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See also the bottom half of weblog post Preparing People for Eternalism, to Empower Them.
A Clean Sweep for Drug Reform Initiatives
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/nov/05/clean_sweep_drug_reform — by psmith:
“One thing was crystal clear: the American public is ready for drug reform. Drug reform initiatives went nine for nine on Tuesday. With successful marijuana legalization initiatives in two of the reddest of the red states to a groundbreaking drug decriminalization initiative and the first voter-approved psychedelic liberalization initiatives, we can see the erosion of drug prohibition happening right before our eyes.”
Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize All Drugs, Allow for Psilocybin Therapy
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/nov/04/oregon_becomes_first_state – by psmith:
OR 109 – Psilocybin in clinics
“The therapeutic psilocbyin initative, Measure 109, is winning with 56%. – the Psilocybin Services Act would create a program to allow the administration of psilocybin products, such as magic mushrooms, to adults 21 and over for therapeutic purposes. People would be allowed to buy, possess, and consume psilocybin at a psilocybin services center, but only after undergoing a preparation session and under the supervision of a psilocybin service facilitator.
OR 110 – All drugs
Text of Measure 110: https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_110,Drug_Decriminalization_and_Addiction_Treatment_Initiative(2020)#Text_of_measure — search for chemical names; eg:
“… a controlled substance in Schedule I is a Class A misdemeanor if the person possesses:
(A) Forty or more user units of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethylamide; or
(B) Twelve grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of psilocybin or psilocin.”
Vague and arbitrary wording.
Resuming the psmith article:
“The drug-decriminalizing Measure 110 is winning with 59% of the vote – decriminalizes the possession of personal use amounts of all drugs. People caught with drugs could either pay a $100 fine or complete a health assessment. Distribution of such drugs would remain criminalized.
“Today’s victory is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing people for drug use,” said Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Measure 110 is arguably the biggest blow to the war on drugs to date. It shifts the focus where it belongs–on people and public health–and removes one of the most common justifications for law enforcement to harass, arrest, prosecute, incarcerate, and deport people. As we saw with the domino effect of marijuana legalization, we expect this victory to inspire other states to enact their own drug decriminalization policies that prioritize health over punishment.”
“… decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use, Measure 110 will greatly expand access to evidence-informed drug treatment, peer support, housing, and harm reduction services, without raising taxes. Services will be funded through excess marijuana tax revenue and savings from no longer arresting, incarcerating, and prosecuting people for drug possession.”
https://www.drugpolicy.org/press-release/2020/11/drug-policy-actions-measure-110-prevails-making-oregon-first-us-state — Drug Policy Alliance, which spearheaded 110.
“Tonight, in a historic victory, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, the nation’s first all-drug decriminalization measure. This win represents a substantial shift in public perception and support in favor of treating drug use as a matter of public health, best met with access to treatment and other health services, rather than criminalization. The initiative was spearheaded by Drug Policy Action, the advocacy and political arm of Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s preeminent drug policy reform organization”
“in Congress, where DPA has released a federal framework for drug decriminalization. The effort, outlined in a proposal, Dismantling the Federal Drug War: A Comprehensive Drug Decriminalization Framework, unveiled by the organization in August 2020, provides a roadmap for policymakers to effectively end the criminalization of people who use drugs”
DC 81 – Natural entheogens; plants or fungus, in any form, containing ibogaine, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, psilocybin, or psilocyn
The initiative doesn’t explicitly state up front whether synthetic ibogaine, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, psilocybin, or psilocyn is decriminalized.
An optimal, probably compliant “form” might be ground-up bulk mushrooms in capsules, for consistent, ergonomic dosage. That’s as close as possible to perhaps the most consistent form, which might be capsules of synthetic psilocybin. A cluster of mushrooms can vary in potency tenfold, from one mushroom to the next. Compare natural cannabis extracts, in states which “legalized” cannabis, vs. synthetic THC.
https://decrimnaturedc.org/initiative-81/ — “entheogenic plant and fungus” means any plant or fungus of any species in which there is naturally occurring any of the following substances in any form which would cause such plant or fungus to be described in D.C. Official Code §48-902.04(3): ibogaine, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, psilocybin or psilocyn“
Washington, DC, Approves Natural Entheogen Initiative
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/nov/04/washington_dc_approves_natural — by psmith, November 04, 2020
“Voters in the nation’s capital have overwhelmingly approved an initiative to effectively decriminalize the cultivation, use, possession, and distribution of natural psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, and peyote. According to unofficial election results, the measure was winning with 76% of the vote.
