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ICEERS in the Press
2025 ICEERS ICEERS: The Coca Leaf Moves Toward Possible International Reclassification Cannabis Law Report, 28 November 2025 A wondrous brew Aeon, 25 November 2025 Informe
14/12/2023
Ayahuasca, Global Consumption & Reported Deaths in the Media
A new ICEERS report estimates the number of people drinking ayahuasca worldwide and analyzes fatalities reported by the media.
07/06/2023
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Grief During Uncertain Times and the Future of Therapeutic Uses of Ayahuasca
According to ICEERS associate researcher Débora González, grief is a form of love – it is the price paid for love. As we let go, of a person or of something held near and dear to our hearts, we grieve. It’s a natural and necessary process, not only for adapting to stressful times but also for personal growth and enrichment. And, while death may be the end of life from a biological perspective, what we’ve lost continues to exist after death, through our memories, thoughts, and even in our genes.
13/05/2020
Ways to Support Amazonian Communities During the Pandemic
The question of how to offer help to indigenous and other Amazonian communities who don’t have access to medical and economic supports that may be available to those in North America and Europe is answered by two words: solidarity and generosity.
15/04/2020
The Subjective Effects of Ibogaine and Healthy Living
What are the subjective effects of ibogaine that can lead to healthier habits? A new study conducted by ICEERS’s research team contributes to a better understanding of the role ibogaine plays in psychotherapeutic and other processes.
14/04/2020
Study Examines Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Individuals
Starting this week, the Science and Innovation area of the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS) will conduct a scientific study on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the effects that confinement measures have on the population.
09/04/2020
Is the Ayahuasca Community Ready for the Stress of COVID-19?
Is the ayahuasca community prepared to face the stressful situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis? José Carlos Bouso, scientific director of ICEERS, reflects on the issue based on a study they conducted on ayahuasca and public health.
23/03/2020
Ayahuasca, Spirituality and Community Life
Alex Polari, a respected leader within the Santo Daime, began his talk at the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference by commenting on the importance of the event in relation to the study of consciousness and the human spirituality.
17/03/2020
Mental Health and Quality of Life After a First Ayahuasca Experience
The study of people without previous experience in ayahuasca ceremonies allows us to overcome this limitation and to clearly see what happens after a first contact with this practice.
10/03/2020
Quality of Life and Health Status in Patients with Chronic Diseases Using Cannabis
ICEERS’ Science & Innovation department conducted a longitudinal study in which a sample of about 70 patients with chronic diseases using cannabis as a treatment for their symptoms was followed for 12 months.
28/02/2020
Ayahuasca Defense Fund Annual Report: 2017-2019
Annual report by the Ayahuasca Defense Fund: learn more about how we’ve been offering moral, technical, and other support to defendants in 56 legal cases.
27/02/2020
Jeffrey Bronfman Endorses the Ayahuasca Defense Fund
Jeffrey Bronfman was the lead plaintiff and legal strategist of the União Do Vegetal’s (UDV) successful legal action to secure its right to the religious use of its sacrament in the United States.
27/02/2020
Liberate Plant Teachers
We’ve launched a 30-day crowdfunding campaign and are asking for your support!
21/02/2020
Iboga and Ibogaine Community Engagement Initiative Phase 1 Report
The purpose of the Iboga/ine Community Engagement Initiative is to engage with the global community to crowdsource opinions and ideas about what an ideal future looks like for iboga and ibogaine in global society.
14/02/2020
PODCAST – Lectures on Medical Cannabis at the Medical College of Barcelona (COMB)
Here is a list of the podcasts of the lectures on medical cannabis held at the Medical College of Barcelona on May 2018. An event organized by Cannabmed.
07/02/2020
Ayahuasca and Healing Collective Trauma
At the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference, the Union of Indigenous Yagé Medics of the Colombian Amazon (UMIYAC) presented a panel on the topic of what yagé and spirituality means to the Amazonian indigenous people of
29/01/2020
Ayahuasca Opens Up New Possibilities for Grief Therapy
Can ayahusca help reduce the symptoms of grief? According to a study recently published in the journal Psychopharmacology, ayahuasca – also known as the “vine of the soul” within the Peruvian indigenous Shipibo healing system – can help people who are grieving the loss of a loved one, significantly reducing symptoms, such as anxiety and depression. Benefits lasted for up to a year following the retreat.
27/01/2020
Plant Intelligence: What the Plants Are Telling Us (Part II)
What are the plants telling us? Vera Froés is a Brazilian historian, ethnobotanist, and author of the book Santo Daime: Amazonian Culture. In her talk at AYA2019, Froés responded to the question: What are the
21/01/2020
Help Us Share Important Ayahuasca Research Findings With the World
We’ve got new findings on ayahuasca and grief that were just published, and other papers on the way. We need your help to share these ayahuasca research findings with the world.
20/01/2020
Cannabis Social Clubs in Barcelona: Research Provides Insight into Club Members
Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are a privileged place for cannabis consumers. Prohibitionist politics threaten those who run CSCs with jail and push consumers into hiding – this presents and important opportunity for research into the
19/12/2019
Protecting the Heart of the World
The Amazon River, in the heart of the world, is the largest river on the planet, with a flow greater than that of the next 6 largest rivers in the world combined. This enormous flow
26/11/2019
The Relevance of Ayahuasca in the Problems of the World
When community elder Dr. Claudio Naranjo took to the stage at the 2019 World Ayahuasca Conference, he commented that this would likely be his last talk. Less than six weeks later, he passed away
26/11/2019
Sacred Activism: Taking Action for the Amazon, Rights and the Climate to Restore the Balance of Mother Earth
Amazon Watch was founded in 1996 to protect the Amazon rainforest and to advance the rights of indigenous peoples by supporting them in defense of their territory and against threats and destruction. They partner with
25/11/2019