WHEREAS psilocybin thikoedkhuntam tham masad naihed
Entheogenic samad rudphon khuaam kangvon chai nailainya sudthaikhongsivid sam
lab khoncheb thiyuohng mo lae phupuany maleng yu pai nyod samad rudphon khuaam
vunuaai naikhuk lae samad pinpua ork sum sao akan chebhua lae badaeph lae
WHEREAS kansuksakhongmahavithanyalai Johns Hopkins kiauakab madtathan sukhaphab
di phobva psilocybin samad miookad pasobkanaebb mystical soengthuvapen nung nai
5 pasobkanthimikhuaam mai sungsud naisivid khonghuakho nung raikva 75 khong
visa khongphuakkhaophainaipi tham id kansuksa lae nyangdai phobhen
kanpianaepnghubaebbkan dam long sivid naithangbuak langchaktidtam 14 deuon lae
WHEREAS CITIZENRY of LAOS padtha na yak pakad khuaampatha na khongton thi chabo
saichai sabphanyakon nai kansubsuan kan kakkhang kanchabkum lukan dam noen
khaditang thikoedkhun chak kanlamoedkod mai khonglad lae ladthaban
kangkiauakabkan nam saiphud Entheogenic diauani konman RESOLVED va IT CITIZENRY
khong LAOS naini pakadva manchapen naonybai khongphaaenk ongkan khana khana kam
makan phanakngan ruphanakngankhong LAOS luamthangodnybo cham kad
phanakngankhong tam ruadkom tam ruad tong nam sai ngoenthun ru
sabphanyakontangkhong LAOS pheuosuany naikan bangkhabsaikod mai thi kam nod
kanlongothdthangoaia sam labkan nam sai lae khobkhong khongohngngan Entheogenic
odny phuhainy lae tongdaihab kanaekkhai naito na va CITIZENRY of LAOS si nam
hai phubolihan khongtonnae nam haibanda nakleng khonglad lae ladthaban kang
heduaiak naikansa nab sa nun kantad sidthang mod khongphud lae thadpasom phud
thithuk labuuaai nai tatalang kankhuabkhum khongladthabankang 1 lae man
tongdaihab kanaekkhaitumikva CITIZENRY khong LAOS khopakad va
manchapennaonybaikhong LAOS va kansubsuan lae chabkumphuhainy sam lab kanpuk
kanpuk kansu kankhonsong kan aechkyai kan aechkyai kan misuanhuam naikanpatibad
kab lae ru mikhong Entheogenic phud ru san pakob thi sainai laikan tatalang
ladthaban kang bomi bulimasid bangkhabsaikod mai sam lab CITIZENRY of LAOS lae
pen kanaekkhaitopaiva CITIZENRY khong LAOS hiakhonghai ongkan ainyakanmeuong LAOS
yudsaokan dam noen khadi khongbukkhon
thikiauakhongkabkan nam saitonmai Entheogenic ru san pakob
thi ingsai phud naitatalang 1 bansi ladthaban kang lae pen kanaekkhai naito na
va thamikho kam noddai nung khong mati ni thuk pakad odnysanthimisid am nad
thicha khadkab kodlabiabdai nung ru kan tadsinkhongsan rukan nam saikab bukkhon
ru sathanakandai nung aemn bothuktong kabkhuaam thuktong khong suanthiheu khong
matini lae man adchabomi phonkathobto bukkhonru nuany ngan un dai CITIZENRY
khong LAOS keb kam khomun odny vithikan tidtam
English for Seattle. Many cities are passing this now.
