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Néstor Mauricio Torres

Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

1 paper in the library · publishing 2025

Papers

Cannabis, tabaco y coca: ¿psicodélicos, enteógenos o drogas? Problemas epistemológicos de las definiciones sobre estas sustancias

Cultura y Droga July 1, 2025 Néstor Mauricio Torres

Scientific classification of substances like cannabis, tobacco, and coca is conceptually ambiguous. Categories such as 'entheogen,' 'psychedelic,' and 'drug' are insufficient because they omit cultural uses and historical biochemical transformations. The ontological status of a substance is not intrinsic but determined by its uses and modifications, requiring more complex, non-reductionist analytical frameworks.