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Psychedelic Justice: Toward a Diverse and Equitable Psychedelic Culture
Essays explore the history, current renaissance, and a vision for a fair future of psychedelics.
As psychedelic therapies gain mainstream attention, what does it mean to foster a psychedelic renaissance informed by history and ready for the future?
“Psychedelic Justice: Toward a Diverse and Equitable Psychedelic Culture” looks at the history of psychedelics, celebrates its current resurgence, and discusses how to integrate psychedelics into society. The book covers topics from cultural appropriation and sustainability to diversity, inclusion, and venture capitalism.
This anthology, featuring essays from the Chacruna Institute and edited by co-founders Bia Labate, Ph.D., and Clancy Cavnar, Psy.D., emphasizes the need for an inclusive approach to the psychedelic renaissance. The essays also delve into drug policy, capitalism, Indigenous traditions, reciprocity, sustainability, mental health, diversity, sex, power, and more.
“Labate and Cavnar have done it again: an excellent, timely anthology that addresses crucial issues in the psychedelic community of social equity, the globalization of psychedelic substances and culture, and our shared responsibility to prevent the extinction of these plants and animals.”
Julie Holland, MD author, Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics. (Harper Wave, 2020)
“Psychedelic Justice is an inspiring and important collection of essays that ask the hard questions the psychedelic community needs to grapple with to move forward with integrity.”
Michelle Janikian, author of Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
About the Editors
Clancy Cavnar, Psy.D.
Clancy Cavnar holds a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA. She practices privately in San Francisco and is a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Additionally, she is a research associate at the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP). Cavnar has diverse roles as a clinical psychologist, artist, and researcher. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and a master’s in counseling from San Francisco State University. She also completed the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). Cavnar has authored and co-authored articles in various peer-reviewed journals and co-edited eleven books with Beatriz Caiuby Labate.
Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Ph.D.
Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She holds a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her research focuses on plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. Labate is the Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. She also works as a Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Additionally, she is a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and an Advisor for the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition. Labate co-founded the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil and edits its website. She has authored, co-authored, and co-edited twenty-eight books, three special-edition journals, and numerous peer-reviewed articles.