In November 2022, National Police sub-inspector Marcos Quinteiro, stationed in Galicia, wrote a surprising article about ayahuasca in the Police Corps’ journal Ciencia Policial. Far from a prohibitionist discourse, Quinteiro chose to investigate the world of ayahuasca from a legal and anthropological perspective.
Since then, Quinteiro has spoken publicly in various debates and forums, and even offers courses on the ceremonial plant as part of the training of new police officers.
In this interview, Marcos Quinteiro reflects on the legality, culture, and practices surrounding this age-old plant, as well as on the growing scientific and judicial interest around it.
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