Dennis McKenna

Well, I am doing it because I'm an ethnobotanist and I'm interested basically in useful plants, you know. That's what it comes down to. And coca is a plant that has been demonized and stigmatized because it's the source of cocaine for so long. So people say, well, it is this evil plant. No. Again, it comes back to human behavior.

The people that are extracting cocaine and marketing it and putting people into slavery and all that – To get cocaine, they're the evil ones. Cocaine is simply a plant, you know, and it's a very good plant. It's a beneficial plant. So I'm not an expert on cocaine. My expertise in ethnobotany is basically ayahuasca. That's what I've done most of my work on. Right.

The people that are extracting cocaine and marketing it and putting people into slavery and all that – To get cocaine, they're the evil ones. Cocaine is simply a plant, you know, and it's a very good plant. It's a beneficial plant. So I'm not an expert on cocaine. My expertise in ethnobotany is basically ayahuasca. That's what I've done most of my work on. Right.

The people that are extracting cocaine and marketing it and putting people into slavery and all that – To get cocaine, they're the evil ones. Cocaine is simply a plant, you know, and it's a very good plant. It's a beneficial plant. So I'm not an expert on cocaine. My expertise in ethnobotany is basically ayahuasca. That's what I've done most of my work on. Right.

But I'm interested generally in preserving biodiversity, preserving indigenous knowledge about plants and preserving the plants. And so I – and I'm a good friend of Wade's. And so when we – together, we came up with this idea about doing this forum, this symposium. And I'm all in because –

But I'm interested generally in preserving biodiversity, preserving indigenous knowledge about plants and preserving the plants. And so I – and I'm a good friend of Wade's. And so when we – together, we came up with this idea about doing this forum, this symposium. And I'm all in because –

But I'm interested generally in preserving biodiversity, preserving indigenous knowledge about plants and preserving the plants. And so I – and I'm a good friend of Wade's. And so when we – together, we came up with this idea about doing this forum, this symposium. And I'm all in because –

if we get a global uh notice for this then people who are in positions influential positions can change can make change and that's why we're you know again people can if they want to support this they can donate to the academy we can they can attend if they're interested we have about 10 slots available for guests

if we get a global uh notice for this then people who are in positions influential positions can change can make change and that's why we're you know again people can if they want to support this they can donate to the academy we can they can attend if they're interested we have about 10 slots available for guests

if we get a global uh notice for this then people who are in positions influential positions can change can make change and that's why we're you know again people can if they want to support this they can donate to the academy we can they can attend if they're interested we have about 10 slots available for guests

And because of the technical limitations, we won't be able to live stream this from there. But all the talks will be recorded and we'll upload them every night after each session. We'll upload them to the website. They'll just be available for people to look at when they want to. So that's – That's our latest obsession, I guess you could say.

And because of the technical limitations, we won't be able to live stream this from there. But all the talks will be recorded and we'll upload them every night after each session. We'll upload them to the website. They'll just be available for people to look at when they want to. So that's – That's our latest obsession, I guess you could say.

And because of the technical limitations, we won't be able to live stream this from there. But all the talks will be recorded and we'll upload them every night after each session. We'll upload them to the website. They'll just be available for people to look at when they want to. So that's – That's our latest obsession, I guess you could say.

Is the coca.

Is the coca.

Is the coca.

Yeah, I emailed it, and it's good that you raised it. I emailed it. It was a small study because there's this big problem, obviously, with cocaine addiction, right? And a lot of people are addicted to cocaine, and it's very hard to – but it turns out the best remedy for cocaine addiction is coca, right? And it makes sense, right? It's sort of like methadone is to heroin.

Yeah, I emailed it, and it's good that you raised it. I emailed it. It was a small study because there's this big problem, obviously, with cocaine addiction, right? And a lot of people are addicted to cocaine, and it's very hard to – but it turns out the best remedy for cocaine addiction is coca, right? And it makes sense, right? It's sort of like methadone is to heroin.

Yeah, I emailed it, and it's good that you raised it. I emailed it. It was a small study because there's this big problem, obviously, with cocaine addiction, right? And a lot of people are addicted to cocaine, and it's very hard to – but it turns out the best remedy for cocaine addiction is coca, right? And it makes sense, right? It's sort of like methadone is to heroin.

I mean, it's a different compound. But a simple extract of coca, people can take, chew it, or take it as mambay or even a tea. This is mostly going on in South America because, of course, a lot of cocaine addiction associated with producing coca is A lot of people are addicted to what's called pasta, which is the semi-pure form of coca. Effectively, it's crack cocaine.