Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis is Associate Director of Chacruna Latinoamérica in Brazil. He has a PhD in sociology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and is Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil. His main interests include the ayahuasca religions, new religious movements, the internationalization of the Brazilian religions, drug use in contemporary society, and psychedelic parenthood. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters, and the co-editor of the book Women and Psychedelics: Uncovering Invisible Voices (Synergetic Press/Chacruna Institute, in press). Glauber is also an ayahuasca practitioner with 15 years of experience. He has built this practice in dialogue with his local Brazilian ayahuasca community and with the blessings of Indigenous elders and activists in Brazil. He is also the leader of _Jornadas de Kura_, a plant medicine center in Brazil that promotes a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science. He is father to 3 children and lives with his wife Jacqueline Rodrigues in Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Throughout the world, public policy towards psychedelics is shifting in response to the growing scientific evidence, changing public perceptions, and the emergence of post-prohibitionist attitudes. In this session, we will hear updates from new initiatives across the globe to support research, access, public education, and decriminalization of psychedelics.
