El culto del Santo Daime. Apuntes para la legalización del uso de sustancias psicoactivas en contextos ceremoniales en México
Revista de El Colegio de San Luis August 13, 2014 Mauricio Genet Guzmán Chávez 4 citations
This article discusses the decriminalization of naturally occurring psychoactive substances used in ceremonial contexts in Mexico, focusing on the Santo Daime religion, an Amazonian-Brazilian faith that uses ayahuasca. Santo Daime has internationalized, and in some countries legal controversies have been resolved favorably for adherents. The text pursues three objectives: 1) to share important aspects of the cult and its doctrine; 2) to present the arguments that have supported its controlled use, mainly in Brazil; and 3) to reflect on the characteristics and challenges of legalizing Santo Daime in Mexico.