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There have been some court cases that have
allowed certain groups to import ayahuasca tea
to the U.S. for religious ceremonies because of
legislation like the Religious Freedom
Restoration Act. There have been similar
situations in other countries. For example, in the
mid-1980s the religious use of ayahuasca was
legalized in Brazil.
Despite varying and often vague legal
status of ayahuasca tea in the U.S. and around
the world, many people have turned to
vacations as a way to try the substance. Writers
from outlets like National Geographic have
written about their trips to South America and
The New York Times covered it in 2010. There
have also been shamans who have come to the
U.S. to bring the experience of ayahuasca to you will feel or react to the use of ayahuasca.
people who want it. The ayahuasca drug is often used by
People who visit ayahuasca retreats in people as a way to deal with past painful or
the Amazon rainforest often go for the healing traumatic experiences or to cope with certain
of both mental and physical illnesses, and there thoughts or emotions. Other popular
is a bit of information showing it may improve hallucinogens around the world in addition to
health. the ayahuasca drug include MDMA and
To sum up, the question is ayahuasca mushrooms.
legal—in the U.S. the tea itself isn’t necessarily If you were just to take DMT, your high
illegal, but the necessary DMT component is, as would probably last less than 20 minutes, but
DMT is a Schedule I drug. The only exceptions ayahuasca effects can last many hours.
are for certain religions when they’re using Despite the differences reported when PARANORMAL STAKEOUT
ayahuasca tea as part of a legitimate religious using the ayahuasca drug versus other
with
event. hallucinogens, the effects on the brain seem to
LARRY LAWSON
be somewhat similar. All of these substances
Your Brain On the Hallucinogenic impact neural activity, and there a reduction in Investigating and Research Ghosts,
Drug Ayahuasca restraint of brain function, which is why Hauntings, and things that go “BUMP” in
scientists believe these substances let people the night using Police Investigative

While ayahuasca is generally classified as a experience their emotions differently, feel a Techniques to Solve the Paranormal.
hallucinogen, there are a lot of people who feel higher level of consciousness and be more To contact Larry Lawson - Email -
the experience, and the effects ayahuasca has on introspective. larrylawson@xzbn.net
Specifically, when someone uses the
the brain are different from other drugs like
ayahuasca drug, brain scans have shown neural
LSD and mushrooms.
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Ayahuasca is a combination of the
leaves from the Psychotria Viridis and the activity in the limbic system. The limbic system
baisteriopsis caapi, and neither of these plans is responsible for how you process your
are hallucinogens. The leaves of the Psychotria emotions and memories. It can also create a
Viridis do contain DMT however which has a meditative state in the brain, which can quiet
structure similar to serotonin. If you took overactive actions of your brain that lead to
something with DMT normally, it would be depression and anxiety. The DMT element of
ayahuasca interacts with your serotonin
deactivated by your body’s naturally occurring
receptors, which has an impact on things like
enzymes before going to your bloodstream. The
emotion and vision.
vine component of ayahuasca changes that,
however, and lets the DMT cross your blood- It’s not out of the question that
brain barrier. hallucinogens or psychedelic drugs like
When you take ayahuasca tea, it usually ayahuasca have the potential to treat situations
starts to have an effect around thirty minutes like depression, anxiety or PTSD, but at the
after you consume it. The hallucinations you same time, people should understand that these KNOW THE NAME,
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From the creator of NEIMOLOGY,
from an ayahuasca drug experience is the fact
that most people say they know they’re Before exploring whether ayahuasca tea is safe, Sharon Lynn Wyeth interviews and discovers
hallucinating, and instead of imagining voices, you may be wondering exactly what it is and the genius in the name of her guests and will
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are actually occurring around them. There
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