Part 1: The ‘Psychedelic Fatwā In 2014, stories began to circulate about the release of an Islamic fatwā, a non-binding religious ruling or legal opinion on a point of Islamic law issued by a qualified Islamic scholar, that allegedly signalled the ‘permission’ to use psychedelic substances. It created a host of headlines and stories such as, Psychedelics Now Halal In Islam ; Iranian religious authority considers psychedelic medicines Halāl ; You Won’t Believe Which Middle…
