Ethics, Responsibility and Reciprocity - Hattie Wells & Andrea Langlois

Indigenous principles of reciprocity, responsibility, and right relationship are identified as essential guardrails for the global expansion of psychedelic medicine. These framing concepts are explored as direct counters to the prevailing trends of biopiracy, cultural appropriation, and the medicalization of plant-based substances without due respect to their origins. Industry participants and researchers are encouraged to adopt models of solidarity, such as the Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund, to ensure that the ongoing development of psychedelic therapies honors the traditional stewards of these medicines. Meaningful progress requires shifting away from exploitative extraction practices and toward long-term ethical engagement with indigenous communities.