SEATTLE
RESOLUTION
NO XXXXX
INTRODUCED
TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS _______________ and __________________
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING ENTHEOGENIC PLANT PRACTICES AND DECLARING THAT THE INVESTIGATION AND
ARREST OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WITH THE ADULT USE OF ENTHEOGENIC PLANTS ON THE
FEDERAL SCHEDULE 1 LIST BE AMONGST THE LOWEST PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WHEREAS,
Entheogenic Plants, based on the term “entheogen”, originally conceived
by Ott, Ruck, and other colleagues from a working group of anthropologists
and ethnobotanists in 1979; and defined herein as the full spectrum
of plants, fungi, and natural materials deserving reverence and respect from
the perspective of the individual and the collective, that can inspire personal
and spiritual well-being, can benefit psychological and physical wellness, and
can reestablish human’s inalienable and direct relationship to nature, and
WHEREAS
substance abuse, addiction, recidivism, trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms,
chronic depression, severe anxiety, end-of-life anxiety, grief, diabetes,
cluster headaches, and other conditions are plaguing our community and that the
use of Entheogenic Plants have been shown to be beneficial to the health and
well-being of individuals and communities in addressing these afflictions via
scientific and clinical studies and within continuing traditional practices,
which can catalyze profound experiences of personal and spiritual growth; and
WHEREAS,
practices with Entheogenic Plants have long existed and have been considered to
be sacred to human cultures and human interrelationships with nature for
thousands of years, and continue to be enhanced and improved to this day by
religious and spiritual leaders, practicing professionals, mentors, and healers
throughout the world, many of whom have been forced underground; and
WHEREAS,
there is a lack of clarity as to whether such practices can be subject to law
enforcement and therefore those seeking to improve their health and well-being
through the use of Entheogenic Plants use them in fear of arrest and
prosecution; and
WHEREAS,
the Entheogenic Plant practices of certain groups are already explicitly
protected in the U.S. under the doctrine of religious freedom -- the Native
American Church’s use of peyote and the use of ayahuasca by two other churches,
a Santo Daime congregation and the União do Vegetal; and
WHEREAS,
all countries of the world have religious practices with writings professing
that all plants on earth have been created by the higher power and given for
the use of all earth’s beings; and
WHEREAS,
The United Nations considers Entheogenic Plant material used for ritual
purposes as excluded from Schedule 1 substances; and
WHEREAS,
Entheogenic plants containing ibogaine, for example, have been shown to
alleviate treatment resistant cases of opiate and methamphetamine addiction at
significantly higher rates than all other treatments for addiction. In
addition, ibogaine is reported to be beneficial for addiction therapy related
to specific work-related PTSD encountered by first responders such as EMT,
police, and firefighters, as well as military veterans; and
WHEREAS,
Entheogenic Plants or combinations of plants such as Ayahuasca that contain
forms of DMT, a naturally occurring compound in the human body that is listed
as a Schedule 1 substance, can lead to experiences that are reported as
mystical or experientially similar to near death
____________
1. Refers to plants and natural
sources (as defined herein), such as mushrooms, cacti, iboga containing plants
and /or extracted combinations of plants similar to Ayahuasca; and limited to
those containing the following types of compounds: indole amines, tryptamines,
phenethylamines.
____________
experiences
and that are can be demonstrably beneficial in treating addiction, depression,
PTSD, and in catalyzing profound experiences of personal and spiritual growth;
and
WHEREAS,
Entheogenic cacti that contain phenethylamine compounds such as mescaline can
be beneficial in healing drug and alcohol addiction and for individual
spiritual growth, and have been utilized in sacred initiation and community
healing by diverse religious and cultural traditions for millennia and
continuing use as religious sacraments in modern times; and
WHEREAS,
psilocybin, naturally occurring in Entheogenic mushrooms, can alleviate
end-of-life anxiety for hospice and terminal cancer patients, can reduce prison
recidivism, and can effectively treats depression, cluster headaches, and
trauma; and
WHEREAS,
a Johns Hopkins University study on “healthy-normals” found that psilocybin can
occasion mystical-type experiences, which were considered one of the top five
most meaningful experiences in a subject’s life for over 75% of their subjects
within the first year after the study, and also found continuing positive
life-style changes after a 14-month follow-up; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Seattle wishes to declare its desire not to expend City resources
in any investigation, detention, arrest, or prosecution arising out of alleged
violations of state and federal law regarding the use of Entheogenic Plants;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED,
That the Mayor and City Council hereby declare that it shall be the policy of
the City of Seattle that no department, agency, board, commission, officer or
employee of the city, including without limitation, Seattle Police Department
personnel, shall use any city funds or resources to assist in the enforcement
of laws imposing criminal penalties for the use and possession of Entheogenic
Plants by adults;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That the Seattle City Council directs the City Administrator to instruct the
City’s state and federal lobbyists to work in support of decriminalizing all
Entheogenic Plants and plant-based compounds that are listed on the Federal
Controlled Substances Schedule 1;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED
That the Mayor and City Council hereby declare that it shall be the policy of
the City of Seattle that the investigation and arrest of adult persons for
planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, engaging in
practices with, and/or possessing Entheogenic Plants or plant compounds on the
Federal Schedule 1 list shall be amongst the lowest law enforcement priority
for the City of Seattle;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED
That the Mayor and City Council call upon the King County District Attorney to
cease prosecution of persons involved in the use of Entheogenic Plants or
plant-based compounds on the Federal Schedule 1 List;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED
That if any provision of this resolution is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be contrary to any statute regulation or judicial decision or
its applicability to any agency person or circumstances is held invalid the
validity of the remainder of this resolution and it applicability to any other
agency person or circumstance shall not be affected.
