science

Its not really about the money, just that “life changing psychedelic experience” is being turned into a commercial commodity.

I do understand it, the tourism was already happening, shamans in high demand. Might as well streamline the experience.

It just feels wrong though.

This is from Wikipedia:

“It is believed that the Shipibo-Konibo are among the earliest practitioners of Ayahuasca ceremonies, with their connection to the brew and ceremonies surrounding it dating back centuries, perhaps a millennium.[19]

Some members of the Shipibo community have taken to the media to express their views on Ayahuasca entering the mainstream, with some calling it "the commercialization of ayahuasca." Some of them have even expressed their worry regarding the increased popularity, saying "the contemporary 'ayahuasca ceremony' may be understood as a substitute for former cosmogonical rituals that are nowadays not performed anymore."[20]”