What's behind the European crackdown on ayahuasca religions?

Centuries of prejudice, plus some irresponsible reporting, are leading to pointless arrests

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There can’t be many 75-year-olds facing a prison sentence for international drug trafficking, but Claude Bauchet is one. For Claude…