Part of why I consider psychedelic law special is the dual identity of psychedelics as sacraments and drugs simultaneously, subject to completely different legal restrictions. This contradiction should be a subject of interest in policymaking, since it indicates that psychedelics are a technology whose effects are beyond our current comprehension. How can a “medication” induce… Read More Drug and sacrament

Dateline: June 18, 2023: In the June 1, 2023, episode of The New Amsterdam Psychedelic Law Show I spoke with attorney Jon Dennis about his proposal for an alternative access route to psilocybin under the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act and then more generally about First Amendment Law and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), arriving… Read More Psychedelics and the law of religion