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Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa

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Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa

Candidate Attorney Sebastian Foster, Senior HR Business Partner Boipelo Mathodlana, and Cullinan & Associates Attorney Paul-Michael Keichel joined CDH Conversations to unpack on the Theory of Cognitive Liberty.

14 Jul 2023 16:54 Minutes Podcast
Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa

Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa

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Candidate Attorney Sebastian Foster, Senior HR Business Partner Boipelo Mathodlana, and Cullinan & Associates Attorney Paul-Michael Keichel joined CDH Conversations to unpack on the Theory of Cognitive Liberty, as detailed in the South African Journal on Human Rights article, titled: "Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa".

Sebastian, Paul-Michael and Boipelo Mathodlana to outline what the theory entails; discuss its place in the Constitution of South Africa; the implications its acceptance into our law would have; and touch on how it relates to challenging the criminalisation of psilocybin in South Africa. Read the article here

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