06/05/2026
Now, as Western science begins to validate the same psychedelic therapies Indigenous communities safeguarded for generations, the irony is stark. Healers are still being jailed while biotech firms cash in. If we’re serious about holistic health and justice, it’s time to stop stealing Indigenous knowledge and start protecting the people who carry it. The war was never just on drugs—it was on memory, meaning, and the medicine men and women who kept it alive.
For decades, the War on Drugs has been portrayed as a battle against crime, addiction, and international trafficking. But beneath the surface, it has waged another war—one that remains largely unspoken. A war not on drug...