“Initiative 81, the Entheogenic Plant and Fungi Policy Act of 2020, would have police treat natural plant medicines (entheogens) as their lowest law enforcement priority. The measure also asks the city’s top prosecutor and its US Attorney to not prosecute such cases.
“Initiative 81’s success was driven by grassroots support from D.C. voters. We are thrilled that D.C. residents voted to support common sense drug policy reforms that help end part of the war on drugs while ensuring that D.C. residents benefiting from plant and fungi medicines are not police targets,” Decriminalize Nature D.C. Chairwoman Melissa Lavasani said in a press release.”
Congrats David Borden, of DRCNet
Subject: Congrats on 109, 110, 81. Entheogens in Western religious tradition
Hi David,
Congratulations on Oregon 109, Oregon 110, and DC 81, regarding visionary plants in religion and throughout Western religious history (including normal, non-deviant, “orthodox” Christianity) & throughout World religious history.
You and I met & conversed in person.
Reference:
Brown & Brown’s book The Psychedelic Gospels, which references my work (my historical research & theory development).
The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity
Tom Hatsis has a later, 2018 book (same publisher), including the usage of visionary plants throughout “orthodox” Christian history.
Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Spirit Plants, Magical Practices, and Ecstatic States
In 1957 (63 years ago), famous poet Robert Graves discovered the mushroom basis of ancient Greek religious mythology & Mystery Religion, summarized in his widely, ever-popular book Greek Myths, in the Foreward. His original article around 1957 is “What Food the Centaurs Ate” (which is, Amanita & psilocybin mushrooms).
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My Egodeath theory not only extends that field of work in entheogen scholarly history to form the Maximal Entheogen Theory of Religion (around 2001), but also unifies religious mythology with my modern, scientific, plainspoken, summarizable theory of how the mind works across the two cognitive states (normal tight association binding, & loose cognitive association binding).
That earlier, Core, Cognitive Phenomenology theory, I call the Cybernetic Theory of Ego Transcendence, which I discovered in 1988 and summarized on the Web in 1997 at the Principia Cybernetica website.
http://egodeath.com – my main, 2006 summary article & article on Wasson vs. Allegro.
https://egodeaththeory.wordpress.com – some of my recent writings on entheogens in religion, including mentions of my big 2013 breakthrough in ancient mythology which contrasts the two states of consciousness as “tree vs. snake”.
— Michael Hoffman, Egodeath.com
Congratulatory Comment on DRCNet article
“Initiatives 2020 — Legalization Sweep, Psychedelic Sweep, Medical Marijuana, Decrim”
https://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2020/nov/04/initiatives_2020_legalization#comment-399622
Congratulations on the success of initiatives including Oregon 109, Oregon 110, and DC 81.
These initiatives make more available the visionary plants which have been used in religion and throughout Western religious history (including normal, non-deviant, “orthodox” Christianity) & throughout World religious history.
To mitigate dangers, prayer to a higher controller has been used throughout religious history. My Egodeath theory describes the struggle or “spiritual emergency” (Stan Grof’s term) and how it is resolved through prayer and consciously trusting a higher controller or a hidden creator of all thoughts.
Reference: Books and articles about the history of visionary plants throughout all religions, including the Eucharistic meal within normal Christianity
Brown & Brown’s book – The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity.
Tom Hatsis’ book – Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Spirit Plants, Magical Practices, and Ecstatic States.
Covers the usage of visionary plants throughout normal Christian historical practice.
In 1957 (63 years ago), famous poet Robert Graves discovered the mushroom basis of ancient Greek religious mythology & Mystery Religion.
His early discovery is summarized in his widely, ever-popular book Greek Myths, in the Foreward.
His original article around 1957 is “What Food the Centaurs Ate” (which is, Amanita & psilocybin mushrooms).
Books and articles by:
Clark Heinrich
Carl Ruck
James Arthur
Jan Irvin
Blaise Staples
Christian Ratsch
Mark Hoffman
John Rush
and numerous other pioneering entheogen historians.
— Michael Hoffman, the Egodeath theory
The Egodeath theory 