This World Mental Health Day, it’s time to seriously consider decriminalizing psychedelic plants and fungi to fulfill the human right to mental health. Recent research shows psychedelics used in naturalistic settings provide significant improvements in areas like depression, anxiety, addiction, and burnout. While some argue psychedelics should be restricted to clinics, evidence indicates decriminalization could allow broader access to similar benefits with proper education and community support. Decriminalization enables equitable, affordable use so psychedelics’ potential for healing minds, nurturing personal growth, and reconnecting us with nature is not limited only to those who can pay. With rising mental health burdens worldwide, we must explore ethical, sustainable options. The research and history signal psychedelics could be an avenue to reclaiming universal mental wellbeing.
This World Mental Health Day, it’s time to seriously consider decriminalizing psychedelic plants and fungi to fulfill the human right to mental health. Recent research shows psychedelics used in naturalistic settings provide significant improvements in areas like depression, anxiety, addiction, and burnout. While some argue psychedelics should be restricted to clinics, evidence indicates decriminalization could allow broader access to similar benefits with proper education and community support. Decriminalization enables equitable, affordable use so psychedelics’ potential for healing minds, nurturing personal growth, and reconnecting us with nature is not limited only to those who can pay. With rising mental health burdens worldwide, we must explore ethical, sustainable options. The research and history signal psychedelics could be an avenue to reclaiming universal mental wellbeing.