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Deep in the Venezuelan Amazon, between the headwaters of the Cataniapo and Carinagua rivers, the Hüottüja people—also known as the Piaroa—keep alive one of South America’s most structured, profound, and least known spiritual traditions: the Ñuá ceremony.
The use of ayahuasca has grown exponentially in non-traditional contexts, generating unprecedented interest in its potential therapeutic and spiritual benefits. However, this boom has also
A new ICEERS report estimates the number of people drinking ayahuasca worldwide and analyzes fatalities reported by the media.
Since the mid-20th century, traditional practices involving coca leaves have been restricted by the international drug control regime, following their inclusion in Schedule I of the 1961 Single Convention, promoted by a WHO report influenced by cultural and racial prejudices.
On July 8, an online seminar entitled “Perspectives on integration from ICEERS’ El Faro” was held, organized by our foundation. More than a hundred people from different countries registered to hear the voices of El Faro’s integration team, made up of David Londoño, Gerónimo Tejedor, and Mijal Schmidt, and moderated by Cristina Sánchez, head of the service.
Every June 26, the United Nations commemorates the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a date that has historically been used to reinforce discourses of control and punishment surrounding psychoactive substances. However, in recent years, this day has been reappropriated by civil society organizations around the world to highlight the devastating consequences of repressive policies and demand approaches focused on health, human rights, and social justice.
For the first time in history, the Indigenous peoples who have safeguarded traditional knowledge about ayahuasca will take center stage in an international forum with real decision-making power.
Language, in addition to communicating, can become an ideological tool. Words are not only vehicles of information, but also construct realities. And, in the field of drug policy, the words used determine who is criminalized, which practices are delegitimized, and which knowledge is rendered invisible.
Under the title “The Science & History of Psychedelics,” Bouso explored the neurobiological basis for the use of psychedelics, their history, and the challenges posed by their integration into the Western biomedical model.
In a world that oscillates between spiritual veneration and criminalization, Jerónimo Mazarrasa — Program Director at ICEERS — has spent two decades exploring a question as simple as it is unsettling: “How can the same plant be medicine for one culture and poison for another?”
On the weekend of May 24 and 25, 2025, the third edition of La Seta Crítica was held in the Sierra de Guadarrama, in Madrid. This alternative gathering, organized by Kravan and the Madrid Psychedelic Society, is already establishing itself as a landmark event for those who explore the social, therapeutic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of entheogens.
How does the consumption of cannabinoids affect our ability to understand and relate to others? Is our emotional perception altered? Or do our social skills remain intact? What differences exist between THC and CBD?
With the increase in practices with psychoactive plants, the number of people facing difficult experiences is also growing. For more than a decade, ICEERS’ El Faro Support Center has offered a safe, free and confidential space to accompany these processes.
ICEERS has dedicated increasing efforts to strengthening alliances with Indigenous organizations and leaders, reaffirming our commitment to building a more just and sustainable world. In line with this course of action, we are pleased to announce the transition of Natalia Rebollo, who, after eight years leading the ICEERS’ legal defense program (Ayahuasca Defense Fund, ADF), will assume a fundamental role in our work of building and nurturing alliances with the wise men and women of ancestral knowledge.
The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place between March 10th and 14th. An event in which governments, international organizations and civil society meet to review and follow up on the international drug control treaties, outline drug policy guidelines, and share new challenges and opportunities.
On March 13, ICEERS held a virtual seminar entitled “Ayahuasca and Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ceremonial Work in Non-native Contexts”, a meeting that brought together virtually fifty participants from various countries.
From January 25 to 30, 2025, in the Sacred Village of the Yawanawa people, in the Indigenous land Rio Gregório, in Acre, Brazil, the V Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference was held.
On February 11, 2025, ICEERS organized a webinar entitled “Testimonies of legal cases around ayahuasca.” The event brought together people who have faced legal proceedings for ayahuasca use and members of ICEERS’ legal and scientific team, who provided them with support through the Ayahuasca Defense Fund (ADF).
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our dear colleague Ricard Faura Cantarell, who died in the early hours of January 18, 2025. His departure leaves a deep and irreplaceable void, not only among those of us who had the privilege of working with him, but also in the countless fields to which he contributed with passion, dedication, and wisdom.
A study conducted in Catalonia by ICEERS and the Sant Joan de Reus University Hospital has published preliminary results showing how the use of low-dose ibogaine can reduce methadone tolerance in patients with opioid dependence.
Today, January 14, 2025, the collection of signatures has begun for the European citizens’ initiative PsychedeliCare, a proposal that seeks to promote the regulation of therapies assisted with traditional medicines in Europe’s public health systems.
Fuertedélica, the third edition of an international conference that has already become a global reference in the field of psychedelics and their potential to alleviate mental health disorders.
On the occasion of ICEERS’ 15th anniversary, we asked its founder, Benjamin De Loenen, to take stock of the foundation’s trajectory. In addition, we delve into the current and future challenges facing the historical process of globalization of master plants and their ceremonial practices.
In recent days, cannabis social clubs (CSCs) in Barcelona have faced a series of administrative inspections resulting in economic sanctions and, in some cases, closure orders. This situation, driven by the new mayor Jaume Collboni from the Socialist Party of Catalonia, threatens to dismantle a model internationally recognized as a safe and responsible alternative to the unregulated cannabis market.
