Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Labate, Beatriz Caiuby (Editor), Cavnar, Clancy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; Religion.; Pharmacology.; Medical laws and legislation.; Human rights.; Cultural studies.; Human Rights.; Medical Law.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Religious Studies, general.; Cultural Studies.

This book addresses the use and regulation of traditional drugs such as peyote, ayahuasca, coca leaf, cannabis, khat and Salvia divinorum. The uses of these substances can often be found at the intersection of diverse areas of life, including politics, medicine, shamanism, religion, aesthetics, know...