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Alice de Witt

3 articles on the Psychable Learn hub.

Religious Freedom Primer scaled
Mescaline

Peyote Legality and Religious Freedom: A Primer for Settlers

In recent years, many people have pointed to peyote’s religious exemption and argued that any psychedelic that facilitates mystical experiences should be made legal for religious and spiritual use. But these arguments, while perhaps intuitive and rational, may lack some social and historical context. This article hopes to offer a little support in that regard. […]

By Alice de Witt

10 min read
decriminalize peyote
Law

Should We Really Be Decriminalizing Peyote?

Amidst the occasional but rare arrest, there have been renewed efforts to decriminalize mescaline-cacti at the local or state level in recent years. While these efforts have no tangible impact on Federal drug laws, they can be seen as a symbolic move toward a very different approach to public health. But such symbolism impacts the […]

By Alice de Witt

7 min read
Peyote Sustainability
Mescaline

Why Peyote Sustainability Matters

Sustainability is typically applied to ecological issues, but it also deals with cultural concerns. For peyote, sustainability is a conversation about environmental concerns and sustaining the cultures that use peyote as a religious sacrament — namely the Native American Church (NAC). Considering that mescaline derived from peyote inspired the very term psychedelic, there is a […]

By Alice de Witt

11 min read