certificate in Ceremony, Ethics, & Reciprocity program. ✨ Join an unparalleled educational program for ceremonial leaders and psychedelic facilitators seeking to deepen their knowledge and foster ethical, justice-informed practices. 🌟 Designed for those already facilitating or assisting in ceremonies, it aims to create a safer, more equitable, and informed space for plant medicine practices. 🌈 It focuses on • reducing risks • strengthening community accountability • cultivating skills for ethical ceremonial leadership outside of traditional Indigenous contexts. Psychedelic Culture tickets included for experiential component! 🙏Scholarships available: ample opportunities for underrepresented communities & BIPOC participants Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gvd--62M

Donate Today: https://lnkd.in/e777-pzn 🌟 This year, Chacruna reached incredible milestones—thanks to supporters like you! As we step into 2025, your continued support is crucial in: 🌱 Protecting sacred plants and cultural traditions 🤝 Promoting reciprocity in the psychedel!c field ⚖️ Advancing psychedel!c justice ✨ Let’s continue making a difference together. Don’t miss the chance to create lasting impact before the year ends! 👉 Donate today with the link above and be part of the movement. 💚

Donate Today: https://lnkd.in/e777-pzn Meet Volunteer Community Intern Mateo Gil as he shares how Chacruna is building community—and why this work is more important than ever. 🙏 🌿 As we look ahead to 2025, we need YOUR support to keep this community thriving, so together we can continue protecting sacred plants and advancing psychede!¡c justice. 🎁 Together, we can create real change. Click the link above to donate and help us continue this vital mission. Thank you for being part of our journey! 🌟

Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gKFNpsUW Symposium in Brazil Debates Psych3del!cs at a Political Crossroads Two recent events in Brazil highlighted the growing conversation about psychedel!cs and mental health. The 16th Symposium on Psychobiology centered on integrating psychedelics into Brazil’s public health system (SUS), advocating for a communal, therapeutic approach over narrow reductionist models. Experts emphasized the need for political support, Indigenous knowledge, and cutting-edge research to challenge stigma and navigate regulatory barriers. 👉🔗 Read the full article written by Marcelo Leite, PhD, via the link above!

https://lnkd.in/drn-7kHj Join us for a comprehensive unpacking of the recent Massachusetts ballot campaign and explore the future of drug policy reform ⚖️ This forum will highlight: 🔸key insights from post-election voter surveys 🔸lessons learned from the campaign 🔸& a forward-looking perspective on what’s next for Massachusetts, the nation, and other states pursuing similar initiatives. 🏦 With speakers Stefanie Jones, seasoned drug policy reform advocate, co-founder of Open Circle Alliance, Jared Moffat, who has been leading coalitions to reform harmful and punitive drug policies for 12 years, and Ismail Lourido Ali, Director of Policy & Advocacy for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Don't miss it!

https://lnkd.in/d9wCbidW Back by popular demand! Click to read more about this transformative course, in partnership with the University of Ottawa, taught by leading figures in the field, including Monnica Williams, Bia Labate, Darron Smith, Ph.D., PA-C, DFAAPA, Clancy Cavnar, Joseph Ryan McCowan, Psy.D, Sia Henry, Henrique Antunes, and Lígia Duque Platero 💡 This course, taught by leading experts and the first of its kind in the psychedelic field, will teach students to consider the cultural, social, historical, and economic context that influences the so-called “psychedelic renaissance.” Students will be introduced to basic concepts around psychedelics and justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (JEDI). The goal of the course is to explore the ways in which psychedelics influence and are influenced by factors such as social justice, privilege, and diversity and to better understand their reciprocal influences on psychedelic science, therapies, and praxis. Topics include: anti-racism, implicit bias, queer aspects, intersectionality, cultural humility, social identity, power and privilege, healing the racial divide, uses of Indigenous plant medicines, and challenges around their mainstreaming and globalization. This course is intended to be intellectual, personal, and experiential. We will examine structural issues that act as systemic barriers to JEDI efforts. Students will also be challenged to think critically and confront aspects of themselves, their beliefs, behaviors, and needed areas of growth, such as their individual, familial, and group legacies of privilege and disadvantage, their personal commitments to social justice, advocacy, and social change in the psychedelic community and the world more broadly. These perspectives are crucial for deepening our understanding of the expanding future of psychedelic medicine in ways that are equitable and just. Scholarships are available: https://lnkd.in/dNerdCGg CE Credits Offered: 16 total! Enroll now: https://lnkd.in/dJ3Xzy_N

https://lnkd.in/dVvMyGa8 Click to read latest chronicle by Marcelo Leite 👀 The II Brazilian Congress on Psychedelics, held at IPUB-UFRJ, focused on integrating psychedelics into Brazil's SUS public healthcare system, highlighting accessibility and regulation challenges. Experts discussed clinical trials, cultural practices, and political obstacles. Researchers are exploring alternatives like DMT for accessibility, while critics have emphasized community-centered approaches and combating systemic barriers, including elitism and prohibitionism.

https://lnkd.in/ddRr9-fu Start the year with a transformative Chacruna course! 💡 In the midst of the current “renaissance” in psychedelic research, it is increasingly recognized that there are a wide range of methodological and ethical issues facing the field. Beyond purely methodological questions, there are also critical questions to be asked about how, where and why particular knowledge about psychedelics is produced. As psychedelics continue to enter mainstream society, it is important to consider what perspectives, questions, methods, and narratives are privileged and which are marginalized. For instance, how are certain variables selected in trials? How much value is assigned to particular forms of subjective experience, or is this valued at all? How does knowledge production differ between the Global North and Global South? How are Indigenous perspectives incorporated into psychedelic research? This course will examine a wide range of critical issues and perspectives in psychedelic science, equipping students with a broader and more integrated understanding of how research is conducted across a variety of settings, its limitations, and how these may be overcome in the future. Enroll now! https://lnkd.in/dGG4YYwC Scholarships are also available: https://lnkd.in/dtNxVx6S CE credits offered (24 total)