Plantas psicoactivas, fronteras e (I)legalidad.
Cultura y Droga March 30, 2022 Natalia Rebollo Corral
The article highlights normative tensions between international human rights law and international drug control treaties. The Ayahuasca Defense Fund (ADF), created by the ICEERS foundation, provides legal defense for individuals facing criminal proceedings for using ethnobotanicals. Analyzing significant court rulings and resolutions collected since 2009, three interpretative approaches emerge: a restrictive interpretation, a conciliatory interpretation, and a biocultural interpretation. Facing legal gaps concerning some psychoactive plants, some legal operators are integrating a strong human rights perspective, thereby reconciling the normative tension between international drug control law and domestic law.