Decriminalization of entheogenic plants and fungi refers to the reduction or elimination of related criminal penalties.
- Entheogen: a substance that causes one to become inspired or to experience feelings of inspiration, often religious or spiritual manner. The word literally means “creating the divine withing.”
- Elimination of Criminal Penalties: Eliminates funds or resources relating to detention, arrest, or prosecution for the posession, cultivation, and sharing of entheogenic plants and fungi.
What About Legalization?
While true legalization is a lofty ideal, “Legalization” in practice often comes with conditions. These conditions create economic pressures through regulations that encourage corporate economic exploitation. These include, but are not limited to:
- Limits on naturally occurring entheogenic plants and fungi. Limits are just another way of saying, “When can we start arresting people?” – this is not true decriminalization. Limits can include:
- Limits on quantity
- Expensive/prohibitive licensing requirements
- Requiring medical diagnoses prior to consuming entheogens
These conditions are exclusionary and limit the accessibility of plant medicines.
Why Decriminalization?
- Decriminalization is about inclusivity, not exclusivity.
- Decrim Nature operates on a Grow, Gather, Gift model
- Grow: You should be able to grow plants and mushrooms freely without government or corporate influence or limitation
- Gather: You should be able to sustainably gather entheogens from the ground and gather together in community
- Gift: You should be able to share Mother Nature’s entheogenic gifts with others
How To Get Involved
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