Towards Intersectionality and Critical Psychedelic Studies: Psychedelic Intersections

Psychedelic scholarship is advanced through an intersectional lens that treats race, gender, class, disability, and other axes of identity as central to how psychedelic experiences, harms, and benefits are produced and understood. The discussion frames “critical psychedelic studies” as going beyond purely pharmacological or individual accounts by examining power, inequality, and cultural context across clinical, community, and policy settings. Rather than treating psychedelics as a universal good or risk, the piece emphasizes how different social positions shape access to care, outcomes, and the likelihood of coercion or exploitation. It also points to the importance of accountable research agendas and ethics that connect psychedelic science to broader movements for justice and inclusion.