Ethical Concerns about Psilocybin Intellectual Property
Konstantin Gerber, Inti García Flores, Angela Christina Ruiz, Ismail L. Ali, Natalie Lyla Ginsberg, Eduardo Ekman Schenberg
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2021 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00171 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Psilocybin |
| Keywords | Indigenous Intellectual property Environmental ethics Traditional knowledge Intangible cultural heritage Creativity Public relations |
| Citations | 54 |
| Key findings | Mazatec indigenous communities are excluded from patents on Psilocybe mushroom compounds, contrary to international treaties on indigenous cultural heritage rights. |
Abstract
Since a 1957 exposé in Life Magazine, chemical compounds derived from Psilocybe mushrooms have been the focus of dozens of attempted and successful patents, most recently to treat depression. Regrettably, the Mazatec indigenous communities who stewarded these traditional medicines for millenia are not party to any of these patents, despite a number of international treaties asserting indigenous rights to their intangible cultural heritage.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on psilocybin, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| The pharmacology of psilocybin | 2002 | Review | |
| Serotonin research: contributions to understanding psychoses | 2008 | Review | |
| Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness | 2018 | Review | |
| The abuse potential of medical psilocybin according to the 8 factors of the Controlled Substances Act | 2018 | Review |
Citations in the library
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- Policy considerations that support equitable access to responsible, accountable, safe, and ethical uses of psychedelic medicines Neuropharmacology August 13, 2022
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and 38 more in the library
Cites 2
- Quality of Acute Psychedelic Experience Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression Frontiers in Pharmacology January 17, 2018
- R. Gordon Wasson and the Publicity Campaign to Introduce Magic Mushrooms to Mid-Century America Revue française d’études américaines December 4, 2018