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Massive Mining Projects Threaten People and Psychedelic Traditions in Amazonia

Tue, Oct 24

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Massive mining projects threaten people and #psychedelic traditions in Amazonia. In Venezuela, one such tradition is yopo, a potent psychedelic snuff that’s forcibly blown or sucked up your nostrils with a bamboo or birdbone pipe. But how do we protect it? https://t.co/ecptqcu0U6

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Psychedelic yopo snuff is used in healing and shamanic practice throughout the Orinoco basin. Crisis puts people and cultural knowledge at risk.

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