The problem is not just the drug in question; it is the kinds of people attracted
to the profits to be made from selling both the drug and its alleged mystique.
The original custodians of ayahuasca refuse to glory in its powers and refuse to profit from it.
With this attitude and the refusal to profit from ayahuasca, there was no incentive to offer the plant except as needed within its community.
As soon as finaancial transactions and public careers and bragging rights are tied to ayahuasca, it is no longer in its original context. Ayahuasca is now in the kind of context that will attract opportunists.
to the profits to be made from selling both the drug and its alleged mystique.
The original custodians of ayahuasca refuse to glory in its powers and refuse to profit from it.
With this attitude and the refusal to profit from ayahuasca, there was no incentive to offer the plant except as needed within its community.
As soon as finaancial transactions and public careers and bragging rights are tied to ayahuasca, it is no longer in its original context. Ayahuasca is now in the kind of context that will attract opportunists.