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Chacruna: Ayahuasca FOIA Requests Reveal Increased Ayahuasca Seizures, Lack of Due Process and Government Secrecy

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Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). CBP did disclose a “Seized Asset Management and Enforcement Procedures Handbook,” dated January 2002, that it said explains the CBP policies related to seizing and destroying controlled substances like ayahuasca. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Customs Border Patrol (“CBP”) and U.S.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

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28) Side effects noted included strangely enough, vomiting and abdominal pain, psychiatric side effects including depression and paranoia, and low blood pressure. 2002 Jun;42(8):993-1007. 32: United States DEA. 27) A 1998 study found a low potential for abuse and no indication of patients chasing the drug. (28)